Still Waiting For My Custom Painted Terra-Cotta Pot

My sudo-sister is a great artist. She has an Associates Degree in Art and does custom paintings, tattoo designs, etc... in her spare time.  So I thought it would be great to have a one of a kind painted pot from her.   I bought a small Terra-Cotta pot and saucer and gave it to her sometime last year and I am still waiting for her to paint it.  In her defense she has had many other paying jobs to do so my non-paying project has taken a backseat to those.       It has kind of become a joke when we see each other now, I say "have you started my pot?" and she says" No, not yet" then we laugh.     However I know when she does get it to me it will be beautiful!

I have been reading about how we can seal it so the paint says,  when we get there it will make a great post for potsofluv.com.

Went to HomeDepot

Well I finally went to Home Depot and got some new pots and soil, I am real late on blogging about it since I went on Nov 9,  and its early Feb. 

I spent about $34, I got a big 32 QT bag of Miracle Gro (the good stuff with moisture control), one 12" pot and two 8" pots.  No Terra Cotta  pots this trip. I had looked at them but just couldn't bring myself to buy one.

 I got to work right away, transplanting the ones that needed bigger (or smaller) pots and refreshing soil in others.    Since I got such a big bag I thought why I better get busy before I waste another bag of soil.

Terra-Cotta Or Not?

I have never really liked terra-cotta pots but I may not have given them a fair chance. I have only had old pots a scavenger friend of my dad's would bring.  I am hoping my artist friend will paint one real pretty for me.   But I would like to know how long they last and if you can even paint them. If so what kind of paint is best, etc..  I have always had plastic pots and I know it is hit and miss when it comes to them lasting.  And, they are so boring looking. The pretty ceramic ones are expensive and break easy.  I have one of those fancy ceramic pots and most of the time when I put a plant in it is dies or starts dying.  

 I think I will get a few when I buy soil just to test it out.   Any thoughts from you? do you like one kind over the other, if so why.