Fabric Sculpted Pot Covers

Fabric Sculpted Pot Covers with Jacquard Sculpting Medium

Spring is in the air and it's a great time to spruce things up with some plants. But fancy pots can be pricey so we have a fun way to jazz up your containers with fabric! Jacquard Fabric Sculpting medium will make a stiff, self standing pot cover to add some texture and color to your basic plastic pots. Your personalized pots can make nice Mother's day presents too!

Shopping list:

• Jacquard Fabric Sculpting Medium
• Fabric Options - Burlap (we used natural) - Handspun Handwoven Natural Fabric
• Dharma Dyers Detergent
• A Dyed fabric of your choice, we used some ice dyed fabric from this tutorial
• Pots and Plants - any plastic pot can be used as a form but something without drain holes for the plant will be best to keep moisture away from the final fabric covering. Or, you can put a hole in your finished piece to line up with the hole of the plant pot you will be using.
• Plastic wrap or tarp to cover table
• Pan or tray (optional but helpful)

Let's get started!

Step 1: Measure and cut fabric

First, measure and cut a piece of fabric, the size all depends on if you want it to drape over/past the pot edges or go just to the edge and cover. This part is all up to you and the look you want, we did a few versions so read all the way through for inspiration.

Note - We didn't bother pre-washing the chunkier fabrics to protect the texture of the weaves that we wanted.

Pro-Tip: you can also make sculpted bows, ties or other decorative elements with fabric scrap to place on your cover for added dimension.

Step 2: Apply sculpting medium

Pour some of the medium into the pan, dip your fabric in and start scrunching and working the medium into the fabric. As you need to, add a little more medium. You want to fully coat the fabric but not over saturate it, if there is too much it will dry shiny and we want the texture to show through.

Step 3: Drape over pot

Drape the fabric over your pot and take a little time to drape it in a way you like, don't worry about having to rush as the fabric will take a while to stiffen fully. We did a few variations with draping the fabric, laying it out to flare and tucking it up and over the lip of the pot to the inside to fully cover the pot.

Pro-Tip: You can see for the longer draping burlap we used some cardboard tubes to hold up the pot and let the fabric hang, you can rig up something similar at home with a stack of food cans or other handy things.

Step 4: Let dry

Once you have draped your pot(s), leave them to dry on a plastic protected surface, as it will be easy to pull off later. Dry for a full 24 hours.

Step 5: Remove and use

If your pot/form is flexible enough you can pull it out to make more later but be sure to put a little water catcher/liner in or remove the cover to water your pots later. Because the medium is water based it can soften up if it gets too saturated. You can also consider spraying your pot cover with a waterproof varnish if you plan on having it outdoors in damp weather. Otherwise, you will want to keep your fabric covered pots out of the rain!

Now you (or your Mom) can enjoy the fresh look of your plant companions!