4. Bandana-Covered Pots Bandanas are great for all sorts of craft projects, including this one: a bandana-covered ceramic pot. 5. Painted Fourth of July Clay Pot To make: Attach the bandana to the exterior of the desired clay pot using Mod Podge (a versatile glue, sealer, and finisher). Fold the bandana fabric an inch over the top rim of the pot and cut off any extra fabric as needed. Allow to dry thoroughly, then fill with seasonal blooms or ferns, or whatever you desire. • Prepare your pot and saucer by removing any attached tags. • Paint the pot white inside and out. Let it dry thoroughly. Apply a second coat if necessary. • Next, the terracotta saucer should be painted blue on all sides and edges. Let it dry. Apply a second coat if needed. Note : The pot and saucer will need some time to dry between coats, but the paint does dry pretty quickly on the clay surface. The drying time will depend on the thickness of the coats of paint applied. • Using a small flat paintbrush, paint red stripes vertically around the flower pot. Let dry and then follow with a second coat if desired. If young children are attempting this project, you can help them space the vertical stripes by using painter’s tape to block off white stripes.
• Once the red stripes have dried, you will want to paint a blue strip approximately one inch wide around the flower pot’s base. If the white and red paint you applied earlier is bleeding through the blue, apply a second coat. • To top off this project, you will need five silver stars. You can either use silver glitter craft foam and cut your star shapes from that or if you want to make it simpler, get five silver star stickers and use those. Space the stars so that they go all the way around and then glue them onto the blue band at the bottom of the clay pot. • Lastly, use a glue gun to secure the flower pot and saucer together so that it looks like Uncle Sam’s hat! You can add whatever you wish inside the flower pot. One idea is to add red, white, and blue shredded paper and wrapped candy to create a patriotic candy dish! You and your guests will have plenty to do while you wait for the fireworks to start with this fun list of games to choose from!
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