Grow your plants in style with these quick and easy moroccan-inspired terracotta plants pots!
I had a good laugh when I was editing my photos for this post; the herbs in these are just all over the place. When I look at other bloggers photos, their plants seem to elegantly fall in just the right place, and so when I was photographing these pots, I had these beautifully styled images in mind. I do love my wild little herbs though, and during the late summer heat wave we had here in the UK, decided to make them pots to be proud of. Moroccan-styled things have been all over the internet for a good few years now, and since visiting Marakech a couple of years ago, I have loved moroccan colours, patterns and decor. These pots were pretty easy to make, but do require a steady hand. Keep reading to find out exactly what I used and how I made it…
Terracotta pots
Spray paint
Acrylic paint
Sealer
WHITE TILE PATTERNED
1.
First of all, spray a clean terracotta all over with copper spray paint. Once dry, decide where you want your pattern. I decided I wanted mine just under the rim.
2.
To create the white ‘tiles’ of the pattern, first of all paint a square. Then, paint thin rectangles on each side of this rectangle.
3.
Next, paint another ‘tile’ comprised of a square and four rectangles, diagonally above the one you’ve just done. You want there to be a small gap between, and for each tile to sort of ‘slot’ into one another.
4.
Now, paint another tile diagonally above the tile in step 2, and slot it’s bottom right corner into the tile with a small gap between. Continue this all the way around.
5.
Diagonally right of this tile, paint another tile in the gap between the tiles from steps 3 and 4. Repeat this pattern all the way around until you’re happy with how your pot looks.
COPPER DIAMOND PATTERN
1.
To create this pattern, cut off several pieces of masking tape or painters tape that are as long as the height of your pot. Cut each of these in half length ways.
2.
Stick these pieces of tape from below the rim of the pot to the base, in a criss-cross pattern so that where the pot is exposed looks like a diamond. Repeat this all the way around the pot.
3.
Once happy with the position of your tape, spray lightly all over the pot with a copper spray paint. When this layer is dry, spray another light layer of paint all over.
4.
When this layer is dry, peel the tape off very carefully. I chose to then paint the rim of the pot white, before spraying all over with a sealer.
