mosaic flower pots {part 2}

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Welcome back :)

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mosaic flower pots {part 2} 

What you will need:

 sand-less grout

large bowl for mixing grout

large bowl for the rinse water

sponge

butter knife

soup cans or other containers that you can use to dry your pots on

brown paper opened up and laid down on your work surface to catch the mess (i use my old grocery bags)

towel to wipe excess grout from your hands

The grout I used (from Lowes).

To make the grout, you'll want to mix 2 parts powdered grout to 1 part water.

So, for the 4 pots that I grouted tonight,

I mixed together 2 cups grout with 1 cup water.

The consistency of grout will look like thick cake batter...

Here we go!

Time to get messy :)

Use the butter knife to spread the grout into every crack 

and all over the pot.

Keep spreading...

Fully covered in grout...

Grab the bowl of water and the sponge.

Wring out all the water from the sponge. You want a damp sponge, not wet.

Clean off the excess grout with the damp sponge using soft strokes...

 

Starting to see the tile...

Once the excess grout has been removed, I rub my finger along the grout seams to smooth it and give it a better finish...

I keep the grout covered with cellophane while I am working.

This keeps the grout moist.

 The grout is drying...

Let them dry for 24hrs!

Once the grout is dry, buff the tiles with a cotton cloth to make it shiny.
For a nice finishing touch, I painted the inside of the pot :)

Ta-da!!

I can't wait to show you what I am filling them with for Mother's Day 

(come back Sunday night to see!).

But, at least you have a tutorial on how to make a mosaic flower pot.

Now it's your turn to go break some tile, get creative, get really messy 

and then end up with a beautiful flower pot!

I'd love to see your mosaics if you make some!!!!

 Blessings,

Janiene


PS...
Click here if you'd like to go to mosaic flower pots {part 1}