These adorable decorative pumpkins are the perfect project
for you and your friends to craft up in preparation for autumn. They are simple
to assemble, easy to customize, and will make the space they occupy in your
home that much cozier.
As you share this pumpkin trio with family or a group of friends, turn
it into a workshop! Our project uses shapes and papers to make pumpkins, but
feel free to get creative and use this technique to create other symmetrical
fruits or veggies (like apples, pears, oranges, etc) any time year!
What you need to complete
this project:
•
Falling for You Paper
Packet (X7223B)
-(one
paper packet makes 6 pumpkins)
•
Bone Folder (Z1204)
•
All-purpose Mat
(Z2045)
•
Cricut® Flower Market
Collection (Z2385)
-(consider
pre-cutting shapes for workshop; see step 1)
•
White Burlap Ribbon
(Z3323)
•
Adhesive Runner
(Z3372)
•
Wooden Dowel
(3/16" diameter)
•
Hot Glue Gun
•
Scissors
Cut the following shapes using the Cricut® Flower Market
Collection. These cuts will give you enough pieces to create three pumpkins; if
you have a big group, you may want to cut these beforehand. Remember to trim
zip strips from your papers before making your Cricut® cuts—keep them nearby,
though, because you will use them in the next step!
•
3" Flower-2
<7> (cut 15, p. 7)
•
3%" Flower-2
<7> (cut 15, p. 7)
•
4" Flower-2
<7> (cut 15, p. 7
Step 3—Assemble Stems
Tips:
- Using scissors, cut three pieces out of the wooden dowel: 3 3/4", 4 1/4",and 4 3/4"
- Wrap the top 1 1/2" of the three dowel pieces with your choice of zip strip, attaching with hot glue
Tips:
•
Using your bone
folder, score each paper circle down the middle with the side of the paper
you’d like to display on inside of fold
•
Separate your folded
circles by size, 3", 3%", and 4"
•
Using adhesive, attach
all the circles of the same size together, aligning rounded edges and stacking
as you go
•
Add hot glue to the folded edges of the circles in your
stack and adhere around stem, with paper end sticking out at the top
•
Add adhesive to the
flat side of the last circle and finish wrapping around the stem to adhere to
the facing paper circle, completing the pumpkin
To make your pumpkins stand, add a generous amount of hot
glue to the bottom of your pumpkin and quickly press in place while it dries to
create a flat base.
• Tie some ribbon around the stem of
your pumpkin and you re done!
Follow
these steps for each size of pumpkin you cut to get a pumpkin trio for
decorating your table, mantle, or shelf this autumn season!
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| Falling for You Paper Packet # 7223B $9.95 |
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