pots

This couldn't be easier, children can do it. Take a common or garden terracotta pot (I bought mine from Wilkinson's for 29p and 49p) The paint I used was household emulsion for the kitchen/bathroom (I bought tester pots from Wilkinson's). Apply the paint, by dabbing with a sponge, this doesn't leave brush marks. Let the paint dry. I chose to decorate my pots with spots, I applied white paint with the end of a piece of doweling to give me the polka dot effect. Children might want to paint a pot for grandma, let them do it in their own style, it adds to the charm!

Yesterday I bought six 15 cm (6 in) terracotta pots (three for £1 In Wilkinson's at the moment), with the intention of painting them. It was a lovely day to sit in the garden and paint. I decided on a kitsch theme, bright primary colours and polka dots. I used acrylic paints (sample pots of kitchen/bathroom emulsion can be used, they work just as well), applied with a sponge, this gives a more even finish than a paint brush. The polka dots I made using a piece of doweling dipped into white paint then dotted on to the pot at regular intervals.