Hand-Built Clay Mushroom Planter filled with a (fake) Succulent Garden

Many months ago, @GeekyBookworm and I did at clay hand-building learnshop with @thewateringcan at her studio (she’s yet to spend time on the site even though she thinks about it).

We made cute mushroom planters. We picked them up this weekend and they are so cute!

I filled mine with a pretty (fake) succulent garden.



In progress hand-building pics:



I am so happy with how it turned out. By design, there isn’t a hole on the bottom for drainage. I have poor lighting in my home and classroom for plants, so this works great, anyway.

Thanks for looking!

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Looks like so much fun! Cute mushrooms!

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So fun! And who doesnt love mushroom decor? Love it!

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Cute! Is it airdry clay, or fired pottery?

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It is real fired clay. We did this at a studio.

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Cute, cute, CUTE! MUSHROOMS!

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Hehe, thanks! I wish you could see it in person.

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This turned out really cute!!

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How neat! Wish I had a pottery studio available to me!

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Fun! Did you glaze them after they were fired?

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Love all the details!! Super cute.

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The studio fired them, then Savannah and I went back and painted them, then they had a second fire.

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So cute! I love it.
I just did my first ever pottery class at the library yesterday making a snack bowl and I’m already hooked and want to do more. I even mentioned to my husband it’d be fun to make my own flower pots.

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It’s adorable! I hope your friend joins the fun soon too!

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Of course, you can’t tell that the succulents are fake. The real ones are so perfect and plump that they always look fake. :blush: I like the glaze on your pot. Nice mushroom design! Did you design it along the way or use a template?

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Thanks, it was part of a learnshop, so the theme was mushrooms, and there were suggestions, but my designs.

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Awesome! I started doing pottery this year and find it so fun and challenging. I’m very extra impressed with your artistry! Beautiful colors and texture, and it’s so adorable all filled up with the succulents! I love fake succulents and have a bunch, too. :smile:

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