Friday, September 24, 2010

French Flower Pot for Obelisk and Hoya

First, I want to thank those who left suggestions for the color to use on the baseboards and trim in my son's room.  Opinions were all over the place, but it was a great help to me in reasoning out what I wanted and why.  In the end, I mixed the darker gray floor paint with white (half and half).  I was afraid if I did the trim the same color as the walls, the stripes would look as if I just randomly stopped them.  But I didn't want such a dark contrast as the floor color either.  I appreciate each and every comment very much!

Now on to a little project that I started a couple of weeks ago.  I had the pot all painted, but was missing a saucer.  My mom came to the rescue, as I could not find any left in town.  It's finished, my Obelisk and Hoya are planted, and I'm a happy camper.

This was a fun and easy project. I had a big clay pot in the barn that I hauled outside to paint. This puppy is heavy without dirt and a plant in it...don't think I'll be moving it around much! I do have a rolling plant stand I think I'll paint and use underneath it.

I plunked it down on the grass, then plunked myself down beside it, and almost sat on this guy:


I think he was getting ready to hibernate.  He was moving really slow and couldn't fly.  I gave him his space. 

First I sprayed it with white primer, the pot...not the bee, then hit it with a couple coats of heirloom white. I used Fusion because that's what I had. Maybe it will stick better than regular paint...I hope. I didn't get pictures of that, but I think you can picture a white pot.

It already looked better, but not the look I was going for...yet. I whipped out my palm sander and gave it the once over. Now we're getting somewhere.


But it still didn't thrill me. After some hem-hawing about what to do, I remembered the fleur-de-lis foam stamp I bought earlier this summer when I was downstate at a Michael's store. Those of you who live near a Michaels don't know how lucky you are!

 First I painted the rim black, using a foam brush with most of the paint squeezed out of it.


I wanted a worn look, with some white showing through.  I did a small section at a time, then quickly, before the paint dried, dabbed some back off with a paper towel. 


It was a little too light, so I did a second coat.  Ooooh...I like, I like!


Next I used the same brush to put paint on the stamp.  I used the paper towel to dab some back off the stamp, then pressed it onto the pot, rolling it side to side a little and pressing hard because of the curved shape of the pot.  Even so, I had to realign a couple of times to get a spot that didn't print.


After it dried, I used the palm sander once again, but with a very light touch, to go over the black areas, giving it a worn, aged look.


Here it is all finished with the saucer:


 Now with the Hoya planted and the Obelisk doing it's job:



I think it has a French vibe.  My Hoya and I are lovin' it.

I'm also working on a very cool (I think) bulletin board.  After installing baseboards tomorrow, I hope to get if finished.  So ya'll come back now, ya hear?

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22 comments:

  1. Love it!! This came out fantastic!! I love the paint- the stamp - the obelisk- everything!! It's perfect for your plant! Great job! I'm having a decorating inspiration party-Feathered Nest Friday- if you want to come join in. :)

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  2. This turned out great! Love it, and love how the plant looks wrapped thru the obelisk in the pot -- fantastic!
    I found you thru French Country Cottage and am glad I did!
    Cass

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  3. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love what you did with your old planting pot. Love that stencil.

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  4. Adorable! This really turned out cute!

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  5. The obelisk and the decorated pot are perfected together. I'm sure the hoya is loving it.

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  6. I love this pot. You did a great job. the fleur de lis is really cute! Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving some sweetness!

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  7. What a neat project. It looks wonderful. Such a nice way to change out a clay pot. Thanks for the visit and your nice comments on my table. Hugs, Marty

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  8. My ears perked up when you said you were a Sunday school teacher for years! I would cherish any ideas you could pass off. =O) I am always on the look out. =O)

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  9. It came out great! Love the old worn vintage look to it.

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  10. I love it!!! They all look so perfect together!! Your Hoya will be so happy this fall and winter!!

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  11. I'm cracking up . . . I knew what an obelisk was, but had no idea what a Hoya was (in your title). I just wanted to see the pot. With the obelisk and hoya, it's a showpiece! The sanding really added a great touch.

    Would love for you to stop by tomorrow and link it up to Passion for Paint!

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  12. Talk about taking a simple pot to First Class... this is gorgeous and going on my list of things to make for Christmas gifts!

    Carol
    antiquetexan.blogspot.com

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  13. hi:))....
    I come form Europe, and i realy like the idea of you having a link party...... I hope I'll meet a lot of new blogers........
    I realy like your blog.......
    You can check out my blog at
    http://argopirgasto.blogspot.com/
    http://mare-ri.blogspot.com/

    greeting from Croatia:))....
    Mare....

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  14. Thanks so much for linking up to Passion for Paint. Hope you'll stop by again with another great project!

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  15. You did a great job! The painted finish is perfect!

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  16. How fabulous!!! J'adore how you've created your own obelisk and best of all it's so frenchy. I love anything that has a fleur de lis symbol. I may have to copy (wink) your idea when I get the chance. Happy Friday! Stopping by from Feathered Nest Friday.
    -marie

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  17. I love how your pot turned out! I have a lot of pots like this that are just sitting out by my shed. Time to get to work! Thanks for the inspiration :)

    P.S. I am your newest follower.

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  18. It looks terrific! Thanks for joining us for Anything Related!
    {Rebekah}

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  19. Oh, my Gosh! How inspiring! I have a whole stack of old pots in my yard, and I've been waiting for the right idea. You are so ingenious. Thank you! What a romantic french touch! Something different for a change.
    Claudia from FrenchCountry

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