Cement Paint Treatment for Thrift Store Finds

Don't you just love it when you can change a thrift store find into something fabulous?! I sure do! Today I'm having some fun with a paint treatment that turned a few jars and terra cotta pots into perfect old world cement looking crocks.

This paint treatment was so easy to do and looks fantastic! 

I did a similar post a few years ago.

And again on these textured hearts for Valentine's Day.

I had just ordered a few old world looking things from Michaels including an awesome head bust that holds plants. 

I saw the pretty pieces at Michael's a few days ago and admired the paint treatment. 

Needless to say, I went back and bought them!

I knew that I could easily duplicate that look like I did a few years ago in this post.

First I mixed up a concoction of 1 part non-sanded grout with 2 parts regular paint. 

I chose a light sample color of oops paint I had at home.

Any white, off-white, or light grey will look great!

I gave my glass and terra cotta pieces one coat of the recipe and dried it with an inexpensive heat gun.

I continued with the coats of paint until I was satisfied with the look, about 3 coats. 

I let the pieces dry overnight. 

In the morning I used a grey and black Sharpie to sketch on a few old chips around the vase. 

The newly textured vases, bottles, and pots are now ready to fill with faux plants and flowers. 

This was a very easy project to do and the chips and texture stays on! 

I really think I'm going to be using this recipe on everything in my home! 

I'm going to mix my DIY textured vases and pots in with the ones I purchased from Michaels for a beautiful mantel this year.

The Love You More sign was made similar to this one years ago. 

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Here is the before and after... hard to believe!