Give Plastic Planters a Patina with Paint

I've been wanting to do this for a long time. 

I saved a few good sized plastic planters from last year that I wanted to give a makeover. 

I'm creating a paint treatment that will make ugly plastic pots look like they have texture and they've been out in the garden for a season. 

Take a look...

I began with two cheap plastic planters. They were sturdy enough to save and makeover. You can find a good selection of plastic planters at Dollar Tree so you can give this a try.

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First, I painted both planters with a textured mixture I made using baking soda and a light grey paint by Fusion Mineral Paint called Little Lamb. I used just a couple tablespoons of baking soda in about a 1/2 cup of paint. 

Next, I added a dark grey paint and a white paint called Casement by Fusion Mineral Paint into the bowl and dabbed a little from both colors onto the pots with a brush. I do each coat while the paint is still wet. 

And before that coat dried I added a little Spanish moss green paint into the same bowl. 

I dabbed the mossy green color around the bottom and randomly around the pot to give them the look of moss growing on the pot. 

This easy technique for texturizing the pots is so easy and because I used Fusion Mineral Paint, it holds up great in the weather. 

This sure changed the look of those cheap plastic planters! 

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They look amazing filled with flowers! 

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This was an easy fix!

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