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Clay Pot Jack-O'Lanterns

Michelle Ordever
Say goodbye to messy pumpkin carving and hello to our easy Clay Pot Jack-o’Lanterns Craft!
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Active Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Materials

  • 2 2.5"/6cm Terra Cotta Clay Pots
  • Acrylic Paints – Bright Orange Dark Orange, Pink
  • Googly Eyes
  • Natural Jute Twine
  • Twigs from your backyard
  • Green Pipe Cleaners Chenille Stems

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Instructions
 

  • Gather all your materials and remove the packaging and labels. Basecoat the clay pots with bright orange acrylic craft paint. While still wet, add vertical stripes with dark orange acrylic craft paint. Blend the colors with a paintbrush and set the pot aside to dry.


  • Glue two googly/wiggle eyes on the Jack-O-Lantern face using a glue gun and glue sticks. Create cheeks by dabbing a new pencil eraser in pink craft paint and stamping on the right and left sides, just below the eyes. Draw a mouth from cheek to cheek with a permanent black marker.


  • Trim one-inch (2.5cm) sections from a tree twig using pruning shears or wire cutters. Add some hot glue to the end and insert the twig into the drain hole of the clay pot.


  • Wrap a green pipe cleaner around a pencil to create a vine, then slide it off. Cut the pipe cleaner in half and attach it to the side of the pumpkin stem with a glue gun.


  • Tie two small bows with natural jute twine. Attach to the front bottom of the clay pot Jack-o'-Lanterns with hot glue. Trim any long ends of the twine with scissors. Leave everything to dry, then display where desired!

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