Clay and terracotta pots have numerous uses. From ancient times to the present, they have been used for cooking, others buried in fields and gardens to provide plants with regular water. Clay pots are also a long-time favorite of many housewives because they create a better microclimate forflowers and plantsthanks to their porous properties. Classic clay pots are practical but a bit boring, so they are painted and decorated creatively. But that's not all. You can also make beautiful ones with string and a hot glue gunFiguresand conjure towers. Just look at these fascinatingIdeas for decoration and feeding placesfrom clay pots! Use a few clay flower pots to create striking works of art for your garden!
Garden decorations made from clay pots – paint everything colorfully!
Transform bright colorsclay potsfrom practical to fabulous! Use weatherproof outdoor paints in light colors such as turquoise or yellow and paint the entire clay flower pot. For an even more interesting effect, you can create stripes and dots with painter's tape. Stencils from the craft store can also be used to create more complicated patterns such as stars, flowers and butterflies. Paint multiple layers of paint on top of each other to get the desired color. After the pots are completely dry, apply a coat of high-gloss water-based clear varnish to seal the surface and protect the color.
Garden decorations made of clay pots – animal and human figures
Garden gnomes and other figures are perfect as garden decorations. You can make your own figures with a few clay pots and place them in the beds under the flowers. Collect clay flower pots of different sizes to form the different parts of the figure. Stack the clay pots on top of each other and tie them together with raffia through the drainage holes. Stack some of the smallest pots to form the arms and legs. Attach them to the body again with strings. TheHot glue gunis also a useful tool for this project. Once you've assembled the pots, use Styrofoam balls, felt, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, beads, and other decorations to embellish the garden figurines. Let your imagination run wild!
Bee, ladybug and butterfly from clay pots
Raccoon, two bears and two green trees made from clay pots
Frog, crocodile and aquarium
three clay pots stacked on top of each other
Scarecrow with a straw hat
Figures made from clay pots – Decorated with felt and pipe cleaners
cute black bull
Turtles made from clay pots and bowls
