With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, I thought I would get my green and gold on today.
I think that St. Patrick’s Day is one of the those holidays that is easy to go tacky with.
Today’s project steers clear of that. It’s still festive…what’s not festive about a pot of gold with a lovely green treasure inside? ;)…while still being elegant, and lovely enough for year round decor.
It’s fast and simple too. My favorite kind of project!
Grab some pots and plants. I found these pots at IKEA for 50 cents a piece. The succulents are from Home Depot, although IKEA sells them too.
Now…hold it. You may be wondering why I am not using a pot with proper drainage at the bottom. It is preferred if you do, but if your pots don’t have holes at the bottom there are still some things you can do to make it work. You can add some rocks to the floor of the pot before adding soil on top to help prevent the soil from becoming over saturated, or just plant as normal and be very careful to not over water. I have done the latter with great success. We live in a dry climate here in Utah, and I water my (other) succulents maybe every 10 days to two weeks in pots like these. I acknowledge that this wouldn’t work everywhere.
You can also keep your succulents in the pots they came in (as long as they are smaller than your decorative pots), nestle the plastic pots inside, and pull them out to water them as needed. I did this this time, because I plan on moving the succulents elsewhere later.
Okay…back to the project. 🙂
Tape off your pots with fun designs.
For the hexagon dot pattern, I took little garage sale stickers I picked up at the dollar store, and cut the rounded perimeter off in small sections. I just eye balled it, so my hexes are not perfect, but I like it that way…adds charm. 🙂
Once your pots are taped up how you like them, give the pots two nice even coats of gold spray paint. Let them dry fully.
Pull off the tape and stickers.
Now, they are ready to party! 🙂
They are perfect touch of green and gold to class up your St. Patrick’s Day! ..or any day. 🙂
I’ll take one of each please! They’re adorable!!!
If you lived closer I would totally give you one! Thanks Anna. 🙂
What a cute idea!
Thanks Erin!
Cute !!
Unfortunately, I really really don’t have a green thumb 🙁
Succulents are great for that. Or cacti. 🙂
I let a cactus die once. Don’t ask me how.
lol. Oh boy. 😉 Maybe these are worth a try? Felt Succulents? http://www.pinterest.com/pin/267893877808740911/
This is a great idea. Love the pots.
Thank you Nikki!
I generally cringe internally when I see St. Patrick’s Day decorations, but these are very elegant! They would even look good at a wedding. =) Cutting dot stickers into pentagons is clever!
I know right? Thanks Charity. 🙂
These are so chic and gorgeous! Using those hexagonal price stickers is genius!
Thank you Evie!
These are so lovely! It perfectly combines some of my absolute favorite things-gold paint, succulents, and geometric designs! <3
Thank you Sarah!
Off to IKEA … and Home Depot for Spray Paint …
those are super cute!
Thanks Stef! Have fun! <3
Hey, just stopping by to say hello and let you know that I featured your awesome DIY on my blog today!
http://www.onecraftymiss.com/current-love-painted-planter-diys/
Thanks Taryn!
Totally up my street!
C’mon, how not to love succulents and cute golden pots! 🙂
I am thinking of decorating pots for a “flower pot cakes”. Do you think if I spray painted these pots, the cake and ice cream components would be safe to consume?
That’s a good question. I think that if you spray paint the bottom section away from the food, you might be fine. I’m not sure if these pots are food safe though. You may want to line them with parchment or something as well? If you want something that is definitely more food safe. I would look into Pebeo Porcelain paints, like I used in this post: http://www.deliacreates.com/dishwasher-safe-painted-dishes/
I hope that helps! Good luck! It sounds like a super cute idea.
out of curiousity, what’s the name of the succulent on the right in the second to last picture? it looks really cute!
Great question! I wish I could remember, but it’s been several years and several house moves since I shared this, so I sadly no longer have this plant. It had a great lamb’s ear like texture, but I know it’s not a lamb’s ear succulent. I also shared this before I really got into learning about my plants a little better. 😉 Sorry I don’t have a better answer for you.