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How to make Beautiful Artificial Potted Plants
These fun to make potted plants brighten up your home. Add inspirational words to your pots and make them unique!
Cook Time
2
hours
hours
Total Time
2
hours
hours
Servings
3
Potted Plants
Author
Suzy Myers
Cost
$25
Ingredients
3
each
Plant picks
any type of plant
3
each
Terracotta pots
any size
1
set
Dimensional stickers
1
set
Acrylic Paints
1
each
styrofoam
1
ea
tacky glue
1/4
lb.
Aquarium gravel
small amount
1
ea
Mod Podge
(optional)
Instructions
Add dimensional stickers to each pot.
Use acrylic paint to paint the bottom half of each pot, being sure to cover all edges of the dimensional stickers. Paint two coats.
Use acrylic paint in contrasting color to paint top edge of each pot. Two coats will be needed,
Use acrylic paint in contrasting color and small brush to paint the top edge of each dimensional sticker.
Allow paint to dry. Add a coat of Mod Podge to seal paint (optional).
Push styrofoam into each pot, leaving about 1/2" at top.
Push a pipe cleaner into center to reserve space for your plant pick.
Add tacky glue to top of styrofoam in a thick layer.
Add aquarium gravel over top of glue, being sure to cover all styrofoam.
Remove pipe cleaner and push in plant pick.