Marbling Concrete Pots

The marbling technique can be used for a lot of interesting projects some of which involve terracotta pots.

Marbling concrete pots.

Step 7 separate half add dye. Get free shipping on qualified large concrete planters or buy online pick up in store today in the outdoors department. Keep spraying different colors until the surface of the water is mostly covered with paint. Because adding too much water can weaken the structure of the concrete begin by pouring in less than you think you ll need.

In this teen vogue dorm it yourself tutorial chloe daley shows how to make marbled planters using water and nail polish. Roll the sides of the pot through the paint. Still haven t subscribed to tee. Third spray the next color into the first color.

Once the spray paint is dry your planters are ready to use. Next roll the pot with a stick inserted to hold it on the surface of the water. Using a shovel add the concrete mix and water to a bucket using a ratio of 4 parts concrete to 1 part water. I did this the day before and let them dry overnight.

Let the excess paint drip and then apply a later of sealer or clear finishing spray. Once the paint is set take it outside and give it a coat of krylon triple thick gloss glaze. Every time you dip you get a new look. Wearing gloves mix the concrete with water in a bucket.

Thoroughly mix the concrete and water together until you achieve a uniform consistency similar to peanut butter. This will make the paint marbling permanent. Second fill shallow plastic tub halfway with water then spray your first color in water. I love how you never know what the outcome is going to be with this process.

Spray paint water before you begin i spray painted my terra cotta pots with a white gloss spray paint with primer built in. Start with a guess at how much concrete you ll need but don t worry you can always mix up some more. The terracotta pots do soak up a lot of spray paint so be prepared for this.