Decorate Your Poinsettia Pots for Christmas

These are a few fun and easy ways to make those boring Pots look more festive for Christmas

Decoupage Pot

Supplies needed:

Pot
Scissors
Decoupage
Christmas napkin or wrapping paper (you can also use different Christmas cards from years past, just cut out the picture and overlap while putting on your pot and decoupage)
paint brush (pick your size brush depending on the size of your pot)
Christmas ribbon
Christmas snow
newspaper

Make sure you clean the outside of the pot first. Then take the napkin or wrapping paper and cut into length to wrap around your pot. You will want to do your work with newspaper covering your work area.

Brush on a thin layer of decoupage and then starting at the back of the pot wrap from the bottom up. Once you have the pot complete covered with the napkin or wrapping paper. Let sit until dry. Then put another coat of decoupage over the paper to seal it. You then can decorate with a pretty coordinating Christmas ribbon or even use some Christmas snow.

Stoned Pot

Supplies needed:

Stones
Tacky glue
Pot
paint or sponge brush
newspaper

Go to an craft store and pick plastic or glass stones, or what ever stones you like. I like to use tacky glue. Cover your work area with newspaper (occasionally I will use a plastic table cloth)

Once you have these supplies, you will decide if you want a design or if you want to cover the entire pot. The more area you cover the more it will cost.

Take glue and squeeze a good amount in a disposable coffee can lid. Brush glue around the bottom of the pot, then start adding your stones. Work from the bottom up, and let each row dry for a good 15 to 20 minutes before adding another layer. As the stones can slide down, this is why I start at the bottom. If you are making a design of flowers, or a Christmas decoration, start at the bottom of the design and let the bottom of the design dry before you add more stones, do this for each layer you are putting on of your design.

Button Decorated Pots

Supplies Needed:

Buttons of various colors and sizes, select a color that you want to use for Christmas
Tacky glue
Pot
newspaper
paint or sponge brush

You can start putting glue around the base of your pot. Then start putting your buttons on. I like to use the larger buttons at either the bottom or the top. You can make stripes with your buttons, make a flower shape, zig zag, snowflake, snowman, etc. Let your imagination be your guide.

Stencil Painted Pot

Supplies Needed:

Stencil Paint (you want to choose the colors that you want to use on your pot)
Stencil brush or sponge
masking tape
Pot
newspaper
Christmas stenciled design

I like to get the stencils that have 2 or 3 different layers. But, if I don't have that kind, then I have to cover different areas of the stencil with masking tape, so that I can change my paint colors. For instance if you have a flower design you will want to cover the flower part with masking tape. Make sure you look at both sides of the stencil so you see no light through the stencil where you taped (this will prevent you from adding color in the wrong place. Then tape your stencil in place.

Put a small amount of stencil paint on a coffee can cover, or parkay cover. Dab your brush or sponge lightly in the paint. Dab off the excess paint on the newspaper (it is called dry brushing) then go to your design and brush lightly and quickly from the outside of your design to the center, this is to be done all around the design, such as a leaf, you want to go from the outside of the leaf to the center. You will go around the complete outside of the leaf to the center. Once you have the leaves done, take the stencil off. Then remove the tape, and then wash then stencil carefully, dry with a towel, and then tape your next area, always make sure that you tape over the stencil where you already have painted (so you do not get paint where you don't want it. Keep doing this until you have your design done. If you take your time, it will turn out beautiful.

Fabric Covered Pot

Supplies Needed:

Fabric of your choice and design.
Christmas ribbon.

Take your pot and set it on the material with the design facing away from the pot. You will want to take your fabric and hold it up to the top of the pot, one section at a time, carefully hand creasing the fabric to make it fit the pot. You might want to have someone hold the fabric and pot where you have your creases done, and continue to crease all around the pot until you are done. Then take your Christmas ribbon and tie it around the top of the pot holding the fabric in place. Trim off the excess fabric to about 1 inch above the pot. This fabric you then want to tuck under the ribbon, for a smooth edge. If you want make a nice bow and put it at the top of the pot in the front.