Christmas Pinspiration | Crafts & Handmade Decorations

Last week I shared a few of my favourite gift wrap Pinspirations and now I'm back with some of my favourite christmas decor photos. I LOVE to see how other people decorate their homes at the best of times, but Christmas is pretty special isn't it? I'm just a nosey bugger so any photos are good in my book.

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I'm currently on a plane home from NYC and no doubt feeling pretty depressed so these photos will cheer me up.

Sarah

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Plant Pot Make Over DIY

A few weeks ago I saw a picture on Pinterest of some DIY painted terracotta pots. As we're in the process of building decking around our little shed on the allotment, I've been making plans of what to put on it, think table and chairs etc. but also plant pots full of flowers and herbs, things that smell nice while we're sat admiring our little plot and the view over Exeter.

Plant pots can be stupidly expensive for the nicey nice ones, and despite hunting around the tip pretty much every week, I hadn't found any liked. So I thought I'd buy some cheap terracotta pots and jazz them up myself.

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You will need:

Terracotta pots (frost proof), I chose a variety of sizes ranging from 50p-£1.50 in Wilkinsons and Poundland

Emulsion tester pots

Paint Brushes

Masking tape

Elastic Bands

Old newspaper

1. Clean up the pots remove any stickers etc.

2. Use the masking tape to create the desired patterns that you want to achieve on the pot. If you want smooth lines & a wavey effect I recommend using an elastic band for this. I didn't and ended up with some rough edges.

3. Paint, paint, paint. I did 3 coats to get a smooth, thick finish.

4. Leave to dry. 

It's as simple as that!! I'm intending to get a couple more and paint them in a few more colours. I spent less than £10  for the pots and materials, and ended up with 8 pretty pots that I'm looking forward to fill.

It's nice to have actually made something that I've seen on Pinterest too.

Sarah

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