Mosaic Flower Pots
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To give the pot a genuine mosaic look at least half of the area on the pot should be covered by the broken tile pieces. The addition of "gems" gives the pots a glorious, sparkling look. You can use other materials to decorate your pot such as shells, smooth stones, and dried beans. These are super for any gardener as a Mother's day or Easter gift.

What you need

• Newspaper
• 4 inch terra cotta clay pot
• 1 quart bucket of ready-mjoint compound ( used to patch drywall)
• Ceramic tiles (bathroom or kitchen)
• Large flat-backed "jewels"
• Hammer
• Putty knife

What you do

1. Start by breaking the tiles into small pieces. You can do this outdoors by placing a tile between 2 newspaper sections. If a child is doing this craft have supervision for the child as she hits the tiles with the hammer. Between each hit, take out and save the pieces that are about 1inch by 1 inch in size. You will create many different shapes and sizes. Throw out the very small and continue to break up the larger pieces.
2. Cover your work surface with newspaper. Place the materials that you plan to use (jewels, shells etc...) in front of you. Using the putty knife "frost" the pot with the joint compound. Holding the pot upside down from the inside, smooth the compound on about 1/4 inch thick. Older kids may be able to do this by themselves.
3. Stick the pieces of the tile and gems onto the pot. Try to space them evenly, not too far apart. Turn the pot from the inside, so as not to disturb the compound.
4. Let dry 24 hours. With a dull knife, scrape off any compound that may have gotten n the tiles or gems. if a tile or gem piece becomes loose, just glue it back on.

Ideas from you

Put your handprints on the pot
From: Dave
I love this website! We made flower pots about two years ago for my childrens' grandmothers. The kids, then aged 1, 4, and 7, dipped their hands in the paints and put their handprints on the flower pots. The older ones then printed their names under their handprints and decorated the rest of the pot. Their grandmas loved them and reuse them each year to plant flowers in. It is fun to see how each child's hands have grown.

Use thin set mortar instead
From: Judianne
Just a comment on this craft project - great idea, but I would not recommend using joint compound on a clay pot. The compound will not hold up to getting wet, so the tiles would fall off. Instead, thin set mortar should be used if the clay pot would be used for potting real plants or flowers.

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Stepping Stones area great way to immortalize your child's art and make a great keepsake for Mother's Day and other holidays.

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This craft features a great gift for Dad on Father's day or Mom on Mother's Day. This Footprint Craft includes both the child's footprint, a nice momento, and a wonderful, touching poem.  Write the poem in the shape of a large footprint using waterproof marker.  Using watercolors or watered down tempera paints paint the child's foot and print it over the written poem a couple of time. After all is dried laminate the piece of paper and attach string on the back for hanging.

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