Super Cute Turtle Terra Cotta Pot DIY For Your Home

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Do you like turtles? If so I have a super cute and easy terra cotta pot DIY for you that can be placed in your home or garden.

This is also an easy DIY that kids can have fun creating! It’s also a great way to upcycle aged terra cotta pots.

Materials List

• 1 saucer any size you like, I’ll be using a 4″ saucer
• 4 mini 2″ terra cotta pots
• Folk Art Paint
• Hot Glue Gun
• Ping Pong Ball
• Stencil Brush
• Paint Brush
• Permanent Marker

Terra Cotta Pot DIY Video

Terra Cotta Pot DIY Instructions

Prepare the surface and flower pots

I like to cover my surface with a drop cloth, but you could also use paper plates, wax paper, etc to cover your area. If you have aged pottery, you might want to take a wet paper towel and clean them off too so the paint sticks well.

Paint the saucer and pots

I painted the saucer with Folk Art Clover paint. I didn’t need a base coating or a clay pot sealer with this type of paint, and it only took one coat of paint, and I let it dry completely. I’m also not planning to plant anything in them. If you don’t want to hand paint them, you could use spray paint on the entire pot.

I painted 4, 2 inch terra cotta flower pots with the clover paint and let them dry completely.

Paint the ping pong ball

I painted a ping pong ball for the head. I used Folk Art Fresh Cut Grass Paint. I placed a little hot glue on the wax paper to hold the ping pong ball while I painted it.

Add the turtle spots

I used a stencil brush and painted on some spots on the saucer with the Fresh Cut Grass paint.

Assemble the clay pot DIY turtle

I added hot glue to the top of each of the small clay pots.

I placed the saucer on top of the 4 small clay flower pots.

I hot glued on the ping pong ball and then drew a face on it with a permanent marker.

Isn’t he cute? I love my little terra cotta pot turtle.

I made a couple more for Hometalk. For the bottom one, I used Folk Art Acrylic Paint, and for the middle one, I used Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint.

For now, they’re by my fountain in my home, and I’ll probably put them outside in my garden this summer. If you want you can seal them with some mod podge, and I like dishwasher safe.

Super Cute Turtle Terra Cotta Pot DIY Video

DIY Mosaic Flower Pots are easy to make. Upcycle old aged pots, and you can still plant real plants or faux plants inside of the pots. All you need to do is add a little title adhesive and what ever mosiac pieces of your choice. I’ve used broken dishes and in this one bottle caps on the covered area.

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Other Ideas:

• Mod Podge a napkin to the flower pot
• Patina aged terracotta pots can be done with a little paint, cinnamon and glue.

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