Painted Plant Pots

A while ago, I posted a picture of a hand painted planter to my Instagram/Facebook and the feedback I received was amazing. I had been thinking about trying something new, doing new things and moving away from card making. One day, The Canadian came in from the shed declaring that he was throwing out some plant pots because they were too grungy, knowing that I am of a 'waste not want not' mentality, he asked if I had any ideas for them before they found their way to bin. Not one to turn down an opportunity to think outside the box, I grabbed them and got to work.

People have always commented on and 'liked' my work when I've shared it but this was different. All of a sudden, people who had previously been ambivalent about purchasing my art were now expressing interest in purchasing it.

I enjoyed the painting I had done on the large pot but it was a 10 hour investment and, at that moment, it wasn't a viable option for selling.
I took some time, purchased little plant pots to paint, researched how to seal the paint on the pot and got to work.

I absolutely love the finished planters and I wasn't sure about selling them because I adored them. The Canadian eventually persuaded me to sell them, so out came the camera and on came the click-click-click.

A few people have said that they'd love these plant pots but they're not really into the idea of 'planting' things. These pots would be great for little succulents but they're also good for:

• hair slides, ties and clips
• loose change and coins (thank you @dnam for that!)
• nail polish, nail files, orange sticks
• pens, crayons, colouring pencils (if, like me, you like having little pots of pens around the house)
• little cat toys
• jewellery
• all manner of things!

Do you have any other ideas?

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All these pots are available on sale now at The Lemon Hive Etsy Shop.