I had seen several variations of Terra Cotta Christmas Trees on Pinterest and this year, I decided to make one of my own.
I started with three different size pots that I found at Home Depot called "Polyclay White Washed Terra Cotta Finish Scalloped Rim Pots". For some reason, at the time I was looking for regular Clay Pots, all the stores I visited only had the bases and no pots. My daughter, Traci, and I came across these pots and she decided these would make a better Christmas Tree. In the end, she was completely right. The scalloped edge is perfect to separate the layers.
I started with the three different size pots to make up the tree. Because I couldn't find a regular Terra Cotta Pot to use for a Tree Trunk, I opted to go without one.
I mixed a Dark Green and White Acrylic Paint to a desired shade I liked and painted all three pieces. Once that was completed, I used a Wine Cork to paint white dots on all three pieces to represent ornaments. If you have little ones, it would be adorable to use their thumb prints for the ornaments.
After completing the Base Paint and Ornaments, the scalloped edge provided a perfect place for glittered snow. I first applied DecorArt Snow-Tex I purchased at Hobby Lobby by using a large paint brush and just started dabbing clumps all around the scalloped edge.
While it was still wet, I sprinkled Extra Fine Crystal Diamond Glitter all over the snow.
I located this ornament at Hobby Lobby that I felt made the perfect Tree Topper.
And here is my finished product. It fits perfectly on my Dining Room Table.
