Quick & Easy Halloween Craft: Creepy Clay Planters

Plants make a house a home, even at Halloween.  The pots that your plants currently reside in are probably not all that spooky, though, right?

Well, luckily that is easy to change. Last fall I shared how to make planters out of pumpkins. This year, let’s talk about sculpting air-dry clay into some haunted homes for horticulture.

SUPPLIES

• Air-dry clay
• Substrate (vase, pot or jar)
• Craft glue
• Craft paint (orange, green and black)
• Sandpaper
• Paint brush

Step 1

Air-dry clay is really easy to work with and quite forgiving.  Use the clay directly on your substrate and sculpt. Think of Halloween icons, like owls, cats, witches and more.

Allow your clay to dry completely.  The not-so-fun part about attaching air-dry clay to a ready-made pot is that from time to time the pieces will fall off during drying.  If that happens, use a bit of craft glue to reattach.

Step 2

Once your clay has dried and possibly been reattached with craft glue, you might need to sand any rough edges.  If you are awesome, you may not.

Blow off excess sanded clay and paint.  This make take several coats. Also, if you made a detailed sculpture be sure to get in all the crevices.

Step 3

Step 4

Display your Halloween decorations.  Wasn’t that easy?  Doesn’t your Halloween vignette feel a little bit homier with a pop of live greenery?  Now off to make a pumpkin and a bat version.