DIY Terra Cotta Pot Nativity Set

Nativity sets don’t have to be elaborate and expensive, you can make one with some supplies found at the Dollar Tree and in nature! This simple DIY Mini Terra Cotta Pot Nativity Set is the perfect amount of rustic and cute. A Christmas crafty Win Win!

I come up with A LOT of my own craft ideas straight out of my little ‘ole brain, but sometimes you see something on Pinterest that you’ve just got to recreate! And that was this adorable mini Terra Cotta Pot Nativity set!

In my private subscription group, The CRafterparty, we just made a gorgeous Rustic Nativity Set, so this is a smaller different version but equally as cute.

This is the perfect nativity if you live in a smaller apartment and don’t have a ton of room for decorations, OR you could even make it into a sort of oversized ornament.

Whatever you decide to do with it, this mini Terra Cotta Pot Nativity is sure to be a hit!

I got a bunch of wood rounds from my local Christmas Tree shop last year when we picked out our tree. If you get a real tree, check with your farm! They usually throw away the rounds that they cut off the bottom of the trees, so most farms will give them to you for free!

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Supplies Needed to Make a DIY Terra Cotta Pot Nativity Set

• Wood rounds
• Mini 2″ Terra Cotta Pots
• 2x 25mm wood beads
• 1x 20mm wood bead
• Burlap
• Muslin
• Twine
• Stick or twig
• Paint: Black and Pink
• Excelsior
• Mini gold star
• Wood skewer
• Small snowy pine cone
• Mod Podge
• White paint
• Hot glue gun

How to Make a DIY Terra Cotta Pot Nativity Set

I made this Mini Terra Cotta Pot Nativity Set on video. So you can WATCH the tutorial by clicking below.

Watch the video HERE

For Joseph, I glued a wood bead to the top of a 2 inch terra cotta pot, and drew a very simple face with 2 black dots as the eyes and lightly brushed on pink for rosy red cheeks.

I then cut a piece of burlap, and put it over his head and tied a piece of twine around his “neck” to secure. I added a stick for extra detail for his walking stick (I have no idea what it is called).

To make Baby Jesus in his manger, I filled a mini terra cotta pot with excelsior, and then glued the wood bead head inside. I drew the same simple face as Joseph (Mary as well).

I then added a piece of a wood skewer with a mini gold star for decoration.

I made Mary almost the same as Joseph, except I used a piece of coffee stained muslin instead of burlap, and tied the twine around her forehead.

For the Christmas tree in the back of the terra cotta pot nativity set I used a snowy pine cone that I pulled off of a pick from Walmart, but you could easily use faux snow and a regular pine cone to make one.

I added a mini gold star on top!

Here it is from the back! You can see how nice and thick that wood round is that I got from my local Christmas Tree shop for free when we got our tree last year.

This is just the simplest, cutest, most rustic-y little DIY nativity set I ever did see!

How darn cute does this look with that Half Wood Snowman we made, and the Christmas Mittens! Oooooo it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmaaaasssssss!

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Until Next Time…

Stay Crafty San Diego!

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