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Monday, October 28, 2013

Candy Corn & Cactus Centerpiece

Do you appreciate awesome alliterations?

If so, then you'll like this aptly-named

Candy Corn & Cactus Centerpiece.

Frequent readers of Altered Artworks

know that I love working with Terra cotta pots.

I've used them for

Halloween Treat Gifts,

Table Placecards,

a Tiered Front Porch Address Planter,

and Teacher Appreciation.

Here is one more project you can create using

three varying sized Terra cotta pots.

You'll also need yellow, orange & white acrylic paint,

decoupage sealer, foam brushes,
floral foam, E-6000 glue,

twine, Washi tape, ribbon,

and/or any other embellishments of your choice.

Oh, of course, you'll also need candy corn.

Since I only bought (notice I did not say "eat")

one bag of candy,

I filled the bottom pot with shredded crinkle paper.

And I planted a small cactus in the top pot.

Paint, decoupage and embellish the three pots,

following the traditional colors of candy corn.

Place some floral foam inside the largest pot

so it sits fairly snug.

Place the medium pot on top of the foam

so about 2/3 of this pot shows.

Repeat with another smaller piece of foam

in the second pot,

and place the smallest pot on top of it.

(This process is a lot easier to do than write!)

Use a bit of E-6000 to secure the pots in place.

Add the candy corn and shredded paper inside the pots,

filling up any empty spaces.

If you do not want the candy to be eaten,

cover it with decoupage so it cannot be removed.

That's it!

Wouldn't this make a ~~lovely~~

Cute Candy Corn & Cactus Centerpiece

for your Halloween table?

Would you decoupage the candy corn to the pots,
or would you watch them "disappear"?
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Grow Your Own Placecards using Clay Pots & Herbs

The next two weeks bring many families and friends together. Not only are many families celebrating the joys of spring break (well, at least the kids are celebrating!), many are busy preparing for the week-long festival of Passover. This is where we retell the story of the Exodus by reading the Haggadah, singing songs and eating specially-prepared foods.

When we were growing up, my parents invited friends and relatives to join us for our Seder. Because we had 25-30 people joining us, we moved our living room furniture into the dining room, and turned our living room into a large dining hall. With so many people, we created place cards to assign everyone a particular seat. Making the place cards was always my responsibility...which I took very seriously.

Last year, I re-instated my job and made place "cards" using small Terra cotta pots. These are so much fun to create, and kids can get in on the creative action. I decided to share this idea on my blog again this year, with a few minor revisions.

Materials:

Small clay pots in various sizes, no larger than 4"

Clay saucers

Blue & white acrylic paint

Mod Podge

Brushes

Clear sticker paper or Xyron sticker maker

Passover Graphics & Text

Twine

Wooden plant markers

Herbs (such as parsley)

This is the How-To:

I painted the pots in different combinations of blue and white paint. While they dried, I printed graphics and text onto clear sticker paper.

Next Year in Jerusalem

Then I adhered the stickers to the pots. After coating each pot with Modge Podge, I wrapped blue and white baker's twine around two of the pots.

I printed names on white cardstock, cut them out and mod podged the cards onto wooden plant markers, which I had painted blue.

A green herb (such as parsley or cilantro) is used on the Passover table to symbolize spring. So I decided to plant herbs in each pot.

I'm going to use the largest pot as a centerpiece, so I made a label that reads "Kosher for Passover."

The smallest pot was just too tiny to hold a plant, so I used the medium sized pots for the place "cards."

These festive pots and plant markers will add a nice touch to any Seder table. The larger pot will also make a great hostess gift! And, of course, depending on the colors and signage you use, these pots can easily be made for any holiday or occasion!

Whether you celebrate Passover, Easter or even just Spring Break, I hope you have a wonderful time with your family and friends.

Happy Spring!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Terra Cotta times Three

One of my very favorite crafty garden projects is the tiered terra cotta planter.

I first saw this idea on Amy's creative blog, Positively Splendid, back in May 2010; and I finally got around to creating my own tiered planter and checking this off my "wanna-make" list! [Applause]

You'll have to excuse the lack of "before" photos or tutorial. I was too excited about finally making the tiered planter to slow down and take photos of the mundane terra cotta pots or the creative process. However, you can link to Amy's post to get all the how-to's. In the meantime, just relax and enjoy the photos: