Fall Flower Pot

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Happy Fall friends and welcome to Inspirations by D.  

It has been pretty slow on the blog the last few months,

due to current updates that the site is undergoing in order to fix several broken links.

Please bear with us, you may receive old posts due to the updating and we apologize for that.

Not only are we working on fixing the problem on the blog, but we will be posting new 

posts this month, so stay tuned.

Today I am sharing a makeover to my previous Message Flower Pot to give it a Fall look.

It is easy to make and I have checked everywhere to make sure it has not been done before.

You saw it here first!!

What you will need for this little project:

• Craft Paint Brushes or Sponge Brushes
• orange Chalkboard Craft Paint
• flower pot
• pumpkin or fall leaf template
• tape
• Scissors
• flowers
• White Chalk

1. Cut out the interior of the pumpkin/ leaf template and cut the edges to the size of your planter.
2. Tape each corner of the template on the flower pot, make sure to use removable tape.

3. Take your paint brush & Paint, now paint the interior of the pumpkin so it comes out on 

your flower pots. Painting technique as seen on this post.

OPTION: You may also draw the pumpkin on the flower pot as seen above, 

you may use carbon paper to trace the pumpkin over the flower pot, then paint the pumpkin.

4. Let the chalkboard paint dry.

5. When the paint is dry, rub the painted pumpkin with a white chalk, then rub it off, this gives it a faint appearance.

6. Now you are set to write your message.

7. Put fall flowers in your pot and if you like, you may add burlap to give it a Fall feel.

Add pretty flowers!

Thank you for visiting and Happy Crafting!

For more DIY/craft ideas visit the project tab on the top.

DIY: Message Flower Pots

Hello friends! Today I will show you how I updated my clay pots to give them a

fresh new look for summer.  The idea is to set the mood for a bright,

clean and crisp feel to the back patio area and prepare it for entertaining family and friends.

I just needed to give my old flowerpots a new look, so I did what any girl would do, 

I painted them.  I have turned old clay pots into beautiful message flowerpots to give a 

wonderful impression to those who view them.  

I am so thankful that my flowerpot made it to the Craft it Now book where many 

will view it and learn how to spruce up their pots too.  

Remember the Flower Pot Makeover I did here?  Well for today's project I decided to
use a simple semi-sheen white spray paint.

Materials you need for these two projects:

*Clay pot any size

*Spray paint (white semi-sheen)
*Old newspapers or other sheets of paper to protect your work area from the paint.

*Chalkboard label or chalkboard paint
*Pencil
*Sharpie marker

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Make sure that your clay pot is clean and dry.
2. Cover your work area with newspapers to protect it from paint.
3. Place your pot upside down with open rim in the bottom and using the can of paint,
spray pot evenly, do not over saturate otherwise your paint will run causing streaks.
4. You may have to give it two coats depending on your paint.  After each paint session,
Set it to dry for about an hour or so.
5. Once your pot is dry, you may add a chalkboard vinyl label OR 
chalkboard paint to your pot.  Make sure it is the size you need for your pot.
6. Now your pot is ready for your gardening messages.  You may write your message
with chalk or liquid chalk marker.  Make it fun!

To create the Handwritten Message Pot below:
After step 4- Use a pencil to write your handwritten message on your pot.
Make sure it's nice and straight.  Using a pencil first helps avoid making permanent mistakes.
When you have achieved the handwriting and look with the pencil,
trace over it with the sharpie to give it it's finished look.

Tip/ Ideas: You may want to use a different color sharpie for a fun look,
or a different color for the pot to give it flare.

Do you love it?
I sure do!
Great for gift giving.
Hope that you enjoy!
Happy Crafting!