Are you loving the Artisan Handcrafted Vase trend as much as I am lately?
I must admit at first I wasn't too sure it was something I could do or worth going out spending money on materials, but soon I realized I probably had what I needed in our garage.
Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel happen to be two of my favorite places to find high quality decor, and occasionally I get lucky with their sales but their vases are rarely ever on sale and if they are they're still hardly affordable. Honestly though these two retail home stores are great to walk through (or browse) for home decor inspiration and so I'm that person that likes to stroll through the store for all the inspo.Â

DIY Artisan Handcrafted Vase PB Inspired
I love finding affordable similar shaped vases at the thrift store or FBMP.
Today I'm going to finally share how I re-created the expensive look of this vase, step by step. And I'll make sure to link the items I had on hand and where you can easily find them too at the end of this post.
You definitely want to start by giving it a good wipe down.Â

Step 1. I started by giving it two coats of what ever primer you have on hand or if all you have is a flat white paint that works too.

Step 2. I took a look in my garage for anything that would help me add texture to the vase and luckily we had this Permanent Patch textured caulking compound on hand that we normally use to patch or fix any outdoor stucco if necessary. But any joint compound will do. Brush on a few strokes in all different directions to make sure it was all covered and that it had that handmade ceramic look. After applying a single coat which was plenty, you want to let it dry overnight.

Step 3. Â The next day I decided to play with it some more, it was either going to be a lost cause or a total win. So I went ahead and grabbed some of the spackling that we normally keep around to fill in holes on the walls in the house. I added some water to it to loosen it up because it was a little dry and it was easy enough to apply to the vase with my hand. I almost felt like I was back in my old high school ceramics class while I was doing this.
I honestly couldn't have been happier with how it turned out. It was definitely a WIN!

Step 4. Finally I knew I wanted to keep the vase neutral to show off the texture of it. So I used some of my favorite, Country Chic Paint (chalk paint) in the color Cheesecake, but any color paint you have on hand works, especially in neutral.


In the end, this vase didn't need to be sealed, you could seal it if you prefer, but I didn't want to, I love the clay or terracotta plaster look it has and the texture all over just screams handmade, when in reality it practically is.
It turned out better and beyond my expectations and sometimes you just have to go with your gut in order to figure out if a DIY is going to go as you expect or better. But hey even if it turns out as a fail at least you'll learn from it, it's all in the trial and error.
Sources to the items I used on each of the vases are linked below.
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