Accidental Chalk Paint Planter

Good morning! I'm excited to show you my new DIY planter.

This planter was kind of an accident. I started out with the idea to create something sort of like this...

...but ended up going a different direction. 

Let me start at the beginning. I bought this great ceramic planter for less than $4 at Target. I didn't know what I was going to use it for right away but my crafting wheels were turning and I knew I would figure something out. 

Then I decided to take my own spin on the Anthropologie planter by painting it a light gray color and using my gold leaf paint for some accents. 

I even took pictures of my plan...

...and pictures of me trying to create my perfect gray color...

but something wasn't working. I noticed that my black paint was really runny and not mixing well with my white paint. I shook the bottle and tried again to only realize that I was using CHALK PAINT!! How does one make that mistake? Must've been divine intervention because I then knew exactly what my planter was going to be...

...a chalk paint planter!! How simple and easy! You only need the planter, a sponge brush, and chalkboard and bam you have a cute planter that can be customized whenever you like.

I started off by dipping my sponge brush in my chalk paint and painting the entire planter with vertical strokes. 

Then allow that to dry for at least an hour before painting it with horizontal strokes.

**Don't you just love my Bare Essentials box haha! It's such a great box to store my paints in :)**

Allow the planter to curate for at least 24 hours. I let mine curate for several days because I went out of town. 

Afterwards, it was time to season it. I would make sure to do this over a cloth or sink because it can be messy!

Follow a similar pattern to painting the chalkboard paint and start off by running the chalk in horizontal strokes all over.

Side note: I know the inside isn't real cute but I knew it was going to have soil in there so it wouldn't really matter!

Then use the chalk vertically in the same strokes.

Then use a soft cloth or chalk eraser to remove all the chalk. There was a little leftover chalk dust so I squirted a tiny bit of Windex on a cloth and wiped it down. If you do this, let it dry thoroughly before writing on it. Like my mama says...Windex fixes everything!

Then I picked out my plant and planted it!

I love a good cactus or succulent plant! It adds such a pop to decor while not requiring more maintenance. What do y'all think? I hope you love this Accidental Chalk Paint Planter as much as I do :)

Have a great day!