DIY Ombre Plant Pot
Creating your own DIY ombre plant pot is a fun and rewarding project that adds a pop of color to your space! Once your pots are dry, fill them with your favorite plants and watch them brighten up your space with a personal touch!
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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