Tea Cup Planter Makeover

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When my first baby was born, my mom got this huge tea cup planter.  We took some photos of him squished in it.  Here's my boy in the cup when he was one week old.

It has kind of become a little tradition I guess, and I had kept the huge teacup planter.  But for a girl, I thought I'd paint it to look more feminine rather than the bold stripes.

So here's the whole basic painting process.

The colorful before shot, then rather than having to paint the inside, I filled the cup with plastic sacks, then taped the edge.

Next I used gray spray paint primer to cover all the stripes.

Next, I used white glossy spray paint to get the teacup white.  It took 4 coats I think.

Once, white, I thought it would look better if I added the metal ring around the cup, saucer, and sides of the handles to try to make it look more like real china. 

I was able to tape the top rim of the cup to get a nice sharp line, but for the handle and saucer, I just free handed the edge the best I could.

I used metallic silver craft paint.

Then it was done and ready for a few shots of Ellaria.