Using a cake tin to make a pot!

Here is another way to make a pot.

Step 1 – Pick up an interesting cake tin from your local Op shop.

Cake tin from Op shop

Step 2 – Place plastic on the inside of the cake tin. This will prevent the clay sticking to the tin and allows you to easily pull out the pot from the tin.

add plastic to cake tin

Step 3 – Roll out a slab of clay and place on the inside. Press the clay into the shape of the tin. Add extra pieces of clay if required and press in and smooth over.

Add clay to cake tin

Step 3 – Turn upside down and take off tin.

Turn upside down

Step 5 – You might need to smooth the clay over.

Smooth clay over

Step 6 – Add a base

Add a base

Step 7 – Smooth the base on the inside. Pot now drying out.

Slab pot now drying out