Terra-cotta Glam

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  How to turn an ordinary terra-cotta pot into something glamorous.

For this project you will need:

 terra-cotta pot

two small round hard bristle stencil brushes

Liquid Leaf paint - Classic Gold 

double pigmented acrylic metallic paint - Baroque Pearl

old english - dark scratch cover

an old rag

First step

Shake your liquid gold paint, open the lid leaving the lid handy.

Barely dip a dry stencil brush into your gold paint.

(You only need a small amount of paint.)

Tap the paint on to the inside lid of your paint container.

( A little goes a long way.)

With a light hand start painting your pot from left to right,

 making your way down the bottom of your terra-cotta pot. 

Do this all the way around your pot.

Step Two

Put a small amount of your pearlized paint into a container.

Use a small amount of paint on a dry stencil brush, 

tap brush onto a dry surface 

so that there is only a small amount of paint on your brush.

Paint your pot going from left to right

 making your way down to the bottom of your pot.

Do this all the way around your pot.

 Step Three

With your dry paint brush and your pearlized paint 

use a circular motion and fill in the spaces.

( being careful not to cover up to much of your gold paint.)

Do this all the way around your pot.

Step Four

With your dry paint brush place your liquid gold paint

onto your pot lightly going over the pearlized paint.

Do this all the way around your pot.

Your pot should have a gold -silver look.

You may love your pot as it is now and that is wonderful.

If you want to dull your paint down try this little trick.

Put a small amount of old english dark scratch cover on an old rag.

 With a light circular motion barely touch it in your pot.

(You do not need to cover the whole pot.

 You just want to hit the high spots.)

Do this all the way around your pot.

You now have a glamorous terra-cotta pot.

This process can be done on anything terra-cotta.

I'm thinking Christmas, Wedding, New Years......