Hello Amigos!

Need a little Monday break before getting into traffic?  Or hopefully you’re checking this out from home while getting a little din-din ready.  Either way, very nice to have ya!

For those of you who have been following the pot posts, you know that this is the last of the 3 that I promised.  Are you just dying to see what I came up with?!  Or are you just wondering how a model could inspire pot numero tres?

Well, I was reading an article about Erin Wasson, a super hottie, and you know me, I was checking out her digs, not the heels.  Here’s what caught my eye…

Kinda cool, huh?  It’s a bit boho, a bit Jonathan Adler and a bit weird.  I was smitten instantly.

I had an old glass vase lying around (roughly 5×5), so I grabbed that and then I stole some of my kids Crayola air-dry clay.  This stuff is super cool and easy to work with!  Dig in!

I wrapped the glass in clay

Take care at the top since this clay CANNOT get wet or it will absorb the water later.  I folded it a little bit at the top but not much since I didn’t want water hitting it later.  Now, if you’ve got lines on your clay like I do, not to fret!!  We’ll take care of those later.  And please, please, please use your fingers to give the clay texture so it’s kinda bumpy – that makes it look handmade.

Add the lips, and use your fingers to attach and smooth them to the pot.  Dip your fingers in water and smooth out the lines and bumps.  (See?)

This picture was taken about 30 minutes post lip attachment surgery because while I was literally forming the lips, I heard Ed calling for me in that “Oh F” tone of voice.  Which means that something really bad has gone down and mama needs to get there asap!  (If you must know, I had put the twins for a nap with no diaper since we are potty training and both had gone 1 and 2 prior. So, I figured they were empty, bowel-wise, right… Well, oh well, they BOTH had ANOTHER #2 in the bed.  A reminder to me, to never, ever expect to get anything done during a nap.  Thank you God, I think I might be learning my lesson – finally. maybe.)

Anyhow, maybe the lack of time helped me in this case ’cause I didn’t have the luxury of fretting whether it was perfect.  I slapped ’em on, used a plastic spoon to make the opening/slit and then flew off to Area 51.

Folks, please don’t expect perfection to happen in the 48 hours of dry time.  Actually, set yourself up for heartbreak.  This was my lippy pot 2 days later…

AHHHH, WRINKLES ON MY MODEL!!  NOOO!  She’ll never work in this city!

Being the surgeon I am, I took some of the clay and smashed it up in a plastic cup with water so it was all mushy like paste.  Then I used my fingers to spackle up the cracks!

Took me two tries to get the cracks out – which wasn’t cool.  But it only takes a few minutes to do it so it’s not tough to do.  Just giving you the heads up!

So, after the initial 30 minutes of fun clay sculpting, 48 hrs of dry time, 5 mins of botox round One, 24 hrs dry time, 5 minutes botox round Two, 24 hrs dry time, and (finally) 10 minutes of planting, it was ddddoooonnnneee!  That’s it!!

Does that smirk say “Mayday in twins room.” Or maybe, “I’m glad I don’t have a nose.”  (Yeah, the whole house stank that day.)

Here’s the trio

So much fun!  That plant looks like hair – Love how it’s casually going across the … hmm, face doesn’t sound right here??  Pot?  You know what I’m saying right!?!

Please let me know if you’ve transformed anything lately!  I’d love to share it with everyone!!

Tootles!  And Get Your Hands Dirty!

Hi!

So… what did you think when you read the header??  I’m amusing myself with thoughts that some people will stumble upon this blog looking for something completely different.  If that’s you… You’ve been caught!  But hey, I could just throw in a “recipe” for fun.  Good times had by all, yes?!

Well, fortunately or unfortunately (you pick a side) this is about pot #2… a literal pot for a houseplant.  (Whomp whomp.)

There has been so much tribal-inspired decor everywhere that I had to jump into the mix.

Love this

and this is fun too

It’s just enough… You don’t want to go all tribal with tribal, ya know what I mean?!

Meanwhile I mull over totally duplicating that tribal wallpaper on one of my walls, I decided to take a first step by injecting a plain, glass vessel with some indigenous flavor.

I had bought an oil-based gold pen at a flea market awhile back.  So I just whipped that puppy out and tested it on the bottom of the glass.  It dried fast and didn’t wipe off with water.  Yes. If you go out to buy one it will say permanent on it and just make sure it’s oil based… meaning it’s gonna stink.

Here were some inspiration pics I pulled off a search for tribal –

Gotta get those creative juices flowing!

I used some masking tape to get a few straight lines… I didn’t want it to look all wonky, so I highly recommend this (and soooooo much easier than trying to get a ruler or something like that).

It’s a weird shot because the colors are off, but the white area is the glass and the ivory part is the tape.  I wrapped the tape in differing widths for a variety of patterns.  The best thing about this project is that the look is supposed to be freehanded – it’s more organic that way.  So throw perfection out the window!!

You can see how shiny the gold actually looks.  Oh la la!

You don’t need to do anything else except draw the little details on – no sealing, no paint inside, nada.  Just put in the plant and done.

This is definitely a project you can do while you’re on the phone with your bestie or rehashing the day with the ball and chain.  And it looks mighty nice if I do say so myself.

Still one more pot to go!  I think it’s my favorite of the bunch!!

Hope you’re enjoying the short week!!  Tootles!