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How To Make A 3-Tiered Indoor Fairy Garden

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Tools & Supplies:
- Enamel Markers
- Universal Bonding Primer
- 3 Terra Cotta Pots Of Different Sizes
- Painter's tape
- Kraft Paper
- Lint-Free Cloth
- Chalk or Chalk Marker
- Gloves For Painting And Gardening
- Potting Soil
- Plants and Fairy Garden Pieces
- Trowel
- Stones

In just one day, you can create a personalized 3-tiered garden for your favorite space in the house. Bright-colored spray paint and chalkboard paint put a DIY touch on three plain terra cotta pots. Add your fairies and you've got a fun and cheerful place to grow succulents, herbs or other small plants.

Project Steps

Step 1
Gather supplies.

Step 2
Always work in a well-ventilated area, such as outside or in an open garage. Prime pots using Rust-Oleum’s Universal Bonding Primer to all 3 pots inside & outside. Let dry.

Step 3
Add the painters tape and paper to prep all three pots for adding the fluorescent paints.

Step 4
For the small pot, spray the Fluorescent Yellow Paint to the top area inside and outside of the pot. Let dry.

Step 5
For the medium pot, spray the Fluorescent Pink Paint to the top area inside and outside of the pot. Let dry.

Step 6
For the large pot, spray the Fluorescent Green Paint to the top area inside and outside of the pot. Let dry.

Step 7
Take off the painters tape & paper from all three pots.

Step 8
Add the painters tape and paper to prep all three pots for adding the chalkboard paint.

Step 9
Add the Chalkboard paint to the lower area of all three pots. Let dry. Then remove the painter's tape and paper.

Step 10
Using the White Enamel marker, paint a line where the fluorescent color and the chalkboard color meet on all three pots.

Step 11
Prep the medium pot for chalk writing by using the side of a piece of chalk, rubbing it in the area where the wording will be written, and then rubbing the area with a lint free cloth.