Making clay pots into figures really isn't a new idea. My inspiration came from a nativity I have which is made from the pots and the wooden balls. I had some extra pots, I was trying to come up with a way to use them, and it was October. Hence, I decided to make a witch.
As I was painting her, the idea snowballed until I was painting pots to make into a ghost, mummy, vampire, Frankenstein and scarecrow. I used items I had on hand to glue onto the pots to create the various features I wanted.
My least favorite: The ghost.
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I don't know why, but I think it has something do to with the fact that a ghost is supposed to be transparent and there really isn't anything more solid and less transparent than clay! Maybe I should redo this one with a glass babyfood jar???
My favorite character: The Vampire.
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I just think he is so stinkin cute! To create his cape, I used Heat N Bond to fuse the two fabrics together so that it appears that he has a lined cape! This also makes the fabric stiff, so that when I glued it on, the collar stands up. Love it! I also just really love his toothy grin.
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I think my second favorite is the Scarecrow.
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I used rafia for the "hay" and some teeny-tiny pots for the arms. Only one other character has arms, but I just didn't think you could make a scarecrow without arms. My mental image of a scarecrow is always one with his arms out!
For the Witch, I made her hair out of shredded paper.
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The hat is formed from a plate that goes underneath the pot, with a smaller pot glued upside down.
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For the mummy, I painted eyes and then just glue ragged, fraying strips of muslin around.
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To make the Frankenstein, I shaped cardboard into the hair, and then glued black felt to it. Since the heads are woodenballs, I actually put in a couple of screws on each side! His arms are formed from some leftover wooden knobs.
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Along with the characters, I made a couple of jack-o-lanterns too. If you haven't been able to tell, my kids have actually been "playing" with these characters and some of them are a little worse for the wear. These pumpkins are now covered in scratches and pencil marks. Oh well.
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This was a really fun project to make while I was relaxing in front of the TV in the evenings!
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These are all so cute, but the scarecrow is my favorite!!
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I love your holiday, clay pot figures; I added them to my pinterest!
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