Retro-inspired flower pots

Materials:

flower pots, acrylic paint, a variety of colored papers, Mod Podge, varnish

Here’s a quick and fun project for terra cotta flower pots, so abundant this time of year. We looked to retro designs for inspiration and came up three designs for these easy-to-do pots.

Instructions:

First, wash the pot. Paint the entire outside in one color. Then, cut out fun shapes from colored paper or vintage-themed gift wrap. We did slightly misshapen circles, rectangles and paisleys.

We designed the pot on the left with the misshapen circles, and Mod Podged the circles in a winding path around the pot. Each big circle had a smaller circle within.

The middle pot features rectangles. We decided to do this one around the upper edge. Some rectangles are painted, others cut from pink and green paper and glued down with Mod Podge.

The last pot was spray painted first (not brush painted). Paisleys (we drew ours freehand) were arranged around the pot at intervals, with smaller paisleys cut from a contrasting paper and glued with Mod Podge.

Last, apply a coat or two of varnish and you’re good to go.

—Roxy Boomwinkle