Posts tagged ‘bats’

October 24, 2011

Make it Monday: Halloween Batty Pot

By: Sherrie Ragsdale


Let the countdown begin to Halloween. With only a few days left, here is a cute, and creative Halloween craft to make. It’s perfect for kids to make also. Use this batty pot, to hold all your Halloween goodies.

To make this adorable bat pot you will need the following supplies,

Apple Barrel Paints:

20226 Petunia Purple

20504 Black

20503 White
6” Clay Pot
Black Permanent Marker
1 ¾” Spouncer
1 ¼” Spouncer
Purple Foam Sheet
Craft Glue
Paint Brushes
Scissors
Pencil
Base coat the pot with petunia purple and allow to dry.
Add the eyes of the bat by dipping the spouncers in to the white paint

Add the centers of the eyes by dipping the other end of the spouncer in black and adding black dots to the white circles.

Add the mouth by using the black marker.  Paint the triangles for the teeth with white.  Allow to dry.

Mark off a circle for the face and two triangles for the ears.  Paint around the face with black.  Allow to dry.

Using the pattern provided, cut out two wings from the purple foam.

Glue the wings to the side of the pot.

This is with both wings glued into place.

Using the purple foam, cut out the feet from the purple foam.

Glue feet to the bottom of the clay pot.

October 18, 2010

Make It Monday: Happy Halloween Clay Pot

I don’t know about you, but I’m in desperate need of a container to keep on my kitchen counter for Halloween candy.  I didn’t know I was in need of such a container until I saw this pot by Plaid designer Julie Lewis.  It incorporates the best of everything – blue and orange, polka dots and bats.  I’m also enjoying the fact that I won’t have too much of an investment to make it.  It’s simply a clay pot, paint (which I already have) and then pipe cleaners and bat shapes (have those too).  I’m going to paint it sometime this week.  If you would like to do that too, visit here for the complete instructions.

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