Distressing miniature pots

I wanted to add some holes into the miniature pots to make them look aged, It was not as simple as i thought it would be

The first attempt was a disaster, i wrapped the pot in a tea towel and "gently" hit it with a chunky pair of wire cutters. It broke into many pieces (i did retrieve it from the bin later and glue it back together for a different project)

The second attempt was much better, i started by roughly drawing how big it want the hole to be. It didn't have to be exact and was better making it a bit smaller than intended as it will be enlarged when sanding detail in later

It's always better to make holes smaller as you can always make them larger but it impossible to reverse it

I used a hand held sanding disc to cut through the pot. The disc was slightly too big so I didn't cut all the way through as it would have been too large

You can see how large it would have been with the little indents left on the bottom edge

After i cut a second hole and sanded the edges down to add some interest it created allot of mess

I suggest if you want to do anything similar to this to wear protective goggle, wear something you don't mind getting dusty, and stay in a ventilated room. 

As not only did I end up with clay dust all over my work space but on my clothes, glasses and in the air, resulting in a sneezing fit :(

Depending on what you want to do with your pots you may be able to skip this step

I painted a piece of thick card and used tacky glue to stick it to the inside, i used way to much glue and ended up paining over it once it had dried. I wanted it to be matte instead of the glossy

Inside view- you don't want to card to be too thick as it will be difficult to fit the curve of the pot

As this hole was so close to the bottom its not flush with the sides but instead has a slight slope.

I couldn't get a great photo of this but as this isn't a necessary step

You can cut little wedges around the top and paint on a little acrylic depending on how old you want it to look.

Optionally stuff and glue a round of card to finish off

This was necessary for what i was using it for as i needed a solid platform. 

Thanks for reading

Stay tuned for the next part of this project