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Article #190: Clay Pot Crafts:- How To Make A Bell For The Porch

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Clay pot crafts are a cute way to make beads must be large enough to stop the
home decorations. In clay pot crafts, cord from going through the hole in the
clay flower pots can be crafted into a bottom of the pot.
variety of decorative things that appeal On the loose end of the cord, you are
to gardeners. Usually, the crafter begins going to attach the small pot in the same
with new pots. The pots are often way. Slide the small pot up the cord to
decorated with paint as well as being make it easier to tie the other large
tied together with rope or cord to create wooden bead on the end of the cord. Now
things. when you lift the entire arrangement by
Pots for clay pot crafts can be purchased the loop, the smaller pot should hang
in many different sizes, from tiny ones freely inside the larger pot, making a
not more than 2 inches in diameter, to pleasant sound when it claps against the
huge ones over a foot across. For a larger pot.
beginning project, start with smaller Decorate the outside of the larger pot
pots. The beginner should also choose with paint as desired. You may like to
clay pot crafts that don't use too many paint it in black and white patches for a
pots in too elaborate a design. Holstein cow theme. You may also like to
An example of a good craft for someone decorate the top of the bell with silk or
new at clay pot crafts is to make a bell dried flowers and greenery and a ribbon
from two clay pots. Buy one pot that is bow.
about five or six inches in diameter, and For a variation on this craft, make three
another that is very small. You will use of the bells and hang them from a
the small one as the clapper for the horizontal piece of driftwood or other
bell. You will also need some decorative interesting piece of natural wood. When
cord, two large wooden beads, and paint making hanging clay pot crafts, always
in desired colors. You may also wish to make sure the beads are large enough and
purchase some glue-on jewels to decorate are tied tightly in place, because the
the bell. The bell makes a nice clay pots will break if they fall to the
decoration for a front porch. ground.
Cut the cord two feet (60 cm.) long. Fold Other clay pot crafts include making a
the end over 3 inches (8 cm.) and tie in large doll or scarecrow of nested pots
an overhand knot, making a loop. This strung together and painted. The doll
loop is for hanging the bell from a hook can sit on a chair or a step of the front
or a nail. Now turn the larger clay pot porch. Paint his face to look like a
upside-down. Pass the loose end of the scarecrow, a jack-o-lantern, a gnome, or
cord down through the hole in the pot. a child. Clay pot crafts are especially
Lay the pot on its side and slide one of suited to being displayed outside.
the large wooden beads up the cord until If you enjoy working with your hands,
it is about 10 inches (25 cm.) from the make arts and crafts as a hobby and would
loose end. Now tie the cord around the like to turn it into a business than
bead so that the bead cannot slip from Craft Business Pack or, Craft & Assembly
its position on the cord. If you have Jobs Package will take you by the hand
done this correctly, you can lift the pot and walks you through the steps to earn
by the loop. In clay pot crafts, the money.






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