Christmas Pottery Templates — 20 Hand-Building Projects

20 printable Christmas Pottery Templates, from quick trinket trays to a gingerbread cookie jar, a snowman planter and a three-tier dessert stand. Hand-building only: no wheel needed.

Shrinkage already built in. Pick the edition that matches your clay (10%, 12% or 14%), cut at the printed size, and your fired piece comes out at the size on the template.

What you’ll make

• 10 trays: Christmas Tree Dish, Star Dish, Ornament Platter, Candy Cane Catchall, Tree Trinket Tray, Gingerbread Man Tray, Stocking Tray, Snowflake Tray, Santa Hat Tray, Drop Ornament Tray
• 5 lanterns and ornaments: Winter Village Luminary, Window Shadow Box, Last Light Before Christmas, Christmas Carousel, Christmas Bell
• 5 builds: Gnome Trio, Village Luminary Trio, Gingerbread Cookie Jar, 3-Tier Dessert Stand, Snowman Planter

What’s inside

• Templates in 3 shrinkage editions (10 · 12 · 14%), in A4 and US Letter
• A 48-page step-by-step guide with a project card, numbered steps and an assembly diagram for every build
• Shrink Rulers to measure your own clay’s shrinkage in one firing
• Metric and imperial sizes on every piece
• Commercial Maker License: sell the pieces you make, at markets, craft fairs or online

Good to know

• Instant download: a ZIP of printable PDFs. Nothing is shipped.
• Print at 100% / Actual size. Every file has check squares to confirm the scale.
• Beginner to intermediate: the trays take under an hour, the builds a weekend.
• Sell what you make: the Commercial Maker License lets you sell your finished handmade pieces. The template files themselves can’t be shared or resold.