how to creating a mosaic on your flower pot

How to Creating a Mosaic on Your Flower Pot.

Flowers are colorful and inviting, but sometimes the planters they're in can be a bit drab. If you want to spice up your home or garden, decorate your flower pots with paint, decoupage, or intricate mosaics. A chic planter can totally tie together your decor and show your personality!





1. Find something to break into your mosaic pieces. While it is possible to buy small pieces of glass or tile, it can be fun to make your own, unique shapes. Buy household tiling from a hardware store, a ceramic plate from a thrift store, or some interesting glassware from a garage sale.

Mirrors can look really neat on a flower pot.

If you have any damaged dishware in your kitchen, use that!



2. Break your chosen item into small pieces. Wrap your tile or plate in a thick cloth and strike it with a hammer. This can be a fun process, but you'll only need one or two hits. Take a look the shards to see if they’re small enough. If not, feel free to wrap it up and hit it again.

Try to get a variety of shapes and sizes.

If needed, modify tile or ceramic pieces with cutting pliers.

Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes.

Wear cloth gloves to protect your hands.



3. Lie a clean flower pot down and mosaic one side at a time. Otherwise, gravity might mess up your design. Cradle the pot in a towel to keep it from rolling away. With a butter knife, apply tile adhesive onto each piece and place them according to your design. Press hard onto the side of the pot to make sure they stay attached.

Spell out your initials or name for a personal touch.

The consistency of the adhesive should be like peanut butter.

Wear cloth/gardening gloves to keep the adhesive from getting on your skin.



4. Let each side set for a couple hours, then rotate. When turning your pot, make sure that the pieces you already places don't come loose. Rotate carefully and slowly, and use the towel to keep it steady.



5. Let your flower pot sit overnight. This will give the tile adhesive time to dry, and makes sure your mosaic will last. If you notice any pieces slipping, adjust them and press them back into place.



6. Spread grout between the pieces of your mosaic. It’s a messy process, sure, but having grout between the tile or ceramic pieces will complete the look. Use a grout float to flatten and spread out the cement-like substance.

Mosaics can be intricate and small, so make sure you get every crevice.

Wait 15 minutes, and then wipe away any excess with a damp cloth.

Wear gloves.

Grout will take a few days to dry fully.

After it’s dry, clean everything will a soft, dry cloth.





Tips.

If you’re using a terracotta planter, you may want to coat the inside with a sealer to keep moisture from seeping through and damaging your decorations.

If you don’t like how your paint job turned out, just paint over it!

Make sure everything is dry before you fill your flowerpot with dirt and a plant.



Warnings.

Wear gloves and safety glasses when shattering tiling or glass.

Protect your floor or tabletop from paint and glue with newspapers.



Things You'll Need.

Creating a Mosaic on Your Flower Pot.

Clean flower pots.

Mosaic tiles or glass.

Hammer.

Gloves.

Safety glasses.

Tile adhesive.

Butter knife.

Towel or cloth.

Grout.

Grout float.