I was super excited when the winning vote for this month’s Create with Me Challenge was clay! I’ve been wanting to try my hand at a clay craft and this was the perfect excuse!
I’m starting to get out my fall decor, so decided to make something to go with the season. I love having a candy jar full of seasonal candies and thought a little clay pumpkin knob on top would be adorable! I was worried I’d ruin the knob in the baking process, but am happy to report it turned out exactly like I had pictured it in my head!
Supplies:
Foil Pan for Baking
Candy Jar (I got mine from Hobby Lobby and spray painted the outside of the lid blue.)
This was such a simple and easy DIY! It literally only took me 5 minutes to sculpt the pumpkin! I rolled the clay into a ball, squished it down a bit on the top and the bottom, then made indentions with the blunt edge of a butter knife. So, so easy!
I baked my clay at 275 degrees for one hour and it came out perfect! Once it was cooled, I gave it a quick coat of glaze which really brought out the color and gave it a nice shine! I glued it to the top of my candy jar and was done! I read that you can use a screw on baked clay so I could have attached it with a screw, but since this was my first experience with clay projects, I wasn’t brave enough. Next time!
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Don’t forget to check out Lindi’s cool copper and clay air plant holders she made for the challenge!
This is such a cute craft, so easy to make and fun too! Love to make a bunch of them for gifts!
xoxo
Maria