Clay Pot Uncle Sam Craft - This terra cotta pot and saucer plus a recycled soup can transform into a fun Uncle Sam craft to decorate your home this Fourth of July.

This photo features a Clay Pot Uncle Sam Craft made out of a terra cotta pot and a recycled soup can.

This Clay Pot Uncle Sam Craft is quick and easy, going together in just about an hour.

A fun way to spend some time crafting with the family and showing your patriotic spirit!

Materials for Clay Pot Uncle Sam Craft

Terra Cotta Pot – 4 ½” Wide
Terra Cotta Saucer – 4” Wide
Recycled Can – Large Soup or Vegetable Size
Craft Foam – Yellow and White
Letter Stickers
Blue Embellishments – Self-Adhesive Rhinestones or Pearls
Craft Paint – Flesh Tone, Red, White, Blue, Peach, Black
Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Paintbrush – Flat and Round
Pencil
Scissors
Craft Knife
CLAY POT UNCLE SAM PATTERNS (click here to get the printable patterns)

Directions for Creating a Flower Pot Uncle Sam

Basecoat a recycled can with red craft paint and clay saucer with blue craft paint.

Paint rim of clay pot white and base of clay pot flesh tone.

Let dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.

Once dry, paint two-thirds of the base of the clay pot with white craft paint.

Let dry and apply a second coat of white, if necessary.

Once dry, paint white stripes around the recycled red can.

Let dry and apply a second coat of white paint, if necessary.

Download, print and cut out Clay Pot Uncle Sam Patterns.

Trace mustache onto white craft foam and cut out with scissors.

Attach mustache to bottom center of Uncle Sam’s face with the glue gun, and then attach clay saucer to top of clay pot.

Paint the nose and mouth with peach and eyes with black craft paint.

Paint squiggly eyebrows and once the black paint is dry, add highlights to the eyes by dipping the end of the paintbrush handle in the white paint to create small dots.

TIP: When you just need a small amount of paint, unscrew the cap and use that as your palette.

Trace five stars across a piece of yellow craft foam, overlapping the tips slightly to create one long garland of stars.

Cut out carefully with scissors.

Trace a single star and cut out with scissors.

Attach star garland to the base of the red and white striped can with the glue gun and glue sticks.

Then glue can to the top of clay saucer.

Add the single star to the top of the can.