First, you will want to paint your clay pots with acrylic paints. I am using a variety of colors depending on the look that I want for my final project. You will need one to three coats of paint depending on what color you choose for the pot itself. Use a paintbrush to apply the paint and allow it to dry in between coats.

I would paint both the inside and the outside of the clay pots. If these are to be used as treat containers, they will look more finished this way. If these are to be used as flower pots, this will help seal in moisture so your paint lasts longer.

Once you have enough coats of paint to cover your pots, allow them to dry for 24 hours before continuing. This gives the paint time to cure.

If you would like, you can add spray paint to your pots for a little extra effect. I like spraying them lightly on the sides, back, and a little right on the top and leaving the middle of the front the original color. Alternatively, you would leave them with just the acrylic paint (like the ghost version) or even go over the entire thing with something like the color shift for a cool effect (like the Frankenstein version).

Remember that any spray painting should be performed by adults!

Here are the specific paint colors that I used for my Halloween flower pots if you want to create exactly the look:

Ghost - white matteMonster - plum with blush pink spray paint splatterPumpkin - coral cove with black spray paint splatterFrankenstein - turquoise with Emerald Turquoise color shift over the entire pot

Once your paint is dry, you can start adding decorations to your clay pots to make spooky Halloween creations. I am adding google eyes, vinyl cut on a Cricut machine, and even some painted corks to my Frankenstein. You can pick and choose decorations that work for you and let your creativity shine here. For all of my embellishments, I just used a glue gun to secure each piece into place.

For my ghost, I added just google eyes.

The monster got three google eyes and a fun adhesive vinyl mouth. I like the colorful google eyes for these but you can stick with the white/black eyes if you wish.

For the pumpkin, I just added vinyl cut on a Cricut machine. You can get creative here and add some glow-in-the-dark vinyl to pots like this one.

And finally, for Frankenstein, I added google eyes, cut vinyl pieces, as well as painted corks.

You can pick and choose from these four versions or make up some other versions that are all your own! Let your imagination run wild!