Aged Terracotta Pots Spring Craft

I aged a trio of small clay pots to give them a weathered look without concrete or spray paint and placed a few decoupaged Easter eggs inside to create a sweet spring display.

It's a quick and inexpensive DIY that will brighten your home for the season.


Every now and then I see something in a shop window and I'm tempted to buy it.

I seriously contemplate walking inside, taking my wallet out and plopping my cash...ok, credit card...down on the counter.

And walking out with a stunning piece of decor.

Then I get a hold of myself and keep walking.

That usually happens right after I think about how I don't have a lot of storage space to house things when I get bored with them or the holiday or season has passed.

And how I love a fresh view.

Mostly, however, it happens when I really think about the price.

Yikes.

Some of them are just outrageous, like those designer Easter eggs I shared.

I knew I could make them myself with a few dollar store supplies and, honestly, for under $10 each, I came pretty close.

So when I passed by the garden shop this week and saw a darling egg display in aged pots, I knew I could come reasonably close if I chose to recreate the look they had in their window.

Using what I already had on hand and for a whole lot less.

It literally took me 5 minutes to pull it all together and cost me a whopping $1.25.

Now, part of this craft goes back years ago, when I decided that I was going to hop on the bandwagon and decoupage my own eggs.

Ugh. What a mess. It was long before my friend Ann shared her crafty trick.

Long before I ditched Mod Podge for my favorite satin sealer and long before I learned about rice paper. 

I'm a much better decoupager now, but since I already had those hard fought eggs on hand, I didn't see the need to make new ones.

I also had some moss leftover from all my angel crafts. 

• Sock Angel Ornament
• Fan Blade Junk Angel
• Sock Angel Doll

The Easiest Way To Age Terracotta Pots

That meant the only thing I needed to make this Easter egg nest display was the small terracotta pots.


And can you believe that just a few month before, while the ground was still frozen and spring was just a mirage on the horizon, I picked up a few packs of tiny clay planters at the dollar store.

I mean who could resist all that cuteness? 

Like so many other items I gather throughout the year, like that classic storybook mouse, Frederick, I grab what makes me smile and tuck those craft supplies away until I need them.

Transforming them was a breeze.

I didn't use concrete or spray paint. I didn't use baking soda or decorative mud.

I like the easy way out, remember?

To age my terracotta pots I simply used a foam brush and a tiny bit of chalk paint.


I dipped my brush into the paint and then I dragged it along the sides of the pots until they had that left outside in the elements look.

The key was using an almost dry brush and a haphazard application.


They were intentionally messy, intentionally uneven and intentionally streaky...in an effort to make my aging process look unintentional.


The paint dried in minutes, which allowed me to move onto the next part of my craft.

* Side note: My pots were intended for indoor use only. If I were going to use them outside, I'd seal them.

Adding The Nests and Eggs

Since the pots were deeper than the eggs, I needed to stuff the base of the clay planter with paper.


Then I used to moss to cover the paper. I didn't need to use too much. 

A little moss goes a very long way.


The last step, was to place a napkin covered egg into each one of the pots. Super simple.


When I was done, I arranged them on my mantel, next to a vase of brightly colored tulips and poof, just like that, it was spring in the living room.

In less than five minutes and for much less than five bucks.

With the simple addition of three tiny, newly weathered pots.


And now the only window I'm drooling over, is my very own.

Which is really the way it should be.

🥰

Happy aging!! (Well, you know what I mean - hahaha!)