Pumpkin Craft Idea
I have been staring at this small square of material for weeks. It is light and dark orange with tiny black dots. I’ve been wanting to do something with it but wasn’t sure what. The color reminded me so much of Halloween, but I didn’t have any great ideas in mind. Then yesterday afternoon I came across a perfect craft idea. A pumpkin garden flag! I picked out a great white and black pocka dot background and some green material to make a stem.
I’m not doing mine exactly like the directions say, but it is still turning out cute. I free-hand drew my pumpkin because I wanted a larger one that the image in the pattern. I also drew myown face and cut it out of some black canvas scraps I had. Once I had an idea of where I wantd everything I hand stitched the stem of the pumpkin into place. That was the most labor intensive part, mostly because I’m not very good at hand stitching.
That was my stopping point because my boys wanted to make pumpkins of their own. I found this great idea for hanging paper pumpkins that they loved and were easy enough to make. They color in two pumpkin images, sew or staple them togther, and stuff with newspaper strips to fill out the round shape. At the bottom are some Lesson Connections to tie in the craft with a lesson plan. Perfect for homeschoolers doing Halloween lessons. It also does not cost a lot to make, which is great for anyone needing to have a frugal Halloween this year.
Halloween, pumpkin, crafts, Jack-O-Lantern, sewing
October 19th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
what a cute idea
Are you going to share a picture when it’s finished?
October 19th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Would love to see the photos, too!
October 19th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Hopefully I can get it done Monday or Tuesday, when I have someone to watch the boys for me. I plan to machine stitch the pumpkin and they love to stick fingers in the way. LOL But once I’m done I’ll share photos.
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