7 Fun Flower Pot Crafts

If you're anything like me, you have many sizes of terra cotta pots in your garage and basement. Gardeners tend to accumulate them. Even if you don't, you might consider adding them to your crafting repertoire. Terra cotta pots are one of the most versatile and inexpensive vessels around and lend themselves beautifully to a variety of applications.

We've rounded up a whole wealth of flower pot inspiration that will hopefully give you some ideas for your next weekend project. Most are easily done in a few hours and many of these projects are great kid-friendly ideas to keep bored kids occupied during those lazy summer days.

1: Tiny Terra Cotta Cupcakes

It's hard to think of anything cuter than cupcakes baked in diminutive terra cotta pots, a great idea for a baby shower, garden party, kid's birthday or — if you are planning ahead—school bake sale.

2: Chalkboard Utensil Storage

Having an outdoor party this summer? These clever chalkboard utensil organizers bring order to your buffet line.

3: Create Wind Chimes

This kid-friendly project is a great way to ornament your outdoor space with a "look-what-I-made!" thrill for kids.

4: Teacher Gift

It's not too early to start preparing for (sigh) the end of summer with this clever gift for a teacher that transforms a clay pot and saucer into an adorable shiny apple filled with the surprise of gummy worms. Or create a pretty arrangement of ink pens with this clever flower pot redux that features a bouquet of flower-topped pens all housed in a clay pot.

5: Make Party Favors

A bit of gold spray paint, some colorful aquarium pebbles and a succulent make for excellent wedding or garden party place setting decor that guests can take home.

6: Organize School Supplies

Keep school supplies or crafting elements together and within easy reach by creating this handy organizing system using terra cotta pots.

7: Dress Them Up

Just want to give your flower pots a makeover? Try one of these techniques to turn plain old off-the-shelf pots into high-design vessels worthy of your indoor design scheme.