Painting terra cotta pots doesn’t have to be intimidating, in fact, what I love about paint is that you can always re-paint if you don’t love the outcome! These DIY painted planter ideas can be done quickly and easily with our DIY painted planter tutorial – a perfect simple project for all skill levels.
Add in a succulent and our FREE Valentine’s Day gift tags for a sweet gift.
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Sweet and Whimsical DIY Painted Planter Tutorial
You may have spotted different kinds of planters across our home, even though I’m really not great at keeping greens alive in our home.
Thankfully succulents are known for being fairly easy and low maintenance, which makes them a perfect gift!
With a simple DIY painted planter (and I really do mean simple, but cute!) and a free printable, it will be a gift that will last long past chocolates being devoured or cut florals nodding off.
While there are so many cute mini planters around, it’s was really easy and also surprisingly affordable to buy up a handful of terra cotta pots (under $.75/each at Home Depot!). Here’s the simple how-to for a perfectly sweet Valentine’s Day DIY Painted Planter Gift…
1) With flat white paint, color block the top of your DIY painted pots.
I liked the organic look and didn’t use tape to make the perfect line, I just made sure it was smooth with long strokes of the brush. For this, you can use craft paint or house paint
2) To add a little whimsy, use puffy paint to add details to the pots if desired.
I left a handful of the pots blank as I loved the simple terra cotta and white color-blocked look and added the eyes to one pot for a whimsical face.
3) Add your succulents to your DIY painted planter.
I didn’t even transplant them, the small black pots that the succulents came in from Home Depot fit perfectly within the DIY painted planter. This makes it easier to switch things around if needed later on as well.
4) For gifting, download and print our Valentine’s Day tags!
Cut out the FREE Valentine’s Day tags (I used a 2″ circle punch, or just cut by hand) and attach them to skewers with washi tape or glue. Then, stick your tags right into the dirt!
Voilà! A gift that you’ll feel really good about giving… and I’d recommend making one for yourself too because I’m pretty sure it will be hard to part with them all, they’re just too cute!
Let me know if you give these planters a try! I’d love to see how you use them.
They would make really great party favors for a small shower or brunch as well, and of course, the painting can be customized to fit your decor or event.
DIY and Printable Ideas for Valentine's Day!
MSVCP140 says
🙂 OK !
Taylor - Lights Camera Catwalk says
Oh my goodness, I need to make these ASAP! Love them so!
Xx Taylor
http://lightscameracatwalk.com
Claire Carroll says
Aawww this is so adorable! I have some small planters stored somewhere I wasn’t using, now I kinda want to!
Katherine Petrunia says
This DIY is so pretty- I LOVE those printables! Pinning this to make with my little lady. 🙂
Tabitha Laboy says
Oh fun!! I’d love to see it when you do!
Brit Strawbridge says
Oh my goodness! I love this so much! So simple and pretty! Love the eyes on the planter!! Thanks for sharing!! xx
Tabitha Laboy says
Thanks so much! It’s so simple to do too! The eyes are my favorite one 😉
Angela Kim says
These are so great! Perfect teacher’s gifts. Great job.
Tabitha Laboy says
Thank you!!! ?
Krysten says
Those planters are totally cute! I would definitely like to have one in my house!
Vicki @ Babies to Bookworms says
These are so cute! I love the fresh look!
Sadie says
I absolutely LOVE that you did step by step photos of this craft! I mean, it looks and seems simple but there are so many DIYs I want to do and can’t because there are never step by step photos anymore. I’m so glad I found your blog. Thank you!
Lisa says
These are so adorable! I can’t wait to try this out for myself. 🙂
Tabitha Shakespeare says
These are the cutest things ever! I love the little notes inside them and theyre so simple!
Kate A says
These are so simple and adorable, I absolutely love them! The printable is such a great touch.
Nicole says
These are adorable and look so easy to make. Beautiful pics too!
xo, Nicole
Sharon Chen says
So cute! I really like the idea especially it’s very personalized.
anna says
These are sooooo cute! Totally pinning this for later and making one for me!
Annie says
Such a cute idea with the print outs! What a fun little project. I’ve been wanting to add succulents to our house, I love them.
-Annie
http://www.discoveringyourhappy.com
Trista says
Oh my gosh! These are so adorable!
Tabitha Laboy says
Thank you so much Trista! Love your name, by the way 🙂
Sapana V says
These painted planters are really cute. Awesome ideas