Creative Ways to Paint Terra Cotta Flower Pots

An absolute fantastic and quick craft for kids of all ages, the art of painting terra cotta clay garden pots is a craft that has endless possibilties both in the "how-to" aspect as well as the "made for.." reasons! Whether they are made for decoration around the house and garden or made to give as gifts, terra cotta pots are a fantastic art form with endless possibilities!

Terra cotta pots come in a large variety of sizes... from very small to very large. They are squared, rounded, tall, short, wide or narrow. What this means is that you have an abundance to choose from which makes the first step of the creating a project very easy. Clay pots can be paint literally any theme you choose! "How To Paint Terra Cotta Pots" is great source to start learning how to do this "never a dull moment" and oh, so useful craft! Once painted.. they have variety of uses... storage for pens, pencils, wash cloths, hair accessories, utensil holder, small item holder and yes.. even plants can be put in a beautifully, painted terra cotta clay pot! Indoors, a very large painted terra cotta pot can be used as a toy "box", a laundry hamper, a magazine holder or craft supply "bucket". Smaller ones can be assembled to create a variety of projects.

I use regular acrylic paints purchased at the local craft store for (on sale ) 50 cents each. Can't complain about the price on that one!. Another great creation comes when the pots are sprayed with chalkboard paint ... yes, you read that right, chalkboard paint! It comes in a spray can and you just spray it on (you can spray it on anything!) and when dry... with chalk in hand, your child can create, erase and create again!

Painted Terra Cotta Pots Make Great Holiday Decorations
Terra cotta flower pots offer a wide variety of uses for holiday decorations. Halloween Pumpkins made from terra cotta flower pots is not only quick and easy, but cute, darling and just the perfect decoration for your home during the Halloween days! And for Christmas decorations , how about the nativity trio. What's extra special about this creation is that you can choose any size terra cotta pot to make the figurines, it just depends on where you want to use them! Make the large ones to use outdoors and use the small ones to decorate the mantel. And of course, for Easter or springtime. All you have to do is simply change the colors and embellishments!

Make "Pot Animals" out of Terra Cotta Pots
Usually made with small, turned-upside-down terra cotta pots, with paint, pom-poms, pipe cleaners, wooden balls and wiggle eyes you can have a whole circus of animals.. or a yard full of bugs! At "How to Make Clay Pot Animals" you can find instructions for a nice variety of animals to make out of terra cotta pots! You can also create a more elaborate decoration and make a Harvest Time Terra Cotta Farm . Wouldn't that just be the cutest thing out in your garden?

The possibilities are endless and the finished creations are fabulous. Clay terra cotta pots...they are a wonderful art supply!

Sources:

http://www.the-artistic-garden.com
http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts
http://www.ehow.com/how_4486948_make-clay-pot-animals.html