Tulip Shaped Flower Pots

These Tulip Shaped Flower Pots Are so cute and are the perfect planter for your spring tulip bulbs. These Tulip Shaped Flower Pots are perfect for anyone who loves to garden or simply loves fresh flowers. You can build these tulip shaped flowerpots to hold one tulip bulb or up to as many as you want!

Tulip Shaped Flower Pots make as a fun a whimsical indoor garden idea for all of your forced flower bulbs.

The entire Tulip Shaped Flower Pots project will take a few hours so do it when you have a few hours to spare.

You should be able to complete the entire Tulip Shaped Flower Pots craft project for around $5 per flowerpot. Cost will depend on the type of materials you decide to purchase.

To Make a Clay Tulip Shaped Flower Pots You Will Need:

Air Drying Clay Product (Recommendations at the end of the article)

Red, Pink, Yellow, and Green Tempera or Acrylic Paint

Clear Acrylic Spray Paint

Paint Brushes (In a variety of sizes)

Clay working Tools

To start making your Tulip Shaped Flower Pots break off a chunk of clay. Have the kids work the clay in their hands until it becomes softer and easier to work with.

The first step is to roll this air-drying clay into a coil. The longer the coil the more you will have to work with. I like my coils to be about ½ inch thick. A little thinner won't hurt.

Start making the base to your Tulip Apple Shaped Flower Pots by working the coil around in a tight rectangle. Work out until you have a circle the size or diameter you would like. I recommend about 3 inches to 4 inches wide and about 5 inches long.

Picture a Tulip that has the bottom sliced off to make a stable base for the flowerpot.

Use your fingers and clay tool to rub and spread the clay together. You can also use a little water on a paintbrush to help loosen the clay and make it stick. Don't go over board with the water though.

When you have finished the base cover it with a piece of plastic wrap and set it aside. You need to keep it moist so you can attach the sides of the Tulip Shaped Flower Pots.

You can also use a pencil to poke a hole in the middle bottom for drainage. Do this before your attach the sides. If you want to force your tulip bulbs in water, then do not make the drainage hole.