Easy DIY Fabric Covered Pumpkin
Easy DIY Fabric Covered Pumpkin, A simple fall inspired craft project that can be made with dollar store materials.
Equipment
- Glue Gun and Sticks
- Pen
Materials
Instructions
- Using a scissors or similar instrument, carefully create a hole in the top of the pumpkin. The hole should be a 1.5” wide circle on top of the pumpkin. Then remove the loosened foam to create a hole. However, you may need to dig out additional foam from inside the pumpkin until it’s about 2” deep.
- Cut the fabric into a large circle Fold the 13” x 13” square piece of cloth in half. Then fold it in half again. You can draw an arc using one corner of the folded fabric as your base point. You can use a compass or a round can or similar item to trace the arc if you do not have a compass. Cut along the curved arc line that you have drawn. Unfold the cut fabric and you should have a round piece of fabric.
- Next, lay the fabric circle down on a flat work surface and set the pumpkin in the center of the fabric with the hole that you cut out on the top. Pull a point from the edge of the fabric up over the pumpkin and tuck it into the hole that you cut out on top of the pumpkin.Holding the cloth inside the hole with your finger, run your thumb down the edge of the pumpkin, pressing the cloth tight to the side of the pumpkin. Grab the next section of your cloth and fold it upwards, making a crease along the edge where your thumb is holding the cloth. Then tuck in the top of this piece into the top hole of the pumpkin. Continue this process until the pumpkin is covered with the entire fabric circle. Trim the excess fabric leaving just enough to tuck inside of the hole on top.
- To make the step, you can attach the 16” piece of Jute String around the outside of a wine cork. To do this make a zig zag line of hot glue on one side of the cork (lengthwise) and then wrap the jute from the bottom until it covers the entire cork. Next, you can hot glue the remaining end of the string to the cork. Use the smaller jute string to cover the top of the cork in a spiral pattern. Then tie the fabric around the cork and use the glue to attach it to the top of the pumpkin.
Notes
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