2025 Christmas Pottery Contest at The Clay Hole 🌟

Make an Epic Christmas Tree or Holiday Character — And Win Big!

It’s time to craft your most festive and imaginative piece yet. For our 2025 Christmas Pottery Contest, we’re inviting all members to sculpt either a Ceramic Christmas Tree or a Holiday Character of their choice. Make it joyful, make it whimsical, make it shine — the only rule is to make it your own.

🏆 What You Could Win:

  • One free month of pottery at The Clay Hole (if we reach at least 15 entries total)
  • Free firing of your contest piece — up to one Christmas tree and one Christmas character (max 16")
  • A feature on our social media, with nearly 3 million followers tuned in
  • Eternal glory (or at least seasonal bragging rights)

🎅🏻 How It Works:

  • Make a Ceramic Christmas Tree or a Holiday Character (or both!)
  • Decorate them however you’d like — ornaments, snow, lights, scarves, gifts, candy canes, antlers, whatever festive flair you can dream up!
  • Deadline to enter your finished piece is December 5th, 2025
  • We need at least 15 entries total to award the grand prize — so encourage your friends at The Clay Hole to join in the holiday fun!

🎄 Christmas Trees

Build a ceramic Christmas tree and make it shine. Twinkling lights, layered branches, ornaments, garlands, stars, snow, and even quirky toppers make these festive trees one of the most joyful projects of the season. No two Christmas trees will be the same — and that’s the magic! Bring your brightest, wildest ideas to life and let your holiday spirit glow.

⛄️ Holiday Characters

Santas, elves, Yetis, angels, snowmen, and holiday-you-name-its... they’re all welcome in this contest! Create a one-of-a-kind Holiday Character with scarves, mittens, hats, wings, gifts, mugs of cocoa, or anything else your festive imagination can dream up. From sweet to silly to downright magical, your handmade ceramic character will bring the holiday cheer to life.

⚠️ Important Notes:

  • Only finished, fired pieces will be eligible
  • Must be submitted to studio staff by December 5th, 2025
  • You may enter one Christmas tree, one holiday character, or both
  • No entry fee. No firing fee for pieces 16" or less on their longest side. Just pure holiday pottery fun.

🤶🏻 Ready to Craft Some Holiday Magic?

Get merry. Get detailed. Get whimsical. Whether you’re trimming tiny trees, sculpting mischievous elves, or building a snow-covered Yeti scene, this contest is your time to shine (or twinkle brightly). Let your imagination run wild — and who knows? You might just win a free month of pottery and a whole lot of holiday glory.