Marbling Concrete Pots

Because adding too much water can weaken the structure of the concrete begin by pouring in less than you think you ll need.

Marbling concrete pots.

Mix four parts acrylic white paint with one part water into a container big enough to accommodate the pot. Start with a guess at how much concrete you ll need but don t worry you can always mix up some more. Once the paint is set take it outside and give it a coat of krylon triple thick gloss glaze. I love how you never know what the outcome is going to be with this process.

Third spray the next color into the first color. Get free shipping on qualified large concrete planters or buy online pick up in store today in the outdoors department. Once the spray paint is dry your planters are ready to use. The terracotta pots do soak up a lot of spray paint so be prepared for this.

Wearing gloves mix the concrete with water in a bucket. Still haven t subscribed to tee. Keep spraying different colors until the surface of the water is mostly covered with paint. Add more water or concrete mix if necessary.

I did this the day before and let them dry overnight. Using a shovel add the concrete mix and water to a bucket using a ratio of 4 parts concrete to 1 part water. Every time you dip you get a new look. Next roll the pot with a stick inserted to hold it on the surface of the water.

The marbling technique can be used for a lot of interesting projects some of which involve terracotta pots. Step 7 separate half add dye. Spray paint water before you begin i spray painted my terra cotta pots with a white gloss spray paint with primer built in. This will make the paint marbling permanent.

In this teen vogue dorm it yourself tutorial chloe daley shows how to make marbled planters using water and nail polish. Thoroughly mix the concrete and water together until you achieve a uniform consistency similar to peanut butter. Second fill shallow plastic tub halfway with water then spray your first color in water.