Peat Pot Gift Baskets

Hi Friends,

Decorating a Peat Pot has been around forever !

They make great little gifts on their own filled with candy.

I like to take them to the Vintage Market filled with paper shred or moss.

Customers can use them as a gift bag and fill with a  small purchase.

The pots are inexpensive and fun to make.

Update : Vintage Market cancelled due to Corona Virus! 

The pots can be found easily this time of year.

Maybe you have some on hand-

I found my pots at Home Depot and Dollar Tree.

I used 3 sizes, 4" high,  3 1/4" high, and  2 1/4" high.

I left a couple of pots natural

and

I used acrylic paint to cover the other pots inside and out.

The edge was painted white or gold and I added clear or gold glitter.

Here's some ideas to decorate your pots.

I made copies of the pictures I wanted to use.

You can shrink and size the picture to fit your pots.

( I used colored pencils to color the rabbit ears)

I have these scissors that give a perfect decorative edge to old photos.

I used Matte Mod Podge and brushed on the back of photo.

After the photo dried, I brushed Mod- Podge on the front of photo.

Then added a wire handle to the pot.

Then added a scrap of ribbon and crinkle shred paper or Easter grass.

I painted the edge of this pot pink and added clear glitter,

some ribbon and a flower.

I added clear glitter to the edge of the pot below,

ribbon and a broken vintage earring.

This pot was left with  natural color.

This pot below was painted white and added clear

glitter to the edge.

On this pot, I added gold glitter to the edge, and gold paint

around edge of the postcard.

I found the gold foil chocolate eggs at the Dollar tree.

I also used napkins to decoupage a design onto the pots.

These cocktail size napkins came from Dollar Tree.

The napkins are 2-ply and you will need to separate the layers carefully.

I always tear the napkins instead of using scissors

because the edges blend together more naturally.

Use Mod Podge and a brush to cover pots.

These pots below were left unpainted.

I added moss and a wire handle.

These pots can be tucked into

your tiered tray decorations.

The ''Sweet Treat'' pots went so well with my other

Easter Decor.

I love projects that cost just pennies !

Thank you so much for spending time with me today-

xo Lisa S