Peat Pot Turkeys
13 October
Thanksgiving is going to be much different this year than other years for some. My family is so small I think we will still be getting together just like we do every year. I hope that you can still gather with yours for some yummy feasts 😋
I don't typically do much crafting or decorating for Thanksgiving so I thought it was high time I made something for the day!
I haven't been doing much shopping lately so I'm making things with supplies I already have on hand! Like these adorable little turkey place setting markers.
Peat Pot Turkeys
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Supplies Needed to Make Your Own
- 2-inch peat pots
- Craft paints in cinnamon, black, and white
- Decorating chalk or blush (for cheeks)
- Sculpey clay in orange and red
- Crepe paper streamers in 3 complementary colors (I used cream, red, and orange)
- A scrap of colored paper or fabric (to cover the back)
- Wire (I used 20-gage)
- Floral foam
- Hot glue gun
- Crinkle-cut paper shred or candy filler (optional)
Paint them with cinnamon craft paint. Don't worry about getting full coverage, they will be cute with a very rustic paint job where some of the peat pot shows through 😊
To make the face, use the end of a paintbrush and black craft paint to create two oval eyes. Use the decorating chalks and a Q-tip to create cheeks (regular blush will work too... or chalk, or paint), and then use the end of a smaller paintbrush to add little highlight dots to the eyes and cheeks with the white craft paint.
Now we need to make it look a little bit more like a turkey!!
Use the orange Sculpey clay and roll two small balls (about 1/2" each). Put the balls next to each other and pinch the bottom together to create a heart shape.
Lay the waddle over the side of the beak and gently press it down so they are stuck together. Make two
little lines on the top of the beak with the toothpick.
Bake according to the package instructions. (Note: some of these are snowman noses mixed in with turkey beaks! 😂)
Now our adorable little turkey needs some tail feathers!! I used some vintage crepe paper streamers I had (you could also use feathers, felt, scrapbook paper... whatever you have on hand will work!)
Posted by: Tania | Little Vintage Cottage
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