38 Clay Pot Crafts
These terra cotta pot crafts are wonderful for kids and adults alike.
Clay pot crafts make great decorations for indoors and out. You're sure to find something to suit your style! From animals and critters to holiday clay pot designs, these projects are easy and fun to make!
Head on over to your local hardware store and stock up on some terra cotta pots. With crafts like these, you'll have gifts, centerpieces, and storage solutions that everyone is sure to love and enjoy!
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Animals Made out of Clay Pots
Our collection of clay pot animals is great for adding some character to your garden! These cute projects also make great gifts for someone moving into their first house or a neighbor who is building a garden for the first time. We've also included some other critters and characters in this list, like clowns and angels, so there's something for all!
Terra cotta planters often come with those round saucers to catch water. If you have a variety of saucers sitting around, you could make this cute turtle. This would look great outside as a garden accent, or you could use him inside as a doorstop or decorative figure on the mantel.
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These crafts don't have to use only one pot...you can use several mini pots to create something really fun! This garden angel is made up of several mini clay flower pots and will act as a great guardian of your flowers, herbs, and other plants.
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Aren't these animals the cutest? You can make these farm animals in the mini size as shown, or in a bigger size to sit in your kitchen or a kid's room. They are also great centerpieces for farm-themed birthday parties!
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These critters are perfect for livening up your garden! You can make a bee, butterfly, frog, ladybug, or all four! Add a plant and you've made the perfect housewarming gift for a loved one.
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This monkey is a great project for the kids! You could give this surfing monkey as a gift, or assemble the pots and have the kids decorate the monkeys themselves. Either way, working with such a versatile medium is such a great way to bring out the creativity in everyone!
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These adorable dalmatian puppies are made with an old glove and a cheap clay pot. This is one group of puppies that you won't have to clean up after, feed, or walk! Use this project to decorate for your dog's birthday party!
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Send your sweetie hugs and kisses with this adorable fairy. This craft is perfect for Valentine's Day, Sweetest Day, or any time you want to show someone how much you care. You could even change the message to "Get Well Soon" and make a Get Well Fairy for someone who is sick.
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Try making these clowns! Kids can decorate the clown however they'd like. This would be a fun birthday party craft idea or a fun way to decorate a kid's bedroom or nursery.
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Clay Flower Pot Decorating Ideas
Add a country feel to your interior decor scheme. From centerpieces to storage solutions, terra cotta flower pots can go a long way! Painting is insanely easy and they are so versatile. They also make great hostess gifts and housewarming gifts for friends and new neighbors.Â
Looking for something unique and special for Mother's Day? Well if mom loves gardening and crafts with flower pots, she's sure to love these Kids in Bloom pots! Mom can proudly display her buds of joy at work or on her home desk with cute crafts like this!
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Instead of painting craft pots, you can decoupage them! This Vintage Paper Flower Pot makes a great personalized gift, since you can decorate it with things that mean the most to the person you're giving it to. If your mom loves music, cover it with sheet music and fill it with her favorite flower for a Mother's Day gift or birthday gift she's sure to love!
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If you're looking for fun kitchen decor, this project is perfect! Not only will it add color and zest to your kitchen, but it's great for storing utensils and other kitchen supplies right on the counter. These painted pots can help you decorate and stay organized.
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Peace. Love. Plant. This hippy project is great for kids and young teens. Fill it with fun gifts, accessories, food, or even seed packets to help kids start planting their own herbs and flowers!  Large clay pots like this are great for kids going away to college or moving into an apartment for the first time.
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Turn plain clay pots into beautiful works of art with this Ivy Leaf Mosaic Hanging Pot.  Garden crafts like this can be used indoors, but they're better outside...where you can show off your beautiful work! This planter can easily hang or sit on a level surface.
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Clay Saucer and Jute Bird Feeder
This Clay Saucer Bird Feeder is a great way to use clay saucers you have no use for anymore. It's decorative and functional! This craft also makes a great gift for someone who loves gardening and nature.
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Know someone moving into their first home? Why not gather some clay garden pots and make a beautiful homemade gift for them, like this Spring Birdhouse. This house is a great craft for springtime and it would look so cute sitting in a bay window or on a kitchen table.
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This festive spring craft is simply the bees knees!  Bring spring and summer into your home. This Bee-eautiful Bee Decoration, for example, is great for spring or summer and makes a great gift for the "honey" in your life!Â
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Chalkboard Style Terra Cotta Planter
Great for kids and adults alike, this is a great craft for the summertime! Simply paint a planter with black paint and let your little ones create their very own flower pot!
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Wallpaper Decoupage Flower Pots
These Wallpaper Decoupage Flower Pots are a fun and easy way to jazz up your home or garden. Depending on what type of wallpaper you use, you can get a modern or vintage look.
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If you like to fill your garden with vibrant blooms, this Neat and Natural Flower Pot is the craft for you. This tutorial on how to decorate a flower pot sticks to subtle colors so that the pot does not distract from the flowers inside it.
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This Fancy Flower Pot Trim is a quick and easy way to dress up your planters. With a ribbon, some pompom trim, and a six-step tutorial, you can turn a plain pot into a precious one.
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Wonderfully Springlike Terra Cotta Pots
Brighten up your home or garden with and embody springtime perfectly. Some paint and pots could cheer anyone up.
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Chalkboard paint can go a long way with garden crafts. You can place these colorful herb pots indoors or outdoors in your garden.
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Midas' touch has graced this gorgeous clay planter and makes it a beautiful accent piece in a garden or yard. Give your garden a golden spark this spring.
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This is one of the easiest clay pot crafts you can make! All you need to do is grab some snazzy ribbon to transform this rustic material into something totally chic.
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Clay Pot Crafts for Christmas
Clay pot Christmas crafts are great for the holiday season! The sturdy material makes these easy decoration items for indoors and out. You can make beautiful projects for Christmas! Find a snowman craft and other ideas for the holiday season below.
You can do some extraordinary things. This Painted Christmas Tree Pot is one example! Clay pot craft ideas like this are great to have on your mantel or to display on your Christmas buffet table...just make sure each pot is secure so it doesn't topple over.
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Christmas crafts like this snowman are perfect to have up all winter long. This cute snowman also makes a great gift! Fill the pot with little treats for an extra surprise!
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Bird's Nest Clay Pot Christmas Ornaments
This sweet craft is just as cute on a tree as it is on a gift package. Clay flower pot crafts like this can be done in any shaped pot, but the mini ones work best for ornaments and gift tags.Â
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Gather the kiddos to put together their very own angels to decorate their rooms or any other space in the house for Christmas.
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More Clay Pot Craft Ideas for Holiday Decor
When it comes to the spring and summer holidays, there's no better way to decorate than with these projects! Check out our craft ideas for holiday decor to get some great inspiration to help you decorate for Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and even the Fourth of July! Whatever the season or reason, these holiday inspired clay flower pots will help you set the mood for a fun and joyous celebration!
Crafts made with clay pots are great for Valentine's Day because your Valentine can then reuse them for plants in the spring! This beautiful Heart Shaped Topiary is a great way to show someone you care.  Flower pot crafts like this are also perfect to send to moms, mother-in-laws, sisters, and friends.Â
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Colorful Clay Pot Easter Basket
Garden crafts should be colorful, pretty and, most of all, fun to make. Create your own Easter basket from Heidi Borchers and leave it in your garden once the holiday is over. The understated look will add a hint of fun to your outdoor space.
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Celebrate independence and show off your creativity with these awesome July 4th Candleholders! With a variety of terra cotta pots of all shapes and sizes, you can create a stunning candle display that looks like rockets and fireworks! These clay pot craft projects are also great for holding down your linen table cloth at your July 4th or Memorial Day picnic.
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Ring the bell of freedom with this July 4th bell. Decorate this bell however you'd like and use it to ring in the new year, announce dinner, or just celebrate being free!
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Here's one spider you won't want to squish with a book! Kids crafts like this Purple and Green spider are great to help kids pass the time during school breaks or weekends. Fill this spider with candy or other goodies to trick or treat everyone who comes to visit you this Halloween!
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This Bat Wind Chime is a fun craft that everyone will enjoy! And just because it's a bat doesn't mean you have to put it away after Halloween!Â
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Air Freshener Turkey Centerpiece
Not only is this Turkey Centerpiece one of the cutest projects ever, it's also scented! Display flower pot crafts like this by the front door, on a mantel, or even on your back porch to enjoy the smells of the season.
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Painted Clay Pot Mother's Day Craft
This is a perfect gift and decoration for Mother's Day because it's during spring, and what could be a more beautiful gift for a loving woman? She'll love the thought and sweetness of this gift.
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End of the Rainbow Pot of Gold Flower Pot Decor
This adorable project is the perfect decoration or small gift for St. Patrick's Day! The family can snack on the gold coins all day long.
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This is such a beautiful, country chic project. I love the fall flowers and foliage included in the pot, and the birds and scarecrows are too cute!
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Got a green thumb and spring fever? Your garden can become a neighborhood sensation and you can transform your yard into a zen haven with your own hands. For more projects to enhance your yard and garden, download this free"Garden Crafts" eBook
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Toby K Editor
Jan 23, 2017
!!!! I love clay pot crafts, and there are so many amazing projects here that I never would have thought of.
delilahcurtsinger 2895193
Apr 09, 2012
I have a question. I painted and decorated some clay pots, and sprayed polyurethane over it so sun wouldn't bleach them out. At the top of the pots there is ribbon around it, and I was wondering if there is something I can put on the ribbon to keep the sun from fading it out, I know the polyurethane won't work for ribbon is there something else i can use?
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