Marbling Concrete Pots

Because adding too much water can weaken the structure of the concrete begin by pouring in less than you think you ll need.

Marbling concrete pots.

The marbling technique can be used for a lot of interesting projects some of which involve terracotta pots. In this teen vogue dorm it yourself tutorial chloe daley shows how to make marbled planters using water and nail polish. I love how you never know what the outcome is going to be with this process. Next roll the pot with a stick inserted to hold it on the surface of the water.

Thoroughly mix the concrete and water together until you achieve a uniform consistency similar to peanut butter. Mix four parts acrylic white paint with one part water into a container big enough to accommodate the pot. Spray paint water before you begin i spray painted my terra cotta pots with a white gloss spray paint with primer built in. Let the excess paint drip and then apply a later of sealer or clear finishing spray.

Once the paint is set take it outside and give it a coat of krylon triple thick gloss glaze. This will make the paint marbling permanent. Get free shipping on qualified large concrete planters or buy online pick up in store today in the outdoors department. Once the spray paint is dry your planters are ready to use.

I did this the day before and let them dry overnight. Every time you dip you get a new look. Third spray the next color into the first color. Still haven t subscribed to tee.

Using a shovel add the concrete mix and water to a bucket using a ratio of 4 parts concrete to 1 part water. Second fill shallow plastic tub halfway with water then spray your first color in water. Add more water or concrete mix if necessary. Concrete large planters garden center the home depot store finder.

Step 7 separate half add dye. Roll the sides of the pot through the paint. The terracotta pots do soak up a lot of spray paint so be prepared for this.