This is a really quick, easy project and the end result can either be used as a stand for your jack-o-lantern or as a serving tray for Halloween treats. They don’t take long to make, either, so there’s still time to make a few!
For each stand you’ll need:
- A small clay flower pot – mine were 4″ tall
- A large clay flower pot dish (you know, that saucer-like thing that catches drips) – mine were 10″ across
- Black paint (I used black spray paint but craft paint should work, too)
- Craft adhesive like E6000
- Glue gun and glue sticks
- Assorted trim and decorations
Paint the outside of the small pot and both sides of the dish black and let them dry. Turn dish upside down and center a pot in the middle of it, right side up. Glue the two pieces together with the craft adhesive.
Once the adhesive sets, turn the whole thing right side up and decorate. That’s all there is to it!
I used craft packs of buttons from my local Joann’s store, rickrack and googly eyes to decorate mine. Since I knew the glue would likely ooze through the button holes and stick to my fingers, I used a low temp glue gun. Still messy, but no blisters!
To get the buttons to line up with no gaps, I measured the circumference of the tray top then used a yardstick as a guide . I layed out the buttons and trim and rearranged the placement until they came out to the right measurement. Then I just worked my way down the line of buttons, glueing on one at a time.
Happy crafting!
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Heather says
September 7, 2015 at 1:35 pmI have tons of buttons and rick rack around the house. This is such an inventive idea.
Pam says
September 7, 2015 at 1:39 pmThanks! These were a lot of fun to make.
Alayna says
September 7, 2015 at 7:55 pmCute project! What a great idea to lay out the buttons ahead of time so you don’t get any bad gaps at the end.
I am co-hosting this the #HomeMattersParty link party this month and would love to have you stop by for a visit. The door is open for the current party through tonight or join us again starting midnight on Friday. http://alaynascreations.co/2015/09/04/home-matters-linky-party-53/
Sam // DIY Just Cuz says
September 10, 2015 at 7:28 amGREAT idea, Pam! I love the way it turned out 🙂 What a cute way to keep some holiday candy around…this would be awesome for an office environment. Thanks for linking up at Welcome Home Wednesday, come back next week pretty please!
Pam says
September 11, 2015 at 2:44 pmI used one for cupcakes for a work party last year and it was a big hit!
Laurie says
September 11, 2015 at 2:37 pmThis is so cute, and so easy. I love easy. I’m so glad you added this to the Bloggertunities share thread. I’m sharing it on my Fri Faves this week.
Pam says
September 11, 2015 at 2:44 pmThank you so much!
Aspen Jay says
September 14, 2015 at 12:23 pmHi Pam!
What a fun way to decorate for Halloween! I loved that you just used some flower pots turned upside down! I didn’t even realize that that is what it was at first. Loved the colored buttons as well. Thanks for partying with us at Talented Tuesday! Hope you are having a great week!
Cheers,
AJ
Teresa says
September 15, 2016 at 1:18 pmCute, I love the idea of using buttons. Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party. Pinned!
Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says
September 18, 2017 at 9:31 pmVery cute! Love the buttons and the rick rack. Visiting from Show + Tell party.
Cassie Smallwood says
September 21, 2017 at 11:12 amI love this project! I’m a huge fan of Halloween. This is a great idea for using clay pots and saucers! So cute!
Pam says
September 21, 2017 at 12:12 pmThanks so much, Cassie! Glad you liked it!