Is it just me or is anyone else having a hard time believing that Thanksgiving is this week? The last few months have FLOWN by! So, if you are a procrastinator (as I am!), this cute and easy terra cotta turkey is the perfect (and quick!) craft for you!
Materials:
Ideally 1 - 3/4" clay pot and 1 1/4" wooden ball knob should be used. I couldn't find any pots that small, so I used the smallest one I could find and got a ball knob that fit appropriately. My finished project measures 6" high.
Craft foam - small pieces of red and yellow
Acrylic paint - black, white, copper, and burnt sienna
Paintbrushes
Paper plate (for pallette)
toothpicks
glue gun and glue sticks
scissors, pencil and ruler
Paint both the terra cotta pot and the wooden ball knob with 2 coats of burnt sienna paint, allowing the paint to dry between coats.
Using your gluegun, attach the the turkey's head to the body. Too add the eyes, dip the handle end of your paintbrush into black paint: touch the handle to the turkey's face to create each eye. Using the toothpicks, paint an eyebrow above each eye with black paint. Using one end of a clean toothpick, paint a highlight dot in each eye with white paint.
On a paper plate, apply a small puddle of copper paint. Stroke your paintbrush through the copper paint, then stroke it on an unused portion of the plate until very little paint remains on the brush. Then gently stroke the brush over the turkey to give the resemblance of feathers. Though the copper paint doesn't show up well in the pictures, it does add a nice dimention to the turkey.
Cut a beak from the yellow craft foam and a waddle from the red foam. Glue the beak just below the eyes and the waddle under the beak.
Glue three artificial autumn leaves to the back of the turkey, fanned out like a turkey tail. Tie some raffia around the turkey's middle for additional embellishment if you desire. There you have it! These make very cute placecards for your Thanksgiving table!
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