Flowerpot Upcycling

Summary

Welcome to the magical world of "Lily Pots"!  With colourful acrylic paints, sheep's wool felt and a pinch of creative magic, talented designer Lily Beelen transforms simple clay pots into true works of art. Her summery creations combine bright colours and the playful beauty of nature. Get ready to spruce up your gardens and balconies with these lovingly designed flower pots!

Step by Step

Pot Fuchsia Green Yellow
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57

"Stylo" wool cord

Fuchsia (RS28)
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60

Wool cord "Dochtfaden"

Brick red (OR04)
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39

Wool cord "Dochtfaden"

Apple green (GU02)
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49

Wool cord "Dochtfaden"

Light yellow (GE13)

Clay Pot in Fuchsia, Green, Yellow

This clay pot is painted with acrylic colours in delicate light green and sunny yellow. To give the pot a playful touch, Lily has artfully placed fuchsia red „Stylo“ wool cords with a wire core around the rim. The result is a summery and colourful work of art for the garden or terrace.

Material Flowerpot Design

Utensils

To create this flower pot, you will need colourful acrylic paints, clear varnish for sealing, brushes in two sizes, "Stylo" wool cords with wire core, colourful wool yarn „Dochtfaden", scissors and a hot glue gun.

Loops made from 'Stylo' cord

Make bows

Lily cut several pieces of the fuchsia red "Stylo" cord, about 20 cm long, bent them in the middle to form a small loop. She always fixed this loop with a "Dochtfaden" wool thread in a contrasting colour – in this case yellow – to create a cheerful and colourful mood.

Colourful woolen bows

Colourful woolen bows

Lily tied the "Stylo" loops in vivid fuchsia red together with light yellow, brick red and apple green versions of the "Dochtfaden" wool cord

Glue loops

Glue loops

Lily then fixes the finished loops in rows to the upper edge of the coloured flower pot so that the individual loops touch each other. The ends can be bent into any shape thanks to the wire core in the "Stylo" cord.

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Blumentopf in Orange-Rot
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20

"Stylo" Wool cord

Signal red (RO28)
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39

Wool cord "Dochtfaden"

Fuchsia (RS28)
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64

Wool cord "Dochtfaden"

Coral red (OR08)

Flowerpot in Orange-Red

Whether as an impressive upcycling of an old flower pot or simply as an upgrade for a simple terracotta pot, bold acrylic colours add a cheerful, summery touch to both old and new clay pots. Lily Beelen has artfully decorated this pot with soft wool cords in various shades of red, orange and pink

'Stylo' wool loops

Loop by loop

For this pot, Lily again finishes all the loops first and then fixes them around the flower pot with the hot glue gun. The loops sit a little lower than in the first version, which makes for a loose, individual overall look when combining several pots. 

Schlaufen zusammenbinden

Connected

The little difference: in this design, Lily has tied the top ends of the bows together with colourful "Dochtfaden" cords. The individual bunches can be bent and draped to suit your mood thanks to the wire inside. 

Draht fixieren

Harmony with Lantana

The colours of the wool cords harmonise perfectly with the multi-faceted play of colours of the flowers of the Lantana, which has found its summer home in this chic flower pot. The colourful potpourri of these lively mood colours radiates an inviting and lively atmosphere.

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Blumentpf Upcycling
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10

Wool cord "Stylo"

Fuchsia (RS28)
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16

Wool cord "Stylo"

Coral red (CO05)
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Wool cord "Stylo"

Signal red (RO28)
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64

Woolcord "Stylo"

Light yellow (GE13)

Many, many colourful Stylos

Lily Beelen has also transformed these pots with colourful acrylic paint and fluffy "Stylo" sheep's wool felt into purveyors of good cheer. The artworks in warm, bright summer colours pick up on the colour scheme of the potted plants placed in them and add that little something extra. 

Materialien

Utensils

Different, colourful acrylic paint and harmonising "Stylo" wool cords are the starting point for this flower pot upcycling. Add a paintbrush, hot glue gun and scissors – that's all you need for these summery clay works of art.

Snip-snip

For this enchanting variation of the "Lily Pots", Lily Beelen first painted the clay pots and then cut many, many little "Stylo" snippets from the different coloured wool cords.

Glue down wool snippets

Glue down wool snippets

The small, colourful pieces of wool look like overflowing water when they are glued irregularly to the pots with the hot glue gun.

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Flowerpot Upcycling
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Wool cord "Stylo"

Light yellow (GE13)
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49

"Gitti" sheep's wool felt

Moss green (GU13) with jute
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Wool thread "Smartfaden"

Olive green mottled

Potted yellow-green

It's all in the mix: This version of our "Lily Pots" again stands out from its "relatives" with a few little details: yellow "Stylo" wool cord loops filled with green "Gitti" sheep's wool felt with a jute structure. Combined in matching colours on a clay pot painted in yellow and green.

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The first coat

First Lily painted the pot in acrylic colours in sunny light yellow with a light green pot rim. She chose the natural STYLIT cords and felts to match the acrylic colours.  

Wool loops with jute

In stylish light yellow, Lily formed wide loops with the flexible "Stylo" wool cord, wrapped them a few times with the thin wool thread "Smartfaden" in mottled olive green to fix the loops.

Wool loops with felt

Attach the "Gitti" wool felt

Lily underlaid the wool loops with the sheep's wool felt "Gitti" in moss green, glued it in place and cut it into shape. She made sure that the loops were quite wide and high so that the felt with the natural jute lattice could be seen a bit.

Gluing the loops

Gluing the loops

Lily glued the finished loops of wool to the flower pot with the hot glue gun, just next to each other.

How-to-Video

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Designer Lily Beelen

The popular flower artist Lily Beelen lives in the Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. During her business studies, she did an internship in a flower shop, which is where her love for the florist profession germinated.

She now holds regular workshops in her hometown and passes on her love and know-how for designing with plants to many like-minded people. Her creations are innovative, playful and designed with a lot of dedication.

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Products

Wool cord "Stylo"
with wire core

available in 14 colours,
washed and milled,
ø approx. 13 mm,
length 15 m

Wool cord "Dochtfaden"
with jute

available in 32 colours,
with jute core,
ø approx. 5 mm,
various lengths

Wool felt "Gitti",
narrow
RAW-Filz, 15 cm breit RAW-Filz, 15 cm breit

Wool felt with jute fabric,
available in 9 colours,
15 cm wide,
5 metres long

Wool Yarn "Smartfaden",
Olive green
Kordel Kordel

Thin yarn with
jute core,
ø approx. 2 mm,
33 m length