Don t want to paint on top of dirty pots.
Marble paint terracotta pots.
I sealed my marbled pot with one coat each of mod podge outdoor and mod podge gloss.
Learn how to use the pour paint technique to create a marble effect on your terracotta pots.
Use folkart acrylic lacquers matte satin or gloss finishes or with folkart artists varnish satin or gloss.
These marbleized pots are so beautiful i m using them at an outdoor wedding i m doing next week.
If you are using pastel colored nail polish you could probably leave your pot terracotta colored.
In paint friendly jars water down your accent colors 1 color per jar.
Make sure you get all of the exterior covered and at most the interior edge so you can t notice the terracotta orange on the inside.
Start off by making sure that your terracotta pots are clean.
This marbled paint technique is only one type of paint pour.
Before you begin i spray painted my terra cotta pots with a white gloss spray paint with primer built in.
I did this the day before and let them dry overnight.
With white spray paint give your pot a nice clean coat of paint.
Pour paint into a disposable bin make sure the bin is wide enough to accommodate your pot.
First add 3 parts white paint with 1 part water into a paint safe bowl that s large enough to fit your terra cotta pot.
They look like marble and are a perfect pot for lavender or any colorful flowers.
In my opinion they do not have to be perfect because the marble design will cover any imperfections.
I painted my pots with a white enamel spray paint so that the nail polish colors would pop.
Perfect way to use up any old n.
How to marble terracotta with nail polish follow the steps in this video to create your own unique marbled terracotta pots.
The terracotta pots do soak up a lot of spray paint so be prepared for this.
Let the paint dry for 24 to 48 hours then seal.
Spray paint pots in a well ventilated area spray paint the terra cotta pots inside and out with white spray paint in thin even strokes.
Once watered down use your paint brush to splash drops of the paint colors atop the white paint.
At this point the paint colors will slowly begin to marbleize with the white paint.