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DIY Pottery Barn Vase Knockoff

How to DIY a Pottery Barn Knockoff of their Artisan Hand Painted Earthenware Vase.

I can’t believe we are nearly approaching the end of April! Although we’ve continued to have some unseasonably cold weather, especially at night, it definitely is starting to feel more and more like spring is in the air. The light out later in the evenings makes such a big difference, and I’m totally itching to get going on our yard projects.

Now that Easter is behind us, I’m working on de-bunnying and de-egging our great room and dining room, so the time is ripe for a few little decorative changes. This weekend I tried my third variation on painted thrift store vases, and this Pottery Barn knockoff vase pitcher just might be my favourite version so far!

Today I’m joining some friends who are also sharing their creative DIY ideas for your spring table. Be sure to check out their projects at the bottom of today’s article. 

The Pottery Barn Vase that inspired this DIY:

I have been eyeing up these DIY Artisan Hand Painted Earthenware vases on the Pottery Barn website for quite some time, but truly could not stomach the $212 price tag for this large jug version. I mean, that is like groceries for a week. Come on!

So I decided to take matters in to my own hands again, and attempted to get the same look for a fraction of the cost. I used a new method from the previous couple of textures vase makeovers that I shared recently, and went back to an old favourite: Plaster of Paris!

Other Painted Texture Vase Makeovers I’ve done:

Previously, I have shared how I made over thrift store vases with latex paint and baking soda…

More recently I shared how I made over some thrift store vases with Fusion Mineral Paint and their texture powder…

My Pottery Barn Knockoff Faux Artisan Hand Painted Vase DIY:

Well, the method I tried this time around involved Fusion Mineral Paint and Plaster of Paris, and I think it’s my favourite yet. I used quite a bit of plaster in the paint which allowed me to get a nice thick chunky texture to apply to the surface of the jug.

After several coats of the chunky-plaster-paint mix, I added the hand painted finish and warm tones and texture using some watered down craft paint as well as my white paint and stencil brush. 

This Pottery Barn Knockoff vase looks great on our dining table and is a perfect simple centrepiece with a few faux magnolia branches streaming out of it. But it would also look great in a variety of little vignettes throughout your home.

I think this DIY ‘faux’ artisan hand painted earthenware vase is my favourite version of textured vases yet, and I can’t wait to try this technique again on some different shapes vases and vessels!

To make this Pottery Barn knockoff vase, I used the following materials:

  • Ceramic Pitcher or vase from the thrift store (mine cost $2)
  • Fusion Mineral Paint in Casement (you could probably use regular white house paint but I didn’t try that)
  • Plaster of Paris
  • Bowl and spoon for mixing
  • A couple of tones of craft paint (I used Folkart brand in Coffee Bean and Raw Sienna)
  • Sea sponge – a couple of small pieces (mine are from the dollar store craft section)
  • Medium sized craft paint brush
  • One or two flat end stencil brushes
  • Cardboard for working on

I’ve estimated the cost for this project somewhere around $10-12 because I actually had everything on hand. If you had to go out and buy everything brand new, it may cost you a more but you will have a lot of leftover materials. I wouldn’t see I used more than $10 worth of materials (that I already owned) as well as the original $2 I spent on the vase at the thrift store.

Is this technique Water Proof??

I would say that you should not introduce your vase to a lot of water as the plaster is not a water proof finish. If you want to use your vase for fresh flowers, then I suggest that you do not paint down inside of it very far. As long as the inside is unpainted, it will still be glazed and waterproof so you should be okay to use real flowers in it. I painted down into the inside of my vase a fair way, so that I wouldn’t be able to see the original colour of it, but I only intend to use it with faux blooms.

Step by Step Process

It started out like this…

The supplies that I used, as listed above…

I mixed about 1/3 cup of paint with 2 tbsp of Plaster of Paris. It created quite a thick paint texture – about as thick as chunky peanut butter . I ended up using a whisk to blend the plaster into the paint as that helped to feather out the little plaster chunks.

I gave the pitcher about 4-5 coats of this paint, layering it on and allowing to dry for about 20-30 minutes between each coat.

After the plaster paint was done:

Once the white plaster/paint was dry, I watered down a couple of colours of craft paint (as listed above) and then sponged them on randomly with little bits of sea sponge.

Does this sea sponge remind you of the early 90s, or what? I still remember when my Mom sponge painted our entire main bathroom with blue and white about 1990. It was so on-trend at the time.

When it was finished I let it dry. It was at this point that my family was looking scared about what I was actually making…

Dry-brushing the Final Coat:

Lastly, I went back over the whole vase with a dry brush technique (that I showed in the video). Basically, I dipped my flat end stencil brush in the Casement paint (without any plaster in it). To keep the brush fairly dry, I wiped most of it off onto the cardboard piece I was working on.

Next, I brushed it over the whole vase, making sure to spread it quite thin and not go too heavy with the white paint. I added more paint as needed, but kept the brush quite dry the whole time so that it wouldn’t cover up too much of the warm brown tones I’d applied underneath.

As the name “Artisan Hand Painted Vase” suggests, this is really a unique piece and does not have one proscriptive way of finishing it. I just kept working with my dry brush technique until I was happy with the overall look…

Pottery Barn Vase Knockoff :

You can really see the texture in this close-up view of the vase…

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And remember, my friends are sharing their spring table DIY ideas with you today, as well! You can visit their articles by clicking on the links below the images…

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