Football Pottery Ideas
Making football pottery can be a great way for a football fanatic to creatively express himself. Football pottery can also help introduce kids to the art of pottery, while using a sport they like as a segue. You can keep these in your home for years to come as a keepsake.
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Balls
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Footballs are an obvious choice for football pottery. Put a football in front of you and mold the clay to the shape you desire, or purchase a football mold at your local art supply store. While making your clay football, you can also create a clay stand to make the ball stand up on its own. To truly personalize it, write the name of the person you intend to give it to, or engrave a mascot in the side of the ball. These can serve as simple decorations or as bookends.
Accessories
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Football accessories, such as cleats, helmets and jerseys make for good pottery projects. Hollow out the inside of a football helmet or cleat before you bake it and use it for a bowl. You can also use the hollowed-out football theme accessories as a "catch all" for the receiver to put his keys, cufflinks or change right before he goes to bed. This complements a child's room if it has a football theme.
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Players
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Craft a football player if you're confident in your pottery skills. You can create your favorite football player out of clay and bring him to life with pottery paint when he is baked to perfection. Alternately, create a likeness of yourself or someone you know in a football uniform. This makes a thoughtful gift for a friend or family member who plays football at the high school or college level.
Mascots
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Mascots are an important component of all football games. As many mascots bear the team's namesake, they represent the team, and fans often wear depictions of them on their clothing. Depending on the mascot, this may be a rather difficult undertaking, but serves as a good challenge to someone with advanced pottery skills. A mascot gift works well for fans, players, cheerleaders and those who play mascots during college or high school football games.
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