How to Make Terra-Cotta Bird Baths

Bird baths fulfill a natural requirement to attract wild birds. It gives the birds a place to drink and clean themselves. Store-bought bird baths are expensive and you are limited to the store's stock on hand. Making your own bird bath from terra-cotta flower pots is less expensive and gives you final creative control over the look of your bird bath.

Sand paper
Acrylic paints
16-inch terra cotta flower pot
14-inch terra cotta flower pot
12-inch terra cotta flower pot
20-inch terra cotta flower pot saucer
Plumber's caulk

Instructions

- 1
  Sand the outside and inside of all terra-cotta pieces to remove rough edges. Clean the surface of the terra-cotta under running water and allow them to dry completely.
- 2
  Paint the surfaces of the pots using acrylic paints. Paint them solid colors or your own design, whichever you prefer. Allow the paint to dry completely.
- 3
  Place the 16-inch terra cotta pot upside down on your work surface. Place the 14-inch terra cotta pot upside down on top of the 16-inch pot. Apply plumber's caulk around the inside lip of the 14-inch pot to secure it to the larger pot. Place the 12-inch pot on top of the 14-inch pot in the same manner. Apply plumber's caulk around the inside lip where the two pots meet.
- 4
  Place the 20-inch terra cotta saucer, right side up, on top of the terra cotta flower pot stack. Apply plumber's caulk around the bottom of the 12-inch pot and press it against the saucer to secure it. Allow the plumber's caulk dry completely.
- 5
  Coat the outside and inside of the bird bath using a water-based polyurethane sealer. Allow the sealer to dry completely.
- 6
  Place the bird bath in your garden. Add water to the saucer.

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