How Do You Paint Clay Flower Pots With Sponges?
Spruce up your patio or porch by planting vibrant flowers in inexpensive terracotta pots adorned with eye-catching textures and designs. You and your children can spend an afternoon together using customized kitchen sponges to add acrylic paint to the plain clay pots. Use the embellished pots as thoughtful gifts for teachers, neighbors and friends, or as decorative containers to hold everything from pens on your desk to spare change on your entryway table. Cover your work surface with newspapers or a plastic sheet to protect the table from spilled paint. The covering will also simplify clean-up; simply roll the newspaper or sheet up to discard or recycle after the crafting session. Create shaped sponges by tracing a shape onto a dry kitchen sponge with a marker. Draw the outline freehand or trace a cookie cutter, plastic stencil or a wood shape. Use sharp scissors or a craft knife to cut the shape out. Rest the clay pot that you wish to paint on its side on your table. Consider placing
