DIY Ombre Plant Pot

DIY Ombre Plant Pot

Dress up your plant pots with an exciting array of colors with this easy, DIY Ombre Plant Pot! Whether for your patio, hot house or kitchen window sill, these lovely Ombre Plant Pots – which can be made in any color – will refresh old Terra-cotta planters, brighten new planters, and add a touch of whimsy to your garden decor.

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DIY Ombre Plant Pot Materials:

● Terra-cotta Pot (used in this tutorial is a 6.3″ pot)
● All Purpose Paints:
● White Paint
● Pink Paint (this is done in shades of pink. You could also do: blue, green, orange, purple, yellow, copper… the list of paint color choices is endless!)
● Pearl Paint, Fruit Punch
● Satin Paint, Wedding Cake
● 1″ Foam Paint Brushes
● Paper Plate
● Aloe Vera or Succulents or Cactus
● Cactus and Succulent Soil Mix

DIY Ombre Plant Pot Instructions:

● On a paper plate, squeeze your paint in the following ratios (to form a palette):

● White 1
● Pink to White 1:5
● Pink to White 1:4
● Pink to White 1:3
● Pink to White 1:2
● Pink 1

To explain: you will be doing this in drops so full strength pink and full strength white.
The next step (level) for a drop of pink, you need five drops of white; mix well.
The next step (level) for a drop of pink, you need four drops of white; mix well.
The next step (level) for a drop of pink, you need three drops of white; mix well.
The next step (level) for a drop of pink, you need two drops of white; mix well.

This will create your ombré colors.

● Starting at the top of your pot, paint the top 1/6 white all the way around your pot.

● Just below your white, paint the next 1/6 of your pot the next lightest color (Pink to White 1:5) all the way around your pot.
● Just below your Pink to White 1:5 ratio, paint the next 1/6 of your pot the next lightest color (Pink to White 1:4) all the way around your pot.

● Just below your Pink to White 1:4 ratio, paint the next 1/6 of your pot the next lightest color (Pink to White 1:3) all the way around your pot.
● Just below your Pink to White 1:3 ratio, paint the next 1/6 of your pot the next lightest color (Pink to White 1:2) all the way around your pot.

● Just below your Pink to White 1:2 ratio, paint the final 1/6 of your pot full strength pink all the way around your pot.

● Let your Terra-cotta pot dry, then paint a second coat, repeating the color steps you did for your first coat.
● Let your second coat dry, and fill your pot up the top with your soil.

● Dig a small hole in the center of your soil to replant your Aloe Vera or Succulents or Cactus.
● Press the plant into your hole and add a little more soil on the top of the pot, then press the soil down with your hands
● Lightly water and display.

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