Italian Clay Pots

Sorry for the delay all.  The last few weeks have been very busy.  But first, I wanted to get my first craft project of the summer up here!  A few weeks ago, one of my oldest friends in the whole world, Meghan, got engaged to her own engineer nerd (they are the BEST husbands! :)) and has asked me to be a bridesmaid! So, first thing we did was sign up on Pintrest! Yes! I love being creative and crafty!  Not only is it great for wedding planning ideas, but also for everyday things.  Soooo this first crafting project is something I sort of "borrowed" off Pintrest, but I figured it would be super easy to do and would get my herb garden going!

The end result of painting my clay pots.

So... I got these italian clay pots two summers ago when we lived in our tiny apartment, and planted herbs in them.  I killed them off by leaving them out in the cold once winter came back around.  Oops. And I let some dirt sit in them since then.

Before paint.

 I wanted to brighten them up a bit, so I went to the craft store and picked out my three favorite colors...

My favorite colors... a fern green, slate grey, and turquoise

 ... in Ceramcoat paint.  I also got a big fat bristle-y paint brush and a new plastic paint dish.  I ended up painting three coats on each pot, leaving the rims to their natural color.  At first I wasn't so sure about the look the bristles gave the paint, but I ended up really liking it better than the smooth look.

Painted Italian clay pots in grey, blue and green.

I also painted the dishes of the pots, with the intention of mixing them up on purpose for an arts-y end look.  However, it is hard to see the colors on the bottom.  I've been pondering going back and paining the tops of the dishes, but that might be a bit overkill.

Now all I need to do it get some herbs in there!  My Tuscan Blue Rosemary survived the winter! They are pretty tough though, hard to kill.  Good thing though, I love to cook with rosemary.  This one is still young... it can only get bigger from here!