Create a darling pumpkin pie decoration from a clay pot that can be found at the Dollar Store.
Take a Dollar Store terra cotta clay pot and turn it into a darling pumpkin pie decoration for Thanksgiving and all of the autumn season celebrations. The addition of felt creates texture. Note that patterned fabric would be great too. It is always awesome to find ways to use those small scraps of favorite fabrics and supplies.
Materials Needed for Clay Pot Pumpkin Decorations
- Clay Pot, 2.5” – Dollar Store
- Wiggle Eyes – Dollar Store
- Pom Pom, White Tinsel – Dollar Store
- Craft Felt – Cashmere Tan
- Craft Paint – Pumpkin Orange, Tan, Pink
- Paper Shreds, Brown – Dollar Store
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks – Dollar Store
- Scissors
- Paintbrush
- Ruler
- Pencil with new Eraser
- Permanent Marker, Black
Directions to Make Clay Pot Pumpkin Pie Craft
STEP ONE
Gather all supplies. Remove the paper tag from the clay pot. Basecoat the base of the clay pot with pumpkin orange acrylic craft paint. Let paint dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
STEP TWO
Basecoat the rim and inside of the clay pot with tan acrylic craft paint. Let paint dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
STEP THREE
Measure two rectangles that are ½” by 12” on the tan craft felt with a black marker. Cut out the rectangle shaped strips with scissors, cutting inside the black lines. You could also use tan craft foam instead of felt.
STEP FOUR
Attach the tan felt pie crust strip to the rim of the clay pot with a glue gun and glue sticks. Create the fluted pie crust edge, by folding and gluing the strips of tan felt back and forth. Where the first strip ends glue the second strip on and continue the ruffles.
You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.
STEP FIVE
Add a face to the pumpkin pie by attaching two wiggle eyes with a glue gun and glue sticks. Add cheeks by dipping a new pencil eraser in pink acrylic craft paint and dotting on either side of the face.
STEP SIX
Draw a smiling mouth from cheek to cheek with a permanent black marker.
STEP SEVEN
Glue a white tinsel pom pom to the center of the pumpkin pie’s face to create a whipped cream nose. Fill with paper shreds and yummy Fall treats.
This is an easy and fun little activity to create with the kids using inexpensive supplies from the Dollar Store. It only takes about 30 minutes so works in the classroom or at a party. The final creation is perfectly size for a tiered tray display.
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XO,
Laura