Page 5 - Classimax Magazine - Issue #10

Exciting Clay

Pot Crafts

You can easily decorate clay pots
available in your home so that they
really look attractive when noticed and
involves your artistic skills too.

If you have an artistic mind and you tape up to the clay pot, connect the turn the pot around to other set of
love you make something decorative halfway points and then draw a light 4 squares. Squeeze a small amount
and attractive for your home then pencil line between all the halfway of yellow acrylic paint on the paper
clay pots are definitely a great idea point marks around the pot. plate. Outline and fill in one of the
to work with. squares with a generous coat of
3. Line up the ruler with each of the the yellow paint. Paint the square
You can make different items or can halfway points around the pot one diagonally across from it yellow suing
also so some painting on the clay pot at a time and draw a light pencil the same method as you have did for
in such a way that it will make the line from the top of the plant pot the first one and then let the paint
plant look better. It may also happen just below the rim to the bottom of dry.
that you not even notice the plant just the pot at this point. You will have 8
because the pot is so attractive. squares drawn on the pot. 7. When the paint on this side is
drying, turn the pot around to the
To make a painted clay pot you need 4. Then you have to decide on the first set of 4 squares. Squeeze a small
to have 4” clay pot, opaque apple color scheme or arrangement of the amount of apple green acrylic paint
green acrylic paint, opaque blue colors into squares you have drawn and paint the square diagonally across
lagoon acrylic paint, opaque yellow on the pot. In one set of squares you from it green using the same method
acrylic paint, semi opaque pumpkin can fill any combination of two colors as you did earlier. Again let the paint
acrylic paint, semi opaque white and in the other one also you can fill dry and you can rinse out and shape
acrylic paint, fine point permanent other set of colors. the brush again.
black marker.
5. Squeeze a small amount of the 8. Again while this paint is drying
Steps to make a painted pumpkin acrylic paint on the paper turn the pot around to the second
clay pot: plate and gather a small amount set of 4 squares and squeeze a small
of paint on the straight edge of the amount of blue lagoon acrylic paint

1. First using a small ruler and pencil, brush and paint along the straight on the paper plate. Next outline
you should measure the height of the lines of one of the squares with a and fill in one of the squares with
clay pot starting just below the rim. generous coat paint on the paper a generous coat of blue paint. Paint
plate. Outline and fill in one of the the square diagonally using the same
Then mark off the halfway point square completely with a generous method and let the paint dry.
between the top and the bottom of layer of paint. Now paint the square
the clay pot. Altogether you should diagonally across from it pumpkin 9. When the paint is drying for the
measure and mark off the halfway using the same method as you did last squares you have painted, it is
point at four opposite places on the for the first one and let the paint dry. time to paint the edge of the pot
pot. Rinse out and shape the brush again. white. Squeeze a small amount of
white acrylic paint onto the paper

2. Now holding the plastic measuring 6. When this paint is drying, you can plate and paint the edges.