Clay Pot Mushrooms for the Garden

BySarah Nenni-Daher Updated:

Use a couple of terra cotta pots and saucers to make a set of clay pot mushrooms for your garden, patio, or outdoor space. This is a fun and whimsical spring or summer craft idea.

Change up the style or size of the garden pots and make a display to match any theme or decor. Be sure to read through the tips section to make this easy clay pot craft idea the best it can be.

Horizontal image close up of a red mushroom and a smaller teal clay pot mushroom painted saucer and terra cotta pot craft sitting in wood chips.
These whimsical garden mushrooms are made with such simple materials.

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Garden Toadstools Made with Terra Cotta Pots and Saucers

Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, vacationing with friends is a little joy I hold dear. Being in Seattle, a beach trip is quick and easy for us and meeting friends at the coast makes it feel more like a getaway.

This spring, a friend and I were heading to the beach and she decided to bring along a craft so she could match this clay pot garden gnome I made years ago. It went viral for a reason: it is easy, fast, and SO cute! She brought her matching paint and we set to work.

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Vertical image of a red and teal terra cotta pot mushroom display in wood chips with daffodils with text which reads clay pot garden mushrooms.
You can make your own adorable clay pot mushrooms in an afternoon for the garden or your outdoor space.

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Tips for Making Garden Mushrooms from Clay Pots

While making these, I worked through some issues and learned a few tips. Here are my biggest takeaways after having made two sets of these now.

  • Be sure to use a very solid glue (I chose E6000) – hot glue will not work for this craft by itself. If you want an immediate seal, alternate the hot glue and the E6000 (use generously).
  • Vary the size of the saucers for different looks. In this craft, we stacked same-size saucers and differently-sized ones. It really changes up the look.
  • Head to the thrift store or garage sales to look for terra cotta pots. You can easily clean them up and, with a base primer, can cover up anything unsightly like soil stains.
  • Keep them bare or give them fun patterns with polka dots, stripes, or shapes.
  • These would look so cute with an outdoor fairy garden or other whimsical garden decor.
  • You can use an outdoor paint for longer-lasting color, but remember, you still should seal them.
Horizontal image close up of the supplies needed to make garden mushrooms with clay pots, including pots, saucers, paint, glue, and brushes.
Gather up clay pots, saucers, paint, glue, and brushes to make your own mushrooms.

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DIY Clay Pot Mushrooms

Below is the written and printable tutorial for this easy craft. You can learn a bit more by watching the terra cotta pot mushroom video tutorial here on YouTube.

Yield: 2 Garden Mushrooms

Clay Pot Mushrooms for the Garden

Square image close up of red and teal mushrooms in wood chips made with clay pots and terra cotta saucers.

Use terra cotta pots and saucers to create these adorable clay pot mushrooms for the garden. A little paint, glue, and sealant make these a fun spring or summer craft idea you can take outside.

Active Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost $7

Materials

  • 2 Clay Pots
  • 3 Clay Saucers
  • Acrylic Paint (I used white, teal, and red)
  • UV Spray Sealant

Tools

  • E6000
  • Foam Paintbrushes
  • Pencil with an Eraser

Instructions

  1. Clean the pots and use the foam paintbrush to paint them with the desired base coat color (might take two coats). I used white. Paint all saucers, adding details with a pouncer sponge and eraser dipped in paint.Horizontal image showing step one of the clay pot mushrooms is to paint all of the pieces individually.
  2. Glue the saucers to the pots using e6000.Close up of glueing the clay pot to the saucer.
  3. Paint decorations (dots, stripes, etc.) and spray with sealant (I use two coats). Display outside!Close up image of step 2 is to glue the saucers to the clay pot with e6000.

Notes

You can turn the pots upside down for a wider mushroom base.

Watch for sales at thrift stores or second-hand stores for pots and saucers to clean up.

Spray each year with another coat of sealant for lasting color.

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Category: General Crafts

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These clay pot mushrooms are so easy to make and you can decorate them so many ways.

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