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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Clay pot Chrismas trees.

I have started crafting at the church with some of ladies. We make a craft or bring one to work. The most recent was the clay pot Christmas trees. The pots we used are 2", 3" and 4" and one 4"saucer
I found this on Pinterest. charlieandmattie.blogspot.com  They are very easy to do. I suggest you season the pots with a sealer, then use a spray paint in your choice of color. I used the pencil eraser end to make the Bulbs, One of our ladies used the end of sponge paint stick which made better bulbs. A dowel end would work also.  I then sprinkled white glitter over the freshly painted bulbs while wet to give them a shimmer. We used a sponge type paintbrush to brush Elmer"s glue on the rims of the pots, holding the pot over a file folder sprinkled white glitter on it. On the rims the sprinkle was a little heavier to give the look of snow. When completed spray with a sealer to preserve it. We had a friend cut a 2" circle out of a 2x4. He painted it brown to give the look of trunk. I cut 2" Star out of glitter paper with my cricut. we used popscyle stick and glued one to each side. Put it through the top pot. Starting with the saucer then 4',3',2' stacked then on the trunk. For information on cricut go to www.cricut.com