Your old vase is one DIY away from becoming a handcrafted work of art, and you don't need tons of craft skills to make it ...

vase? the world is your oyster ... Place a glass (big enough to fit the top of your plant pot) onto the clay. Use a pointed tool to cut round the glass to create the circle base of your planter.

Corinthian clay is ideal for small, rounded pots. The rosettes and animals decorating these pots are typical motifs ... such as a 6th century B.C.E. stone alabastron from Anatolia in the CU Art Museum ...