I cannot tell you how excited I am that fall is here. My husband has a rule that Halloween decorations cannot go up until October 1st. You better believe the morning October 1 hit I was out setting up all my fall decorations the moment I woke up. After all my decor was set up I felt like a few things were missing. After searching online I came across a blog http://www.whitelightsonwednesday.com/2013/10/plastic-pumpkin-bucket-makeover/ where a lady turned a plastic pumpkin into a trendy burlap pumpkin and I couldn't wait to try it. This decorative pumpkin was cheap to make, fun to create & turned out amazing. Here is how to create it.
Products Needed:
- Plastic Pumpkin
- White Spray Paint
- Newspapers or Plastic Bags for Stuffing
- Duct Tape
- Scissors
- Hot Glue Gun
- Burlap
How to Make the Pumpkin:
Step 2: Use your White spray paint and spray your entire pumpkin so that it is completely white. Let your pumpkin dry at least 12-24 hours before moving onto the next step. You don’t want to place your burlap on wetpaint.
Step 3. Attach some kind of stick to the top of your pumpkin. I used hot glue to attach mine to the top.
Step 4: Now it’s time to wrap your pumpkin with burlap. I used 2” burlap ribbon but you can also cut a burlap fabric bolt into ribbon. Measure your pumpkin from the very top to the very bottom and cut your ribbon into a handful of pieces that size. Then take each strand of burlap and glue it onto your pumpkin starting at the top and working your way down just like the picture above.
Continue that step all the way around your pumpkin until it is completely covered in burlap.
Step 5. The top of your pumpkin where all the burlap comes together will be a little rugged. You can use some twine or jute cord to wrap around the very top of your stem until all your rugged ends of burlap are covered.
Step 6: Add embellishments.
Step 7: Enjoy!
This pumpkin really is so simple to make and can be a lot of fun. I created 3 of these pumpkins to add to the decor in my home.
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