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How to paint ceramic

Today I’m going to show you how to paint ceramic pitchers and then how to fill them with a spring floral arrangement.

I went to Goodwill and found these vases:

I love the shape of them, but I’m not loving the decals painted on them.

No need to fear! Painting ceramic is super-duper easy. Even easier than I originally anticipated.

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After I ran them through the dishwasher, I took them outside and spray painted them with a white coat of Primer.

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Whoops. This one fell over and got totally yucky.

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No biggie. Just let it finish drying, wipe it down really well, and take a little sand paper and buff off the bumpy edges. Then just prime it again.

After they were all primed, I painted them with Rust-oleum Lacquer High Lustre Coating in white.

Don’t they look so great?! I {heart} spray paint!

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(Each floral bunch was $3.99 @ Michael’s Arts and Crafts.)

The floral bunch I bought for each pitcher is way too tall. What to do?!

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The first thing you need to do it cut the bunch apart. Just cut right through the floral tape.

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Once the floral tape is removed, separate each piece.

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And then just snip off the extra that you don’t need.

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This bunch was so full that I didn’t need to use floral foam in the bottom of the pitcher. I just stuck it right back in.

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Much better height.

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Love it!

And for the little one, I just added a fake orchid.

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You can’t even tell that it got all gross while I was priming it.

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From ugly:

To ah-mazing!!!

Pretty fab, hua?


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Comments

  1. Katie@Impatientlyprayingforpatience says

    04/14/2010 at 7:47 pm

    I am so glad you shared this. I am wanted to paint some ceramics and wasn’t sure how it would look! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  2. burlap+blue says

    04/14/2010 at 7:58 pm

    These are so gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your technique…I spray paint often, but am often hesitant on things like ceramic and glass…will definitely try now, though!

    Reply
  3. Struggler says

    04/14/2010 at 8:04 pm

    Agreed – they look so clean and fresh now!

    Reply
  4. Cap Creations says

    04/14/2010 at 8:32 pm

    Great job! They look wonderful!

    Reply
  5. kate says

    04/14/2010 at 9:22 pm

    Your website is seriously amazing. I am planning on redoing my bedroom, but I live in an apartment right now so I don’t want to invest a lot of money into it. But you have given me SO many amazing ideas!! I check here everyday. 😛

    Reply
  6. Connie Huntington says

    04/14/2010 at 9:55 pm

    Love what you did with the ceramics! They are beautiful!

    Reply
  7. Shelley Smith says

    04/14/2010 at 10:01 pm

    I love these! So cute! Thanks for sharing.
    Shelley

    Reply
  8. Kelli says

    04/15/2010 at 4:47 am

    I love that you showed the one that messed up…stuff like that always happens when I am spray painting. It’s nice to know that it is pretty easy to fix! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  9. Nikki@kreativeknack says

    04/15/2010 at 6:06 am

    Oh! I love these! So soft and pretty!

    Reply
  10. Nicole RJ says

    04/15/2010 at 6:14 am

    Oooh, so cute! I’m especially loving this post because I just picked up a rather ugly ceramic acorn hoping I could spray it, looks like I can!

    Reply
  11. Suzanne says

    04/15/2010 at 11:20 am

    So pretty! I’m still looking to make my cloche, no luck so far, but I found a brand new pizza stone for $4.99! Score! 🙂

    Reply
  12. Lisa says

    04/15/2010 at 9:29 am

    Pretty! I love the simple white against the bright green and pink of the flowers. So springy!

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  13. Margo says

    04/15/2010 at 11:29 am

    Hi! I’m stopping over from seven-thirty-three. I love your projects! Those pitchers look brand new pottery-barnish after painting. What a great project.

    Reply
  14. Carmen says

    04/15/2010 at 12:19 pm

    They do look amazing! I check for pitchers every time I go to the thrift stores. No luck yet though.

    Reply
  15. Angie @ The Country Chic Cottage says

    04/15/2010 at 1:29 pm

    Ugh I so wish I had those! I have been looking EVERYWHERE for glass pitchers!! (okay CHEAP glass pitchers!)

    Reply
  16. Jan says

    04/15/2010 at 5:39 pm

    WOW, they are sooooo pretty!

    Reply
  17. The Virginia House says

    04/15/2010 at 6:00 pm

    I am going to have to try this as soon as I find some!!! These look so great! You would never know they weren’t “the real thing”. Great job!

    Reply
  18. Becky says

    04/15/2010 at 8:20 pm

    I can’t believe these ended up looking so good–I will be doing this soon. Thanks for linking up!

    Reply
  19. sharon says

    04/16/2010 at 4:08 am

    i want to do this now!

    Reply
  20. christine says

    04/16/2010 at 4:35 am

    Thanks! I finally found the easiest way to paint ceramics. Really cute display!!

    Reply
  21. Queen of Dreamsz ~ The Art of Stuff says

    04/16/2010 at 8:22 am

    Hi Allison,

    What a transformation! I love spray paint too. ♥ Thanks for showing us how you did this.

    I’m visiting for Get Your Craft on Thursday..I’d love for you to stop by for a visit when you have a moment.

    Have a wonderful day…

    Hugs,
    Stephanie ♥

    Reply
  22. Lori says

    04/16/2010 at 10:19 am

    These turned out great!

    Thanks for joining Get Your Craft on Thursday! Please join me next week for another great party!

    Reply
  23. Tanya says

    04/16/2010 at 10:40 am

    I always wondered if you had to a primer for ceramic. Very cool. I might have to do this. 😛

    Reply
  24. Andy Porter says

    04/16/2010 at 12:35 pm

    They look so beautiful now. I’m glad to hear that you can paint ceramic so easily. I have a few things that could use it!

    Reply
  25. carolyn says

    04/16/2010 at 4:34 pm

    Those turned out great. I’ve been dying to try this, but have to wait for some warm weather to spray outside. Did you spray the inside as well?

    Reply
  26. MeganDVD says

    04/16/2010 at 3:01 pm

    Absolutely darling my dear!!! I am hit or miss with spray paint. I think I need a wee bit more patience.

    Cheers~
    e

    Reply
  27. Melinda @ One Life Many Journeys says

    04/16/2010 at 5:41 pm

    I LURVE me some spray paint. Those pitchers are so sweet! You did it again. ❗

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  28. Susan says

    04/16/2010 at 7:57 pm

    You are right they are amazing!!

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  29. Carmie of the Single Nester says

    04/17/2010 at 3:13 pm

    Love this. I need to think more out of the box and utilize spray paint.

    Reply
  30. Al says

    04/19/2010 at 11:28 am

    Amazingly creative

    Reply
  31. Ginger says

    04/19/2010 at 1:14 pm

    I dig me some spray paint too…I need some cute vases like these…? Hmmm…time to visit the thrift shop! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!

    Ginger
    SSB

    Reply
  32. JHill - Mad in Crafts says

    04/19/2010 at 1:48 pm

    Very nice! Looks just like real milk glass. Spray paint rocks!

    Reply
  33. Tracey says

    04/19/2010 at 5:25 pm

    Thanks for the tips. Love white and love pitchers, so loved your post!!
    Tracey

    Reply
  34. Stacey @ Fun to Craft says

    04/19/2010 at 6:36 pm

    Those turned out great!! Thanks for sharing at ‘Look at me, I’m SO Crafty!’ at Fun to Craft.

    Reply
  35. Kaysi @ Keeping It Simple says

    04/20/2010 at 3:04 am

    Super cute, love the color now!

    Reply
  36. Rettabug says

    04/20/2010 at 5:08 am

    That is amazing…I would never have thought of even trying to do that! You’ve opened up a whole new world for repurposing nifty thrifty treasures.

    BTW, see if holding down the “alt” key while you hit the number 3 …hopefully it will give you a ♥ like this one. 🙂

    Reply
  37. Aygun says

    04/20/2010 at 8:36 am

    I love your paintings. They are so nice. Also I paint whatever I found. I really wanted to hear your comments about my paintigs. See you soon I hope….

    Reply
  38. Jules says

    04/20/2010 at 12:38 pm

    That does look great. I love how spray paint can unite! Thanks for sharing with Made it Monday! Jules

    Reply
  39. Kate @ Chic on a Shoestring Decorating says

    04/20/2010 at 8:11 pm

    Thanks for joining my Flaunt it Friday party at Chic on a Shoestring Decorating!

    Spray paint is awesome, those pieces turned out lovely.

    Hope to see you again Friday to “Flaunt It”! 😉

    Reply
  40. Julie Bagamary says

    04/21/2010 at 5:09 am

    You are so clever. The vases look wonderful!

    Reply
  41. Kelley says

    04/21/2010 at 10:04 am

    Great idea… I would have probably just spun them around so the design was in the back and no one could see….but I like your idea SSOOOOOO much better.

    Reply
  42. Allison @ House of Hepworths says

    04/21/2010 at 10:26 am

    Kelley, thanks for your comment! I should have clarified that the decal was on both sides of each pitcher. Can you beleve that?! I guess that company reeeeally wanted their logo displayed. Lol.

    Reply
  43. AprilG says

    04/21/2010 at 11:25 am

    Gosh, I’ve walked by countless items like this because of really ugly decals or pictures on them. Next time, I’ll stop and take a better look. Thanks.

    Reply
  44. robyn says

    04/21/2010 at 8:08 pm

    THOSE do look AMAZING! Thanks for sharing! So glad I saw this on the blog hop!

    Reply
  45. Amy @ New Nostalgia says

    04/22/2010 at 7:18 am

    I love going to thrift stores with an eye out for stuff that would look great spray painted!! It such a great money saver. These are just so fun. Thanks for sharing @ “AP Tuesdays”

    Reply
  46. Lanie Ree says

    04/22/2010 at 9:35 am

    Those are beautiful!

    Thank you for linking this to A Little Craft Therapy, with Life in the Pitts.

    Reply
  47. Jessica says

    04/22/2010 at 6:32 pm

    Love the instructions. I need some spray primer. Thx Nice blog layout too. Love orange.

    Reply
  48. Gail says

    04/22/2010 at 7:14 pm

    The transformation is amazing. Thanks for the inspiration. Watch out, here comes the spray paint. Fun post.

    Reply
  49. Little Lizard King says

    04/23/2010 at 1:21 pm

    These are super cute. Any idea how to add an initial to the vase to personalize?

    Reply
  50. Allison says

    04/23/2010 at 2:23 pm

    @Little Lizzard King – I would just buy a vinyl one and stick it on.

    Reply
  51. Wendy says

    04/23/2010 at 6:51 pm

    I love love love this! I will never pass by a white pitcher with wording or pictures any more! I am so glad you shared and happy to have found your blog tonight! Wendy

    Reply
  52. barbara jean says

    04/25/2010 at 7:58 am

    Great job!!

    Thanks for the lesson!

    blessings

    barbara jean

    Reply
  53. Stephanie Lynn says

    04/27/2010 at 6:45 am

    Wow another fabulous transformation! Thanks for sharing! ~ Stephanie Lynn

    Reply
  54. Carrie @ Dittle Dattle says

    04/29/2010 at 4:28 am

    Thanks! Now that I know how to paint ceramics, I think I’ll go back to the thrift store and get that vase!!!

    Reply
  55. terra says

    05/03/2010 at 4:25 pm

    Thanks for the heads up on the primer on ceramics. I have no idea what I am doing yet with some of the junk I am waiting to redo. Ha ha
    LOVE YOUR SITE! You are too funny sista!

    Reply
  56. terra says

    05/03/2010 at 4:28 pm

    Love the spay painting lesson. Have no idea what to do with the stuff half the time even though I teach art. Love your site. You go girl!

    Reply
  57. Farah says

    06/02/2010 at 8:39 pm

    very beautiful, you make them absolutly gorgeous, I can find some like this on trift shops too I am sure… love it. and waiting for your next project…

    Reply
  58. Bernadine says

    02/16/2012 at 10:48 pm

    I know this comment comes over two year since this was posted but I just wanted you to know that it is brilliant.

    I have a bunch of vases that I need to get re-painted and never know how to get it done. Now I do. Your instructions were clear and the pictures really helped. Thank you very much.

    Reply
  59. Pdub says

    06/11/2012 at 10:06 pm

    Where have you been all my life? I recently discovered you and I can’t decide which I love more – your clever “instructions” or your amazing “transformations”! YOU rock!

    Reply
  60. Linda says

    10/14/2012 at 8:40 am

    I came across you on you tube and you are fantastic. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

    Reply
  61. Jeanine says

    04/18/2013 at 6:21 pm

    love this post, and the advice! would this work for painting a ceramic bathroom sink?

    Reply
  62. Tina says

    08/21/2013 at 3:50 pm

    Your items looked so beautiful after you sprayed them. I’ve already tried spraying something, but I couldn’t find the sprays by Rust-oleum. Instead I used a Valspar primer and a Valspar Lacquer High gloss in white that can be used on wood and metal. And the item came out so beautifully that I am giving you a pat on the back because without your help and support, I probably would have messed it completely up.

    Reply
  63. shannon says

    09/20/2013 at 12:14 pm

    When you took the after pics, you turned the sides that had the printing away from the camera – like they would look if you’d just turned them around. Would have been nice to see how the paint covered the printed sides. :-p I mean, that’s the point of this, right?

    Reply
    • Allison says

      09/23/2013 at 10:35 am

      The picture was printed on both sides of the vases. They painted beautifully and you couldn’t see the image at all.

      Reply
  64. JWhyte1 says

    01/21/2014 at 6:38 pm

    A tip a learned eons ago about how high the flowers or plants should be: Two-thirds higher than the container/vase. Here’s how to easily figure this out: Lay the container down on a sheet of newspaper or any paper you don’t mind having marks on it, get out a marker and a ruler/yard stick, mark on the paper where the bottom and top of the container hit the paper. Move the container up the paper so that the bottom is at the mark you made for the top of it. Repeat this one more time and you’ll know exactly how tall to make your flower or plant arrangement.

    Reply
  65. Karrie says

    05/11/2014 at 1:59 am

    I have nasty tile around my fireplace. They are ceramic and Ug-Ly!! Could I use the same paint process. Rustoleum? Its a gas fireplace and the tiles aren’t inside, just facing out.

    Reply
  66. Geneva T says

    01/12/2015 at 12:42 am

    How did you get the orchid to stand up straight? Tia!

    Reply

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