I love lovin' through personal, thoughtful, diy gifts and I love lovin' on my mom!
For my mom's birthday, my family was staying down at my uncle's beach house in Newport Beach. We don't get a lot of exclusive family time so it was very cherished. I was scouring Pinterest trying to come up with an idea for a gift and came across leaning pot tower.
I had the brilliant idea to turn it into a family craft, each of us decorating our own pot.
So I went to Lowes and bought one 12" tera cotta pot for Mom and four 10" pots for Dad, Lindsey (sister), Nate and I. Michaels had sponge brushes and outdoor acrylic paint. I brought pencils and paints I had at home as well.
Really couldn't beat the view for craft time! And except for sunburned shoulders everyone really had a blast, even some who are self acclaimed "not artistic." Every pot is so unique to each person which makes the completed project so perfect!
My sister decided to splatter paint hers. She painted the bottom white and the rim with chalkboard paint in hopes to write messages on it. Then she picked a few colors and flicked away. It was quite fun to watch. It turned out so great!
I did a watermelon pot. It is so nice not being a perfectionist because with those sponges I couldn't be too precise.
My husband (who IS a perfectionist) did a robot portrait. This was only a couple weeks after his grad party if you saw that post. I am so jealous of his ability to be great with both sides of his brain!
Birthday girl (mom) did greens and whites with hearts. Beautiful job!
Since we were staying at the beach house my dad decided to go with a lighthouse theme. It took one of the decor pieces and then sketched it onto the pot. He even got into the details with birds and clouds and the ocean. Very impressed.
Here is the completed project in my parents' backyard. I bought a 6 foot piece of rebar at Lowes and put it about a foot and a half in the dirt. The large pot (mom's) went on the bottom with the rebar going through the center hole. My dad filled that one with potting soil and tilted the next pot. He figured out the if he filled a little bit of the bottom corner of each pot with rocks it helped with the water flow. For the rest of the pots, simply put the rebar through the bottom hole and lean it to the side. I was so excited to see it completed. It turned out exactly as I had hoped. My mom put it in front of the window above the sink, so she will smile while doing dishes.
I love you mom!
