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Patriotic Clay Pot Bugs

Create adorable Patriotic Bugs from clay pots with this easy and budget-friendly craft. Perfect for 4th of July or Memorial Day celebrations
Crafting time30 minutes
Course: Easy Crafts
Keyword: 4th July, Memorial Day, Patriotic Crafts

Equipment

  • Pencil with a new eraser
  • scissors
  • Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
  • Paintbrush

Materials

  • 2.5 inch Clay Pots
  • Star-shaped embellishments like buttons or rhinestones
  • Tinsel pom poms red, blue, or white
  • Small white pom pom
  • Large red foam hearts
  • Acrylic craft paints Pink, red, white, and blue
  • Black permanent marker
  • Tinsel chenille stems
  • Google eyes

Instructions

  • Remove any tag or stickers from the clay pots.
  • Basecoat one clay pot in each color, Red, White, and Blue. Let dry and apply a second coat, if necessary. Cut a chenille stem into four-inch sections, bend in half and then attach a large pompom to each end with a glue gun and glue sticks. Place to one side.
  • Add contrasting polka dots to the pot. Dip a new pencil eraser into the paint and dab onto the pot.
  • Cut off the bottom of two foam hearts to make wings. Use the glue gun to attach them to the center of the clay pot.
  • Add a face to the winter bug by hot gluing two wiggle googly eyes on top of the wings. Dip a new pencil eraser the mixture and dotting on either side of the face for cheeks.
  • Attach the rhinestone hearts to the winter bugs. Draw a mouth from cheek to cheek with a permanent black marker. Finally add a white pompom nose to each face.
  • Place the antennae in the drain hole at the top of the pot and secure with a dot of glue.