How to Give Your Terracotta Pots A Faux Cement Look & Italian Feel

How to Give Your Terracotta Pots A Faux Cement Look & Italian Feel

These terracotta pots have been laying around just waiting to get this finished put on them! I have been thinking about making them look like rustic old cement pots that has an Italian feel to it. Let me know what you think in the comments below. 🙂

As an added bonus we will sublimate some cute tags for our pots!

So let me show you how I gave my terracotta pots a faux cement look and Italian feel. I will list the supplies below and just below that I will post the video link that gives you all the details.

Then I will show you a few ways that I use them in my house, besides just planting them up, but I did do that as well.

 

Gather The Supplies

• Plaster of Paris
• Large old brush
• Water
• Dish for mixing Plaster of Paris
• Rustoleum Chalked Paint in the following colors: Linen White, Charcoal, Aged Grey & Matte Sealer
• Americana Paints in the following colors: Medium Hauser Green, Black Forest Green, Celery Green, Milk Chocolate, Charcoal Grey
• Patio Paint Clear Coat
• Terracotta pots

Supplies for the Sublimation Tags

• Small various shaped tags
• Larger Tags – Design Blanks
• Heat Press
• A-Sub Paper
• Heat Tape

Sublimation Files:

• Herbs
• Fresh Soap & Water
• Lemons
• Whimsical Gnomes & Flowers

Watch the tutorial below.

 

 

 

 

I am testing the durability of these sublimation tags outside in a kinda sheltered area.  I will let you know after the end of the season, how it fairs. 🙂 I am not sure if sublimation ink is protected against UV rays. However I may spray this with an outdoor spray and see if that helps.

 

 

Below I just tied on the sweet summer lemon tag I made to this old bottle that I am using as a vase in my dining room!  Sometimes changing the smallest things updates your look for your different seasons just enough. I will most likely replace this with autumn tags that I made last year this fall when I decorate. You can actually grab this flower market sign and this lemon tag in my shop, here,  if you are not wanting to make them yourself.

 

Here are a few sneak peaks of my front step for the summer, but I wanted you to see how I used various sizes of these terra-cotta pots that we created on my front step. I will have to water them often as they are tiny and you know how terra-cotta soaks up the water. However they are in a pretty sheltered spot so so far I’ve only had to water them every couple days. There is a blog post coming soon for my summer front door plants and decor, and I will be sure to link it at the end of this one when it is live.

If you were looking for a little birdies shown above, you can see them in my shop here.

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