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It’s pumpkin season! Decorate your home and more with these simple and perfect pumpkin crafts.
Eight Pumpkin Crafts You Will Love for Fall
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book sales. Purchase a plastic or foam pumpkin and a bottle of Mod Podge. Decoupage the words on the pumpkin with Mod Podge until it is completely covered with positive words. Place it in an area, like your desk or kitchen, where
Add embellishments like ribbons and greenery around the stem. 4. Fabric- Wrapped Pumpkins For this project, you will need a foam pumpkin from a craft store, a glue gun, and several strips of fabric. Cut fabric pieces to 4” wide and the circumference of the pumpkin plus two inches. You will need to remove the stem and make a hole where you will tuck in the fabric. Fold the fabric in quarters to create a 1” wide strip. For the first piece, glue one end inside the hole and wrap it around the pumpkin, adding a few spots of glue to hold. Place the other end of the fabric in the hole on the other side and glue it in place. Continue around the pumpkin with other strips until completely
1. Pumpkin Succulent Centerpieces For this project, you will need a flat- topped pumpkin, moss, scissors, hot glue, and a variety of succulents. Apply hot glue to the top of the pumpkin and add moss in batches. Continue until the whole top is covered. Next, trim stems off succulents, leaving only about a 1/4”. Hot glue them down to the moss, going around the top of the pumpkin. Once a week, mist with water and it will last two to three months. 2. Positivity Pumpkins Cut positive words and phrases from old magazines. Ask neighbors and friends if you don’t have any of your own, or gather them from library used
you can see it every day. 3. Wood Block Crackle Pumpkins
This is a great project for scrap wood. Cut into different sized rectangles. Paint all sides with black paint and let dry completely. When dry, paint on a layer of Elmer’s glue to one side and then, before it dries, paint a layer of orange (or white) paint. As it dries, it will add a crackled effect. Repeat on other sides, if desired. For a stem, you can use a dowel rod or a stick of hot glue on the top.
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