Poinsettias are a traditional sight at Christmas. The festive plant has been long associated with the Christmas season. Poinsettias generally come in plastic pots from the nursery and are then transferred into a more decorative pot by the purchaser (like terracotta, etc). Pots are generally plain and not decorated for Christmas. If you want to decorate your pot for your Poinsettia plant, this article will tell you five ways you can do just that.
How to Decorate Pots for Poinsettia's at Christmas
#1: PaintYou can use paint to jazz up a pot. If you're using a terracotta pot, you'll need water-based acrylic paint (very user friendly), small paintbrushes, water, newspaper and rags. Be careful not to wear good clothing when doing this because the acrylic paint will NOT wash out. If you're not sure how to paint on a terracotta pot, The Artistic Garden has a great how to guide right here. You could design one of your own Christmas designs for your pot, or you could get some ideas for looking at these painted Christmas pots here, here and here.
How to Decorate Pots for Poinsettia's at Christmas
#2: Silk FlowersSilk Poinsettia's are sold aplenty in craft departments at local stores or at Fabric stores. To use silk Poinsettia's on your pot, you'll need a hot glue gun, glue sticks and several silk Poinsettias'. Cut and glue only the Poinsettia part on your pot. Cover up the entire surface on the pot or place flowers sporadically for a beautiful holiday look. If you can't find silk Poinsettia's where you live, you can buy them online here. They sell silk Poinsettia's in white, red, burgundy, purple and gold.
How to Decorate Pots for Poinsettia's at Christmas
#3: FabricDepending on what type of pot you're using, you can hot glue fabric for a cute and quick Christmas look. You can hit the craft department at Wal-Mart or at your favorite Fabric store for a wide selection of Christmas fabrics. You'll need to measure your pot to make sure you get enough fabric. It is better to have a little more fabric then you need, then not enough. Besides your Christmas fabric, you'll need a hot glue gun, glue sticks and scissors.
How to Decorate Pots for Poinsettia's at Christmas
#4: Wrapping PaperIf you want a short term decorative look, use Christmas wrapping paper and ribbon. Cut off enough wrapping paper to cover your pot. Set your pot in the middle of the wrapping paper and then pull the paper up. At the base of the pot, tie a ribbon around and trim away excess wrapping paper with a pair of scissors.
How to Decorate Pots for Poinsettia's at Christmas
#5: BeadsBeads are a beautiful touch on a pot. You'll need several different beads in Christmas colors (red, green, white gold, silver, etc), a glue gun and glue sticks. You can either glue beads in no particular pattern or draw out a design you want to use before you start applying beads. Some suggestions are a green bead Christmas tree surrounded by red beats or gold/yellow beads in star shapes surrounded by green and red beads. The pattern possibilities are endless. Let your imagination take you away.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
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