Making a Terra Cotta Turtle Planter

Craft: Terra Cotta Turtle Planter

Ana
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April 1, 2019

Terra Cotta Turtle Planter - planter sitting on a deck This is my take on an indoor/outdoor friendly planter. I wanted something fun looking to display on my porch during the warm months and as a decorative piece too for indoors during those cooler days. Meet Todd the turtle.

Supplies:

8 inch terra-cotta saucer
6 inch terra-cotta saucer
4 2 inch terra-cotta pots
spray paint
craft paints
spray sealer
paint brushes
pebble size rocks
succulent plant
glue gun

Terra Cotta Turtle Planter - spray gloss enamel

Steps:

Take your 8 inch saucer and your 4 -2 inch pots to start with. With saucer facing up, arrange the 4 pots in a square close to the edge of the saucer. Making sure it is square, hot glue the pots small end/down. This is the shell and legs of your turtle.

Terra Cotta Turtle Planter - glue small pots to inside of 8 inch saucer

To make the face, I used wood disks I had on hand, gluing several together for face and neck. Spray paint and allow to dry.

Terra Cotta Turtle Planter - wooden disks used as neck and head

Terra Cotta Turtle Planter - spray paint and allow to dry

Take your 6 inch saucer and spray paint and allow to dry. This is used as a planter.
To give my turtle a realistic look, I added a combo of craft paints, googly eyes, and then sealed with sealer.