This might be my favorite craft so far, and I got the idea after seeing one too many beautifully patterned pots that were just out of my price range! Nothing a little Mod Podge and pretty fabric can't fix! The total cost of this project was about $3 a pot.
Materials:
Terracotta pots
Mod Podge
Brush
Fabric
This works better in description form, rather than step-by-step: Start by cutting a length of fabric that will wrap once around your pot. Leave extra room for folding it over on the top and bottom. Cut slits in the fabric around the top, to avoid puckering as you make your way around. Begin by coating a small section of the pot with Mod Podge. Stick the beginning of your fabric length to the pot and once it is in place, coat the fabric with Mod Podge. Continue doing this all the way around, without worrying about the top or bottom of the pot. When the outside of the pot is finished, trim your fabric so that less than an inch hangs over the top and bottom. Begin at the top, folding the fabric into the pot in pleats so that it lays nice and flat around the rim. Coat in Mod Podge. Do the same for the bottom, folding the fabric in pleats so that the bottom edge of the pot remains smooth. Coat any loose flaps of fabric with Mod Podge. Now let your pot dry.
I would avoid using these pots outside, because if they get wet, the glue will most likely wash off! But packaged with some
seeds and
cute gardening gloves, these would be an adorable Valentine's Day gift!
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Christine-
I just left a comment about your class last night under Friday's posting!
Had a great time at Flea Market Furniture Makeovers with you. Very excited about my dining room set plan now.
Andrea
I forget to say that I can't wait to try some of your arts and crafts projects with my daughter. There are some really fun ideas.
Andrea
christine, these are all amazing projects! i am so inspired! keep up the wonderful work. :)
Oh I love those pots! I have a fondness for plants and animals, so anything to do with those I go nuts over. I have a garage full of little clay pots. Now they are going to get a little personality of their own! Just hope they don't outshine the plant! Thanks for the lovely idea!
Es una idea fantástica,
un abrazo,
SIONA
Creative idea my dear. Fabric, hmmm I have lots of that in the stash. Maybe a few of these are on my horizon. Thank you for the idea.
these are soooo cute!
These are beautiful. They'd be great for holding pens or sewing notions too. Loving your Valentines series :)
Beautiful! I am loving all your latest projects! I'll be linking.
Thankyou Christine,I am so excited to have won the giveaway,I will treasure these unique gifts...thankyou
These are so cute! I'm going to make one (okay, SOME) for sure!
---Tif
I absolutely love this project! It's so springy and I think these will make great mother's day gifts.
Thanks!
Hello there! Just wanted to let you know that I have linked you in my blog!!!
a really creative idea.
time to make some pots like these.
thanks for sharing your idea.
i set a link. i hope you'll agree.
many greetings, doro.
What a pretty craft idea! I've listed it in a Spring Break roundup on my blog, The Handmade Experiment. I've got tutorials on things to make and things to bake and a couple of cool etsy artists for things to take this spring break. Come on over and check it out and thanks for the inspiration!
http://emilyflippinmaruna.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/spring-break-week-things-to-make-bake-and-take/
Fabulous!!
Wow! What a great idea! I have lots of (ugly) pots laying around...i need to try this! Thank you for posting the photos...i'm craft-challenged and love photos to help me along!!
If you put a real plant inside the pot, even if you use it indoors, you MUST coat the entire INSIDE of the pot with a sealant/varnish of some sort. When you water the plant, the water will soak through the terra cotta and loosen the Mod Podge on the outside of the pot. This holds true whether you decoupage, paint, or use markers to decorate the outside: seal the inside first!
BTW, you could use Outdoor Mod Podge, sealing the inside and outside, and then you can use them outdoors.
I need to make these! Did you make the little bird houses on your flicker site?
These are completely adorable! Seriously! Adorable!
Love it! Linked you on my blog!
You could use them outside if you put a coat of polyurethane over them! I can't wait to try this with my Daughter..
These are so pretty and easy! I'm going to do this with my kids- some for decorating and some for presents! Such a great idea!
Shabby Chic Home
wow that's cool! thanks!!
Looks like a terrific project, thx!
Hi! Saw this post featured on Tip Nut and when I saw the picture I had to stop by! How cute! I can't wait to read more of your blog.
Anna
I love this so many uses for these, would be cute with random small scraps of fabric sort of like a quilt. Use an outdoor mod podge or seal with an outdoor approved water sealant you could also put a plant that is already in a plastic pot in it. I already have everything to make these so technically I can make them for free. :o)
Love this idea, will have my students make these for their mommies for mothers day! these are a perfect holder for paper flowers!
Uma idéia simples e super charmosa!!! : )
Kisses...
Wonderful idea!!
i just found your blog, love it! So creative, thanks for this cute idea, I'm doing it today!
These are awesome! I'm going to make these for a gardening bridal shower I'm throwing for a friend.
wondering if I could use these in a post? I'll make sure you get all the glorious credit and include a link back to your post.
The fabric covered pots are adorable. I have been debating what to do with some pots that I didn't want to paint yet again and this is going to be perfect! :)
Hi there, lovely pots...thanks for sharing. I tried to make it, but I wasn't very successful :-( Basically, the mod podge stained the fabric in certain areas, kind of yellowish...you can see there is glue there. Did you put the mod podge under the fabric or on top of the fabric. Did you use mod podge fabric or just the regular stuff? just wondering where i possibly messed up. Thank you so much! Ana
Oh wow! I love this idea. So cool and simple.
This would be very cute in a sewing room using a mini pot and making a "flower pincushion" to top it off! I adore plants and will be making my living room into a sewing room next month. I think this will be a project to add to my decor! Thanks!
~Kelly
This looks absolutely perfect. All these tinny details are made with lot of background knowledge. I like it a lot. This was a useful post and I think it is rather easy to see from the other comments as well that this post is well written and useful.
thank you for sharing with us,i like it very much and i will always give attention.
I know this is an older post but Love it!! I featured you today on Today's Top 20!
Amanda
todaystoptwenty.blogspot.com
Hi there,
Great blog you got here!
I'm just letting you know I featured this on my blog! :)
http://craftythingsineedtodo.tumblr.com/post/2665168088/lavender-and-limes-pretty-pots-how-to-how
Beautiful! Beautiful!!Great idea for my vases. Have a nice day!!! Angela
GREAT idea.
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These are fab!
I am going to feature them on my blog on saturday!
Jennifer
http://craftyhair.blogspot.com
You could just put a couple coats of polyurethane on them too. That would water proof it. But I love it! Great idea.
What a great idea!! Love this!
Great idea!
What a clever idea! I may feature you and this great tutorial on my blog sometime soon! Thanks for sharing your creative talents with us.
Cheers!
Sarah M.
www.diyordont.blogspot.com
These would be so cool as presents to someone who makes hand made jewelry. Whether beading or wire, would be a great holder for all of our "little tools", tweezers, pencils, mandrels, etc.
I can't wait to try this!!! So cute! Thanks for the tutorial!
This is what I started doing when I first started decoupage and love what you created! I would also use the seed packets!!
Fun pots!!
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just PINNED this-- can't wait to try it! so adorable!
I love this idea!!! Just wanted you to know I featured you today!
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I love this! What else can I cover in beautiful fabric? I'm looking to spice up a very dull office filled with cold supplies...
I love it!
Featured this lovely idea today in my 'Walk Around Blog Land.' http://estherscardcreations.blogspot.com/2011/08/walk-around-blog-land-9.html?showComment=1312459237792#c1832767651519879124
Have been wanting to make these for a while after seeing them on your blog... so cute! Finally made my own:
check it out on my blog The Mint's Tint
thanks for the awesome idea. I'm not sure if they'll fare very well when I plant things in them tomorrow, but we shall see!!! (I have high hopes)
This is such a great project! Thanks for posting it! Also, just so you know, the seeds you have pictured there are from the D. Landreth Seed Company. It's an amazing heirloom seed house that has been around since 1784 - and they might have to close their doors at the end of September! Go to http://www.landrethseeds.com/ to buy a catalog to help their cause.
Thanks again for the great idea!!!
These are just lovely pots! I've never thought you can make a humble brown pot to something more pretty:-) Thanks for the great idea!
Just found those pots at Pinterest and they're absolutely lovely!
Trully an inspiring idea.
Xoxo
I am going to do this with my Wednesday night church girls. They are then going to write on small scraps of paper things they are thankful for, and put them in their "thankful pots" :)
Some clear spray paint on the inside and outside should keep the fabric from washing away if you use these outside.
I did this in the early 70's. Still have the pot. I cut squares of bandana prints in red and blue. Don't remember if I used Mod Podge - been too long ago. haha
Is there any reason this wouldn't work on the super-cheapo plasic pots?
Does anyone know if this works for plastic pots as well? Thanks in advance :-)
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I just bought outdoor modge podge to do this craft- i read that it is water/ weatherproof for about 3 months before needing a new coat of glue! Super excited to try this craft!
I referenced your post in my blog post today! Check it out
http://4you-withlove.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-decoupage-terra-cotta-pots-with.html
Have a wonderful day!
Marilyn
Applying a copy coats of polyurethane spray will seal those pots up so they can be used outside. I make homemade coaster and I use polyurethane to protect them from water condensation.Great project idea!
Great idea for the kids to make in the classrooms for Mothers Day!
Lovely,
Lovely! Now the dull pot turns into a beatiful pot...
Great Idea. So Pretty & Inexpensive to do! I'll have to make some -Thanks for being here. Came to you through Crafts By Amanda.
Where you say "Cut slits in the fabric around the top..." I don't understand what to do, or how. Can you please clarify somehow? Maybe with a picture, or diagram? I really don't get it...
Christine, I saw on a website something about outdoor Mod Podge that doesn't wash out. I just saw it, haven't tried it. Just thought I would throw it out there. I love flowers and pretty pots. I will definitely have some of these beauties outside at my house!!
Febuary 2, 2013.
I just saw your project on covering pot... beautiful. I do crafts for elementary children . We show them how to garden at their school. I would love to do this project with them using the out door modge podge, or to take home for Mum. Thanks for the idea.
Thanks gorengal -- I knew there had to be something more to this process if you really wanted to plant something in these. Otherwise the fabric would go moldy pretty quickly, I think. I'm also wondering if Mod Podge is the best sealant for this.
Certainly these will be getting wet. Has anyone actually grown any plants in these?
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I made one of these back around 1975, when I was in high school. I used a red w/white dot fabric for the rim and a strawberries-on-yellow-ground print for the lower part. I wound red crochet thread over the fabric join, where the rim angles in to the lower part, and glued it in place. Then I brushed on a coating over just the fabric and a bit of the exposed clay inside. I believe it was Mod Podge, but could have been varnish. I kept a coleus in the pot for a couple of years, then noticed that there was some mold showing through on part of the pot. I still have it, with a plastic plant from that era, never have put a real plant in it again. Maybe I should have coated the inside of the pot as well.
I wonder how you would keep the moisture from watering the plant from
making the fabric peel off. Mod Podge is not waterproof is it?
I would think this fabric cover would not stay on.
Comments please!!
I wonder if you spray it with some kind of clear sealant after its dried if it will stay better and not wash off?