Wishful Thinking Planter

Here is wishing your plant survives!

This year for Mother’s Day I was trying to figure out what to get my mommy when I remembered her mentioning that she thought she might like to grow some mint. I personally love having mint for multiple reasons, 1. It is a weed and extremely hard to kill, though not impossible and 2. I like mint in a variety of food and drinks, mostly mojitos. Since we are currently stationed close to my family it was the perfect year to make something just for her!

What you should know is that I have inherited the plant executioner gene from my mother. I decided since mint is pretty resilient it would fair well at my parents home (don’t get me wrong my mother has kept some plants alive for years however there was a time where the greenest plants in the house growing up were of the silk family). I decided the best way to give her a plant would be with a little help form a positive thinking planter.

Materials Needed:

Terra-cotta Pot

Outdoor paint (I found mine at the local Michael’s)

Paint Brush

Sharpie

Small pice of cardboard

Plant of your choice

Dirt to fill in the terra-cotta pot

First you want to place you pot on top of your piece of cardboard. I started with painting the top rim of the pot. By placing the pot on the piece of cardboard it allows you to turn the pot without touching it!

When Painting the top rim, it is important to paint at least 2inches down into the pot. This will ensure that from all angles you see the paint and not the original color of the pot. *It took me 3 coats of paint to reach my desired look*

Once the top is completely dry you can turn it over and paint the bottom half.

Next you want to take your completely dry painted pot and use your sharpie to write the message.