Creating for these special seasons is the most well-known type of making there is. In the event that you are searching for different projects for your vacation decor, think flower pot makes. Turned upside down they become occasion characters for your tables or tree. With just enough paint, a few miscellaneous items and a creative eye, a common flower pot can be transformed into a snowman, reindeer, St Nick or a gingerbread person for Christmas. These artworks can use an assortment of sizes to get the same look. The main preference is where and what you intend the finished project to be. The fundamental pattern for most all character is an upside-down pot for the body and a wood bead for the head. Styrofoam balls might be substituted for the head.
Flower Pot Specialty Characters
Snowman – Paint the entire pot white for the body and the wood ball white for the head. Glue the ball to the lower part of the flower pot. Make a stocking cap and scarf from a piece of texture and glue to the snowman. Touch pink paint gently on the cheeks utilizing a tip. Plunge speck dark paint for the eyes and mouth utilizing a paint brush handle. Plunge speck orange paint for the nose utilizing a paint brush handle and utilizing a toothpick point; pull the orange dab to the side making a sharp carrot nose. Glue buttons down the front of the pot.
Reindeer – Paint the entire flower pot chocolate brown for the body and the wood ball chocolate brown for the head. Glue the ball to the base. Wind two pieces of pipe cleaners into antler shapes and heated glue to the rear of the head. Cut two earthy colored felt triangles and glue to the head for ears. Paint the eyes by plunge specking dark paint and glue a red pom for a nose. String a miniature jingle bell on red lace and tie around the neck.
St Nick – Paint the entire pot body red and the wood ball head peach. Glue the wood ball to the flower pot base. Paint the eyes by plunge spotting dark paint utilizing a toothpick point and the nose utilizing red paint. Glue pieces of white felt around the base edge and top edge of the pot for fur. Cut a dark piece of felt and glue around the flower pot for a belt. Structure a cone shaped cap from red felt and a white felt overflow. Glue the cap to the head. Connect white doll hair around the face for the beard.
Gingerbread Man – Paint the entire pot body tan and the wood ball head tan. Glue the ball to the flower pot base. Glue miniature rick racks around the face see this. Begin at the flower pot base, over the head and back down to the base. Glue more miniature white rick rack around the flower pot edge. Spot pink paint daintily on the cheeks utilizing a tip. Tie a little bow utilizing scrap texture and glue to the head. Glue two buttons down the front of the pot.