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