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American Flag Pot
By LeNae Gerig

It’s the perfect summer decoration for your porch, your home or even for a gift! This American Flag themed terra cotta pot is a clever way to show your patriotism.

Supplies:

  • 6 1/2 wide terra cotta pot
  • Woodsie™ stars: five 1 1/4”, five 3/4” wide
  • acrylic paints: navy blue, ivory, dark yellow, brown, burgundy
  • 1” wide foam brush
  • 1/2” wide flat paintbrush
  • medium point black pen
  • Delta Ceramcot® All-Purpose Sealer
  • Krylon® Crystal Clear Coating Spray Sealer
  • E6000 Glue
  • paper towel

Instructions:

  1. Seal the pot with All-Purpose Sealer and let dry. With the foam brush paint the inside of the pot and the rim navy blue; let dry. Paint four burgundy stripes on the side of the pot with the stripes wider at the op and narrower at the bottom. The top of the stripes are 2 1/4” wide and the bottoms are 1 1/2” wide; let dry.
  2. Use the flat brush to apply brown paint on the outer edge of each ivory stripe. Side load burgundy paint onto the ivory stripes to give the pot an aged look. To side load, dip a flat brush in water and touch it gently onto a paper towel to remove excess water. Dip one corner into a fresh puddle of paint. Blend by stroking back and forth on the palette 2-3 times. Touch again to the paper towel, then stroke onto the project. Try practicing first on paper before painting the pot. Float a darker color to shade; float a lighter or brighter color to highlight.
  3. Use the pen to make a dash-dot border down each side of the burgundy stripes. Spray the pot with sealer and let dry. Paint the stars yellow and float brown paint to age; let dry. Draw a dash-dot border on each star and glue them evenly spaced around the rim.
  4. LeNae Gerig is an in-house designer, scrapbook specialist and Technical Editor for Hot Off The Press. LeNae lives in Oregon with her husband Chris and their daughter Lauren.
  5. Tear a piece of cork and glue to the top left corner as shown. Cut and edge the two sewing ephemera images and add to the box top. Cut out “dream”, “imagine” and “follow your bliss” fragments and add to the box top.

Project reprinted from 102 Terra Cotta Pots, a craft book featuring ideas for terra cotta pots of all sizes.