Marbling Concrete Pots

The terracotta pots do soak up a lot of spray paint so be prepared for this.

Marbling concrete pots. I love how you never know what the outcome is going to be with this process. The marbling technique can be used for a lot of interesting projects some of which involve terracotta pots. Third spray the next color into the first color. Every time you dip you get a new look.

Keep spraying different colors until the surface of the water is mostly covered with paint. Mix four parts acrylic white paint with one part water into a container big enough to accommodate the pot. Once the spray paint is dry your planters are ready to use. Roll the sides of the pot through the paint.

Start with a guess at how much concrete you ll need but don t worry you can always mix up some more. Spray paint water before you begin i spray painted my terra cotta pots with a white gloss spray paint with primer built in. Let the excess paint drip and then apply a later of sealer or clear finishing spray. Step 7 separate half add dye.

Once the paint is set take it outside and give it a coat of krylon triple thick gloss glaze. Because adding too much water can weaken the structure of the concrete begin by pouring in less than you think you ll need. Second fill shallow plastic tub halfway with water then spray your first color in water. Next roll the pot with a stick inserted to hold it on the surface of the water.

In this teen vogue dorm it yourself tutorial chloe daley shows how to make marbled planters using water and nail polish. Concrete large planters garden center the home depot store finder. I did this the day before and let them dry overnight. Using a shovel add the concrete mix and water to a bucket using a ratio of 4 parts concrete to 1 part water.

Wearing gloves mix the concrete with water in a bucket. Thoroughly mix the concrete and water together until you achieve a uniform consistency similar to peanut butter. This will make the paint marbling permanent.