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Here’s a project that’s a little different from what you’re used to seeing from me. I dabbled with decoupage for my Easter Egg wraps and for this project I’m using it to create this beautiful planter with my tea-stained Fern leaves.
If you’re not familiar with decoupage, it’s the art of decorating objects with paper—essentially by gluing paper onto the objects. For my Easter Eggs I used plain white glue but for this project I’m using Mod Podge, which is a glue made specifically for decoupage.
PLANT POTS
If you’re a plant person you have to check out these incredible 7.5" planter“>7.5” planter but they come in other sizes which I’ll link below. My fern leaves come in a few sizes and you can cut them down to shorter leaves if you’re working with smaller planters.
TEA-STAINING
I tea-stained my Fern leaves before decoupaging them onto my planter but really any color would be pretty. Black Fern leaves would be quite striking and bright orange would create a very modern look. I’m tempted to try cream white Fern leaves to get a textured effect. If you try this project, please feel free to share your images with me (Instagram and Pinterest is @chaivdesign and email chaivdesign@gmail.com). I’d love to see the different planters you create!
Below is a link to my tea-staining video and you can purchase my Fern leaves here if you want to recreate this planter. If you haven’t seen my other posts, here are some other projects you can create with this Fern leaves set.
WATERPROOFING
One aspect I’m not familiar with for decoupage is how to waterproof your final product. dishwasher safe version“>dishwasher safe version which sounds fantastic but I haven’t tried it out yet. You could also spray your finished planter with a watering can“>watering can that has a long thin spout so I rarely get water on my planter. When I do get it wet I just quickly wipe it off so the water doesn’t settle into the So pretty right? Plants make everything better! Now let me show you how I make this planter. Cutting Machine
Materials:
Fern Leaves SVG Set
7.5 Inch Planters (you can also use smaller planters like this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M765LKF/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07M765LKF&linkCode=as2&tag=chaiv-20&linkId=e33b8cae42df752879b4810b0ffe7aaf">6.5" planter set6.5 inch planter set
Mod Podge and Small Paintbrush
Video Tutorial:
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