TerraCotta Bumble Bee

[BuddyBeanieBaby]

Here is the cutest TerraCotta Bumble Bee

Materials Needed:
1 1/2 inch Terra Cotta Clay Pot
1 1/2 inch Wooden Ball Head
2 - 1/4 inch Yellow Pom-poms
Black Pipe Cleaner
Small Piece of Window Screen
Wiggle Eyes
Paint
Clear Acrylic Sealer Spray
Glue (hot glue gun preferred)

Instructions:
Wipe down your terra cotta pot with a damp cloth and let dry completely.

Paint the wooden ball head black. Use the photo above as a guideline for painting the body yellow and black.

Once the paint is dry, glue the wooden ball onto the bottom of the clay pot (figure 1).

Paint a mouth and eyes on the wooden ball (figure 2) - you can use wiggle eyes if you like. Once all your paint is dry, spray it with the clear acrylic sealer. Cut two pieces of pipe cleaner approximately 2 inches long. Glue the two pom-poms onto one end of each pipe cleaner. Glue these 'antenna' on top of the bee's head (figure 3).

[bluebird]

He/she is sooo cute! I bet if you used something else for the antenna, they could be placed in the flower beds.

[BuddyBeanieBaby]

Use wire for the antenna if putting this outside...and for the tip of the antenna using small wooden beads...

[Coll]

I'd suggest using plastic canvas for the wings, that way there are no cut fingers from the screen.