Black & White Photo TerraCotta Pot

Things You Need

• TerraCotta Pot & Saucer
• Plastic Pot Insert
• Paper to design on
• Scissors
• Tape 
• Black & White Photographs
• Black & White Ribbon
• Sealer: outdoor or terracotta Polyacrylic [See A]
• Foam Brush
• Spray Glue
• Marbles or Small Rocks
• Hot Glue Gun
• Sand Paper [See A]

[A]: 11Jan2015: I have come to realize that Polyacrylic being water soluble, the finish maybe come cloudy. If you use Polyacrylic,  using a plastic liner for the pot.
Use oil based Polyurethane, exterior, or terracotta sealer.


Process - Water Proof TerraCotta Pot & Saucer

• Coat the whole terracotta pot with thin coats of the sealer Polyacrylic [See A] using the foam brush. 
• Let dry in between coats.
• I set the pot on marbles so it has air flow to dry
• Lightly rough up the outside of the terracotta pot to help the glue grab to the pot.

Process - Pictures

• Select pictures you want to use
• Do a test run, with the initial of last name in place marked & cut out pieces of paper, if needed

• Crop and/or format pictures
• Print pictures off in black and white.
• Make sure pictures are placed 1/2 to 1 inch above bottom of pot. This way pictures will not sit in drain water in bottom dish.
• Using the spray glue, adhere pictures to the exterior of the pot 
• Over lapping the pictures is ok
• It is ok if the pot shows between the pictures

Process - Finishing Pot

• Measure and cut the ribbon to fit around the top lip of the pot, including bow length.
• Adhere ribbon to top lip of pot using the spray glue and tie ribbon in a double knot.
• Once ribbon is dry on top lip, tie bow and secure with hot glue gun. I placed hot glue in between knot and bow, and the bow knot.
• Apply sealer [See A] Polyacrylic over pictures, ribbon, and bow.  
• Let dry and repeat.
• Hot glue marble to the bottom of pot. This raises the pot when its sitting in drain water.
• If a gift, sign and date bottom of pot
• [See A] If you use Polyacrylic, put the plant in plastic pot, the plastic pot keeps water off the terracotta pot prevents the Polyacrylic from clouding/dissolving.