(Approximate cost per pumpkin project $1.85)
For the yellow pumpkin (gives a quilted look)
1. Cut strips of fabric that measure from top of pumpkin to bottom. Strips measure approximately 2 inches wide and 8 inches long.
2. Gently twist the stem off pumpkin. It will come out with a small wooden stake. Just pull it out or break it off.
3. Using matte Mod Podge and a foam brush, apply Mod Podge
to the back of a fabric strip. Secure the strip to the pumpkin by placing it on top of the pumpkin and wrapping it around to the the bottom.
4. Continue wrapping strips of fabric, one at a time, around the pumpkin, making sure to overlap each strip on the one before it.
5. Once it is covered, secure the bottom and top of pumpkin with extra Mod Podge. If any fabric is sticking out on the sides, secure with Mod Podge until you get the look you are trying to achieve.
6. Next, add lace. I cut strips of Dollar Tree lace and only used Mod Podge to secure it to the top and bottom of the pumpkin.
7. Using hot glue and twine, wrap the stem with twine and attach it to the top of pumpkin with hot glue. Make sure to periodically add glue as you wrap the twine around stem. Finish it off by adding a bow with some hot glue.
For the red check or green pumpkin: (gives a tufted look)
1. Cut a 20×20 fabric square.
2. Place pumpkin in middle and gather fabric up all around it to top of pumpkin.
3. Use a zip tie (you could use floral wire) to hold fabric on top. Don’t secure zip tie too tight so that you can manipulate the fabric and get the look you want by pulling/loosening fabric.
4. Tighten the zip tie (it will look like you have a fluffy fabric stem) and start trimming extra fabric to the length you want the stem to be.
3. Then using hot glue, attach the jute/rope and start wrapping it around the “fabric stem” until it is at the height you want. Secure the jute/rope with hot glue each time you wrap it around.
4. Add a bow to the green one and some leaves and berries to the red* pumpkin.
*The red one has fall colored rope that I just wrapped around over and over to make the segments. Do not cut it into individual steps like the lace on the yellow one.
BIO: Courtney Gunn
I am a stay at home mom who loves all things crafting, DIY, bargain shopping, planning, baking, and organizing. Creating fun projects on the cheap, is some of my favorite type of projects to complete!
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