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    Communities > Forums > Article: Make-over Your Old Flowerpots: A Face-lift For Weathered Plastic
    Forum: Article: Make-over Your Old Flowerpots: A Face-lift For Weathered PlasticReplies: 1, Views: 25
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    Bookerc1

    Bookerc1
    Mackinaw, IL (Zone 5a)

    July 7, 2008 5:53 AM

    Post #5216115

    I've been reading through a bunch of your articles tonight (started at cowpeas and just kept going!), and just had a thought. I loved the project with the denim & bleach, and the silk scarves with botanical prints. Couldn't I do something similar on plastic pots with two colors of paint? Like paint a base color, attach some leaves & flowers, and spray over with a second color? I've done batik before on fabrics, and seems like this would be a similar technique, but without the messy wax!

    Oooh, wait, that would be great for a rain barrel, to kind of camoflage it so it doesn't stand out so much! Seems like there are too many ugly blue or stark white rain barrels out there.

    I also have a bunch of huge black plastic pots that TwinLakesChef gave me at the Iowa RU, that I want to put my DH's 3 grapefruit trees into. This would be SO much more attractive!

    OK, Krylon, here I come!!! LOL

    Angie

    melody

    melody
    Benton, KY (Zone 7a)


    July 7, 2008 1:19 PM

    Post #5216900

    I love the idea of spraying over the leaves and using them like a mask. That opens the door for some great projects!

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