How to Make Decoupage Flower Pots
Make decoupage flower pots using Mod Podge and a paper napkin in your favourite colour or pattern. This decoupage craft is SO EASY to make, but the end result is stunning!
Yield: 1 decoupage pot
Cost: $5
Equipment
Materials
- Large clay pots (6 inch)
- White acrylic paint
- Decorative paper napkin (colour/pattern of choice)
- Matte Mod Podge
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Paint the pot
- Paint a white base coat on your terracotta pot using a fan brush or foam brush (to minimize brush marks).You can also use another colour depending on the background colour of your napkin.
- Paint on, and just inside, the pot's rim as well.Allow to dry and add a second coat, if necessary.
Step 3: Cut out napkin shapes
- Peel off the top (patterned) layer of the napkin.Depending on the quality of your napkins, you may need to do this in stages (removing one ply and then removing the second). Go slowly and work carefully, so you don’t rip the patterned layer.
- Cut around shapes or objects on the napkin print. Make sure you cut a good variety and number of pieces.You'll want big sections that cover most of the side, as well as smaller pieces that fill in the gaps.
Step 4: Add the napkin to the pot
- Begin by choosing your first napkin piece and seeing how it will fit on the pot.
- Add Mod Podge to the side of the pot where the napkin piece will go. You should work in smaller sections at a time, so the Mod Podge doesn't dry while you're working.
- Place the napkin down carefully. You want it to be as flat as possible, without any wrinkles.
- Use the brush to press the napkin onto the pot. Then add a bit more Mod Podge on top to seal it in.
- Choose another big section of napkin to go beside the first piece. It's okay to leave gaps between the two -- we'll fill those sections in later.
- Mod Podge this piece of napkin to the pot in the same way you did the first one.
- Now it's all about puzzling and planning. Choose a small piece of napkin to place between the 2 pieces.At this point you can choose whether you want the whole pot covered with napkin, with the pieces overlapping each other, or if you want to leave white space.For our pots we chose to leave some white space so the pattern was visible.
- Continue adding napkin to the pot, planning out what pieces go where. Like before, add Mod Podge first, place the napkin, and then brush on more Mod Podge.Repeat until the pot is full.
- Your decoupage flower pot is complete!
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Notes
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