Pots of happiness

Create this cool Christmas or birthday gift pot using a few Resene testpots.

Project - instruction sheet

Resene kids art with Mark Rayner - Project 67

Difficulty level: Moderate

You will need: Paintbrushes (including artists’ brush), Resene Terracotta Sealer, Resene Testpots of Resene Curious Blue, Resene Hi Jinx, Resene Turbo and Resene Volcano

Top tip: Pot up with a bright yellow daisy for a fabulous birthday or Christmas gift.

Here's another idea: This Christmas pot was painted with testpots of Resene Gorse, Resene Kermit, Resene Lickety Split, Resene Pulse and Resene Volcano.

Pots of happiness

Another idea: Christmas colours

Step one
Seal the inside and outside of the terracotta pot with one coat of Resene Terracotta Sealer and leave to dry for six hours.

Step two
Paint the outside of the pot with two coats of Resene Hi Jinx, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step three
Paint the top and inside rim of the pot with two coats of Resene Curious Blue, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step four
Paint wording around the rim and daisy petals on the front of the pot with Resene Turbo. Allow to dry and then apply a second coat. Paint the centre of the daisy with Resene Volcano. How cool is that?

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