Lockdown Mag Jul 20

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outdoor
living
£12.25
Mosaic ice bucket
This optical illusion is easier to create than the
real thing but looks really striking.
You will need
✽ 1 x 30cm terracotta plant pot (without
a hole in the base)
✽ Pencil
✽ Small paintbrush
✽ 3 different shades of blue acrylic paint,
£2 each hobbycraft.co.uk
✽ White acrylic paint, £2 hobbycraft.co.uk
✽ Large paintbrush
✽ Clear exterior varnish, £8.25 homebase.co.uk
TIME TAKEN: 1 hour
What to do
1 Draw a mosaic-style pattern onto the pot with
the pencil.
2 Using a small paintbrush, fill out the shapes
with the different coloured blue paints, leaving
grout-effect lines around each shape.
3 Fill in the grout lines with the white paint.
4 Finish with a coat of clear exterior varnish
then leave to dry.
Simply
stylish
simple makes
Mini Tiered
Garden
Create a vertical garden in a matter of minutes.
You will need
✽ Three terracotta pots in small, medium
and large
✽ Sandtex Smooth Masonry Paint in
Cornish Cream, £3.29/150ml homebase.co.uk
✽ Paintbrush
✽ Compost
✽ Succulents, we used houseleeks
TIME TAKEN: 30 minutes
What to do
1 Paint the pots and leave to dry. Repeat with
another coat if desired.
2 Half fill the large pot with compost and then
place the medium size pot within it.
3 Once stable, fill the medium size pot with
compost, leaving space for the small pot.
4 Add the smallest pot to the top of the stack
and fill three quarters with compost.
5 Working up from the bottom add your plants
and top up with compost.
6 Position in a sunny spot and lightly water with
half a small can.
Flower pot
chandelier
The perfect way to decorate the table if
you’re hosting a garden party.
£2.50
£3.29
You will need
✽ Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch 20ml in
Antique White, £2.50 homebase.co.uk
✽ Paintbrush
✽ Old nightlight chandelier with ten
‘holders’ (expect to pay around £10 from
a car boot or salvage yard)
✽ Sandpaper
✽ Glue
✽ 10 x 5cm mini terracotta pots
✽ 10 small plants
TIME TAKEN: 3 hours
What to do
1 Lay down some newspaper and paint your
chandelier, including the chain. Suspend and
let dry. Repeat several times to fully coat.
2 Once dry, lightly sand in areas that would
naturally wear with age to give a distressedlook
finish.
3 Add glue to the bases of each pot and
stick firmly into the holders.
4 When dry, add your plants.
5 Hang the chandelier from a parasol above
a garden table.
TIP Add a little grit to the bottom
of the pots for extra drainage
✽ This feature first appeared in the
May 2018 issue of Modern Gardens.
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