PAINTING...& other stuff.....

Pot painting is fun (and messy but some people find that fun too) but it involves a lot of patience. I started it b'cuz I was bored & free for a few weeks, with nothing to do so thought I'd start with this. Just consider the pot as a blank canvas on which you can do a lot of doodling  :D

You'll need a pot, brushes, colors, primer, sand paper.

Method:

1. First ,you have to rub the sand paper on the pot vigorously to remove out any loose bits of sand & smooth the roughness.
2. Soak the pot in some water for atleast 2 hrs, then let it dry. After it's completely dry paint the entire pot using a primer coat. (You can buy primers of different colors but white is prefered coz the paints show out well).
3. After painting the pot using the primer, soak the brush in turpentine to prevent it from becoming hard.
4. Using a pencil, draw a rough outline of your design on the pot.
5. Use your paints to fill I the design. Just be careful while painting so that you don't accidently splash some paint anywhere else on the pot.
6. Once the painting is done, leave it to completely dry (maybe an hour or so).
7. You cab either leave the pot that way, or if you want a glazed finish to your pot, paint a layer of clear varnish (you'll get this in any hardware shop). Leave the pot to dry for a day.

This is a long process but it will help to beautify some of your boring, dull, plain flower pots lying around. 

You can also do more decorating on your pots by sticking some sequins or beads or similar stuff using really strong glue. I've done some stuff like that on pots you can just go through the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/gogoreensrish