Marbling Concrete Pots

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Marbling concrete pots.

Once the spray paint is dry your planters are ready to use. I love how you never know what the outcome is going to be with this process. Third spray the next color into the first color. Second fill shallow plastic tub halfway with water then spray your first color in water.

Next roll the pot with a stick inserted to hold it on the surface of the water. The marbling technique can be used for a lot of interesting projects some of which involve terracotta pots. Using a shovel add the concrete mix and water to a bucket using a ratio of 4 parts concrete to 1 part water. Once the paint is set take it outside and give it a coat of krylon triple thick gloss glaze.

I did this the day before and let them dry overnight. This will make the paint marbling permanent. Let the excess paint drip and then apply a later of sealer or clear finishing spray. Step 7 separate half add dye.

Because adding too much water can weaken the structure of the concrete begin by pouring in less than you think you ll need. Roll the sides of the pot through the paint. Still haven t subscribed to tee. Wearing gloves mix the concrete with water in a bucket.

Get free shipping on qualified large concrete planters or buy online pick up in store today in the outdoors department. In this teen vogue dorm it yourself tutorial chloe daley shows how to make marbled planters using water and nail polish. The terracotta pots do soak up a lot of spray paint so be prepared for this. Start with a guess at how much concrete you ll need but don t worry you can always mix up some more.

Mix four parts acrylic white paint with one part water into a container big enough to accommodate the pot. Add more water or concrete mix if necessary. Thoroughly mix the concrete and water together until you achieve a uniform consistency similar to peanut butter.