Sunday, September 29, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
DIY Wire Pumpkins
Remember our sister Lisa's super cute sweater pumpkins?
Well, here is the tutorial
Wire Pumpkins:
Needs:
wire (at least 16 feet)
something to coil the wire around
wire (at least 16 feet)
something to coil the wire around
I
used about 16 feet of wire. It gave each pumpkin 14 loops with wire to
curl at
the top. the longer the wire you have the more loops you will get.
Just about any malleable wire will work. It just depends on what look
you are going for. I used copper wire. It is soft enough to easily
bend but stiff enough to hold its shape. Plus, I like the color of it.
Take
the wire and coil it around a round object. My vase was 11 inches
around. The diameter of your cylinder is is how tall your pumpkin will
stand.
Once
the wire is coiled, hold it in one hand with both ends coming out.
Take one end and wrap it around the center of your pumpkin. This will
hold the pumpkin together. Take the other end and curl it. This will
be the curl coming out of the top of your pumpkin.
Fan
out the coils and your pumpkin is complete. You can play with the
shape of your pumpkin by flattening the loops, whether you want a
taller
pumpkin (flatten toward the center) or a short squatty pumpkin (squish
the top of the pumpkin down).
So cute! Thanks Lisa. :)










Wednesday, September 25, 2013
DIY Sweater Pumpkins
Today we have some super cute sweater pumpkins from our sister, Lisa. Such a crafty gal. :)
Here is the link for the wire pumpkin tutorial.
Want to make some?
Needs:
Here is the link for the wire pumpkin tutorial.
Want to make some?
Needs:
knit sweater
batting
stick
felt
Cut
a rectangle out of one of the sides of the sweater. Just to give you
an idea of size the rectangle for the largest pumpkin was 18 inches wide
x 11 inches tall. The medium pumpkin was 14 inches wide x 9 inches
tall. The baby pumpkin was 12 inches wide x 7 inches tall.
Zigzag stitch the 4 sides of the rectangle. This will prevent the edges from fraying or falling apart.
Flip
the cylinder right side out (so your seem is on the inside). Take one
end of the cylinder gather the fabric and sew it up tight.
On
the other end of the cylinder begin to gather the fabric. Stuff the
pumpkin with batting from that end. When you get as much batting as you
want in your pumpkin finish gathering and sewing up that end.
Take
a needle and thread and go down through the center of the pumpkin and
back up (like a button hole). Pull tight and tie the 2 ends of the
thread together. I did this 2 or 3 times to make sure it was going to
stay. This will pucker the center. A longer needle will work better
for
this. Make sure to hold on tight to your needle. If you let go it
will disappear in to the pumpkin and you will have to open up one end to
get it out.
If
you want the sectioned look on the pumpkins, take a needle and a very
long piece of thread. Tie it on the top of pumpkin (where you just
puckered it), go down through the middle of the pumpkin, loop around
the outside of the pumpkin and back down the top. Pull tight. Do this
as many times as you want sections. (6 times =6 sections)
Cut a leaf out of felt sew on some veins. Cut a stem out the stick and hot glue them on top. And your done!
Thanks Lisa. We love your sweater pumpkins. :)
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