Specialty Gardening: Decorative Containers, 0 by schneeflocke

schneeflocke wrote:
Chris: It was my first attempt. I didn't know how it would turn out, so if it looked icky it wouldn't matter since the pot would be sitting on it. But I was really tickled as to how it turned out. I made it for this little gold pot that I "antiqued" with crackling medium and black antique finish. I am not going to antique the saucer since I like the look as it is, but antiquing would certainly make it look 'older'.

I have been thinking decoupage also! I think as long as you seal the pot inside and out really well with varnish it should work. And then cover the decoupage with more varnish. As long as it is waterproofed from both sides so as not to ruin the design. Just think of the possibilities!

Oh the mosaic idea would be really neat! You could make some really cool things that way. You could create pots that look like they came out of an archeological dig around the Meditteranean. You could make greek-key borders, or an aquatic design with fish/dolphins, or just colorful flowers. And if you don't like those ideas you could go with abstract instead. You could paint bits of pottery if you don't like the color of them.