How To Make Ceramic Planters

A drainage hole helps excess water leave the soil so that your plant s roots are not sitting in a puddle rotting.

How to make ceramic planters.

It is hidden inside the planter. Before making your pot you ll want to add some sand or stone dust to temper the clay. Clay pottery is a fun and creative art form that can be done with slabs of clay and not only on a spinning wheel. Add one part sand or crushed quartz to two parts clay temper should be 1 3 the volume.

Once blended the temper and clay mix is ready to form pottery. 2 glue the sides of the planter making sure to use a generous amount of glue. Apply silicone 1 8 thick on a 2 wide band over each joint with a stiff card. Grind your dry clay into powder and add a little water to rehydrate it.

Make sure you don t push your thumb right through as you ll need to have a base to your pot. Cut the 2 fiberglass mesh slightly shorter than the tile. This is the basis of a simple pinch pot. Ceramic pots and vases make for wonderful container gardens but many that you find at flea markets or specialty stores don t have a drainage hole.

Put four of the tiles ugly side up in a row next to each other no gaps. This free video clip series will show you several tips on how to construct a slab planter and open a world of design ideas for you. Start by gluing the two bottom tiles together. Part 1 of 25 how to make a clay planter.

If you know how to drill a hole in a ceramic pot you can turn any pot into a custom. Clay and glass rods were shaped to create this lampwork and ceramic necklace. Lay out your 8 tiles and make sure when you glue them they all face the same direction with the design facing out.