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    Home » DIY Projects

    DIY Easter Egg Planters with Clay, Live and Faux Flowers

    March 25, 2020 by Patti Estep 1 Comment

    Easter place setting with clay egg planter and flowers
    Three small clay egg with faux flowers inside.

    These DIY Easter egg planters made with air dry clay are perfect for your holiday table and other spring decorating spots.

    Clay egg planters with live flowering bulbs

    I wanted to make large easter egg planters and fill them with a few flowering bulbs from the yard, and maybe also some as a cute table setting decoration.

    At first, I thought of traditional paper mache but I was worried that they wouldn't be sturdy enough to hold live plants so I decided to try air dry clay.

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    Supplies for clay egg planters

    DIY Easter Egg Planters

    Supplies

    • water balloons
    • white air dry clay
    • sheet moss
    • clay roller and cutters
    • artificial flowers and foam
    • live flowers

    Rolled air dry clay and balloon

    Start by rolling out the clay to about 1/8 inch thick.

    Plastic clay tools

    If you want you can use a clay pinking cutter to give a decorative look to the top edge of the egg.

    Wrapping clay around balloon

    Then wrap the clay around the middle of a small balloon. I used water balloons for this craft as they are all nice and small.

    Forming clay around balloon

    Fold the edges together at the bottom and pinch away excess clay.

    Bottom of clay wrapped on balloon

    Work on the clay with your fingers to smooth all areas and creases much as you can. A little water will also help to smooth out the clay.

    Dried clay egg planters

    The clay egg planters take at least 24 hours to dry, sometimes 48 hours. At that point, you can pop the balloons and remove them from the clay shell.

    Sanding clay after dried

    Then use sandpaper to get rid of any rough edges.

    Artificial flowers in foam

    Next, insert some artificial flowers into any kind of foam you may have lying around.

    Then use a bit of hot glue on the bottom of the foam and place it the egg.

    Blue faux flowers in egg planter

    Top with a bit of sheet moss around the base of the flowers.

    Three small clay egg planters with artificial flowers

    You could paint the eggs if you want but I like the natural color of the air dry clay.

    Clay egg planter on table setting

    The smaller balloons made great small eggs to adorn our place setting for Easter.

    Fresh flowers in clay egg planters

    The larger eggs were planted with a daffodil, a hyacinth and an allium bulb from my garden.

    I will be using them for my centerpiece. Check back next week to see the entire centerpiece tutorial.

    Note: You have to be careful with water. The air dry clay will break down with water so when you are planting live plants be sure to water the soil lightly before planting the bulbs. This will help keep the flowers alive for at least a week. However, I would not recommend watering them again. If you must, use as little water as possible.

    These DIY clay Easter egg planters turned out great. They are very festive and a nice addition to our Easter table and spring decor.

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    Three clay egg planters with real flower bulbs growing

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Denise

      April 14, 2020 at 10:05 am

      These are beautiful!

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