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    Doily Painted Flower Pots

    Jun 11, 2014 ·

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    Lately I've been spending more and more time tending my mini-garden (and I mean really mini), it brings me so much happiness. As it turns out, I have a rather large collection of succulents saved from our wedding that over the years have grown and taken over the pot they were originally planted in. Recently I learned a great tip for cutting and re-planting succulents from my neighbor who has quite the green thumb. Since then I've been using her tips to grow and multiply our wedding succulents. Hopefully one day we will have a full garden all as a result of our wedding! But for now they remain in pots, little Doily Painted Flower Pots that is! Oh, and keep reading, I'm sharing my neighbor's succulent tips at the end of this post.

    Painted Doily Flower Pots

     

    To Make These Pots You Will Need:

    Small terracotta pots
    White Patio Paint or outdoor paint
    Paper doilies
    Scissors
    Foam Pouncer
    Succulents
    Potting Soil

    Painted Doily Flower Pots

     

    Let's Get Started:

    1. Start by cutting "slices" out of the paper doily. These will be used as your template for painting.
    2. Using a foam pouncer lightly dab paint over doily template to create a lace pattern on your pot.
    3. Remove paper doily immediately to keep from sticking.
    4. Use a clean piece of doily to paint the next section. Repeat, rotating around the outside of your pot as you go.
    5. Allow to dry completely.
    6. Fill with soil and succulents or flowers.

    Succulent Clippings

    Easy Succulent Clipping Tips:

    1. Clip a small stem off of your large succulent plant with sharp scissors or gardening shears. Look for small stems that can easily be removed without much damage to the plant.
    2. Allow stems to "dry-out" for a day or two in a shady spot. They are ready when the cut ends "scabs" over and dry out.
    3. Plant in soil and water immediately.

    Why this works: Allowing the succulents to scab over before re-planting forces the succulent to push out roots in search of water. Give it a try, and let me know how it works!

    Painted Doily Flower Pots

    photos by Leah Bergman

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    1. Erin Phraner (@erinphraner) says

      June 11, 2014 at 7:35 am

      This is so stinking cute! Making these asap!

    2. joanne pio says

      June 11, 2014 at 9:19 pm

      Such a cute idea!! love it!

    3. Sarah from Loser Girl Wins says

      June 12, 2014 at 12:09 pm

      Love the idea to use doilys as stencils. So cute!!

      • Leah Bergman says

        June 16, 2014 at 8:31 am

        Thank you Sarah! It's the easiest diy, I hope you give it a try. 😉

    4. Kimberly April (@Kimberly_April) says

      June 12, 2014 at 4:20 pm

      This is such a cute idea! I have succulents in my garden from my wedding too.

    5. Pikaurd says

      August 23, 2016 at 7:20 pm

      Hi Leah,
      That pot very cute and thanks for great tutorial. Can I translate this post to Chinese and post to a Chinese SNS named wechat?

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