{"id":3899,"date":"2016-12-06T18:24:50","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T22:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontporchmercantile.com\/?p=3899"},"modified":"2017-12-29T19:07:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T23:07:25","slug":"12-days-diy-day-one-painted-pots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frontporchmercantile.com\/12-days-diy-day-one-painted-pots\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Holiday DIY &#8211;  Painted Pots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3900\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchmercantile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fpm_day1p.jpg\" alt=\"Painted Terra Cotta pots easy diy from Front Porch Mercantile \" width=\"725\" height=\"967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frontporchmercantile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fpm_day1p.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.frontporchmercantile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fpm_day1p-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.frontporchmercantile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fpm_day1p-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.frontporchmercantile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fpm_day1p-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hi Friends, did you see the FB Live post I did this afternoon in the kitchen? (Dec 2016) Our first day of DIY started a little shaky but hope it got you thinking about last minute inexpensive DIY. It&#8217;s not to late to paint up, or make some Christmas decor or gifts. I&#8217;m going to try to bring you 12 days of Inexpensive DIY over the next..well..12 days ;)<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the video below (warning &#8211; it was one of my very first videos, so, its a wee rough) but you can see what I&#8217;m up to!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffrontporchmercantile%2Fvideos%2F1260902863956276%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=267\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Day One &#8211; Painted Terra Cotta Pots<\/h2>\n<p>This is an easy and inexpensive project. I think they came out kinda cute.<\/p>\n<p>I have a little confession. I sort of forgot to take pictures of the pots before. But I&#8217;m betting you all can image what they looked like (or visit our Facebook page and see the video of all the supplies) oopsie.<\/p>\n<h3>Supplies Needed:<\/h3>\n<p>3 Terra cotta pots (or plastic, or metal or other) you can find similar <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2g77phM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frontporchmercantile.com\/our-products\/fat-paint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAT Paint<\/a> chalk paint &#8211; I used Warm White<\/p>\n<p>Paint Brush &#8211; I use<a href=\"https:\/\/frontporchmercantile.com\/product\/cling-on-paintbrush-o35\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Cling On! Paint Brushes<\/a> which I adore<\/p>\n<p>3 mini Christmas tress (or you could use candles, rosemary plants, etc)<\/p>\n<h3>How To:<\/h3>\n<p>This is so easy &#8211; truly!<\/p>\n<p>Shake your FAT Paint before opening<\/p>\n<p>Wet your Cling On! Brush and wipe excess off on a paper towel (this helps make cleaning your brush a breeze)<\/p>\n<p>Add one or two coats on the terra cottage pots<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3902\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchmercantile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4059-1-922x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Painted terra cotta cots for Christmas from Front Porch Mercantile \" width=\"558\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frontporchmercantile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4059-1-922x1024.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.frontporchmercantile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4059-1-1080x1200.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.frontporchmercantile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4059-1-135x150.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.frontporchmercantile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4059-1-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.frontporchmercantile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4059-1-768x853.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.frontporchmercantile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4059-1-180x200.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let dry, pop in your trees<\/p>\n<p>Sit back and enjoy your<del> hard\u00a0<\/del> work!<\/p>\n<p>See, easy peasy!<\/p>\n<p>Join us tomorrow for &#8220;Day Two&#8221; of twelve. I&#8217;ll be live from the shop painting up another project on Facebook then will post the how to&#8217;s in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>You can sign up for <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/NjuQX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our newsletter here<\/a> so you don&#8217;t miss any of the projects.<\/p>\n<p>You can visit us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/frontporchmercantile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d love it if you would share this post or the Facebook post with anyone that might like an inexpensive DIY project! Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for popping in, tell me, hows your Christmas decor going? Your shopping? Am I the only one that hasn&#8217;t started? (eek)<\/p>\n<h4>See you tomorrow,<\/h4>\n<h4>Wendy<\/h4>\n<p>ps&#8230;you might also like our <a href=\"https:\/\/frontporchmercantile.com\/painting-skates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">painted skates tutorial here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Hi Friends, did you see the FB Live post I did this afternoon in the kitchen? (Dec 2016) Our first day of DIY started a little shaky but hope it got you thinking about last minute inexpensive DIY. It&#8217;s not to late to paint up, or make some Christmas decor or gifts. 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