DIY polka dot TIN CAN PUMPKINS: easy fall craft

tutorial showing you how to make tin can pumpkins. White painted tin can with black polka dots. Burlap & orange bow and dowel rod stem are on the top of the metal can pumpkin. Natural bead garland drapes around the fall pumpkin craft
September 13, 2021

On a budget for your fall decorations? Pull those old sauce cans out of the recycle bin and turn them into tin can pumpkins. With a little bit of paint, ribbon, and hot glue you could have a whole pumpkin patch of DIY pumpkins costing you next to nothing to make. This pre-fall season I’ve really been on a pumpkin…

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DIY BOOK PUMPKIN: how to make fall pumpkins from an old book

DIY book pumpkin craft. Book pages have been cut into the shape of a pumpkin. Outer edges of book pages are painted in a fall mustard yellow. There is a stick for the stem of the pumpkin and rustic curly wire pieces. There is a twine jute bow in the center of the pumpkin glued to the stem.
July 28, 2021

Need a creative way to repurpose your old books? Try this DIY BOOK PUMPKIN craft. These rustic-looking pumpkins are perfect for Halloween and fall decor. Make an adorable DIY book pumpkin. For this fall craft, I didn’t have an old book to upcycle. Instead, I used a book that I purchased from my local Dollar Tree. Check out more BOOK…

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Mason jar lid pumpkin

August 29, 2019

How to make a rusty pumpkin from a mason jar lid I’ll admit I have an obsession with MASON JARS!! Seriously though, who doesn’t in the days of rustic décor? But our family doesn’t just do crafts with them like this DIY LIGHT UP FAIRY JAR. Or these adorable DIY GLASS ETCHED MASON JARS. Other than storing food our family…

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UNFINISHED WOOD PUMPKIN CUTOUT

August 26, 2019

DIY UNFINISHED WOOD PUMPKIN CUTOUT How to make your own unfinished wood pumpkin cutout using a scroll saw & scrap wood Are you like me and have a TON of scrap wood on the woodpile? instead of tossing them in the burn pile why not make an unfinished wood pumpkin cutout? I always have a ton of scraps and this…

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DIY PAINTED WOOD PUMPKINS

small, medium, and large free-standing wood pumpkins. Smallest pumpkin is painted orange with white polka dots and raffia bow tied around the wood stem. Medium pumpkin is white with painted orange polka dots and raffia tied around the wood stem. Large pumpkin is painted orange with white stripes and a raffia bow tied around the wood stem. All 3 pumpkins are distressed around the edges and have antiquing wax. There are wood candy corn in the background.
August 21, 2019

DIY PAINTED WOOD PUMPKINS How to paint your DIY painted wood pumpkins for fall With a little bit of paint you can DIY your own painted wood pumpkins. These fall pumpkin cutouts are so easy and simple to transform. Even if you have little crafting abilities you can make these gorgeous rustic farmhouse décor pieces for your home. If you…

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Dollar Tree pumpkins, how to give them a RUSTIC makeover

August 1, 2019

Frugal fall decorating, how to give a Dollar Tree pumpkin a rustic makeover We’ve all seen them the bright orange pumpkins on the shelves at the Dollar Tree. You think to yourself ‘I could paint that up and make it look soooo much better’. Then fall comes and the darn ugly pumpkin is still sitting there untouched by your creativity.…

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DIY 2×4 painted Halloween blocks

July 16, 2019

Easy Halloween Craft for Adults Oh my goodness! I can’t believe it’s already time to start thinking about Halloween! Last year I was so crazy busy I didn’t hardly have time to decorate our home for fall let alone get new craft kits put together and listed in our Etsy shop. So this year I’m getting a super early start…

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DIY 2×4 glittered pumpkins

July 8, 2019

How to make 2×4 glitter pumpkins These 2×4 pumpkins are one of the easiest fall crafts you can make yourself. If the glitter and sea blue isn’t really your thing you can make these more traditional rustic orange and white pumpkins I posted last year. But I really wanted to make a set of nontraditional glittery pumpkins, well because why…

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DIY 2×4 rustic wood pumpkin blocks

orange painted pumpkins made from a 2x4 piece of lumber. Tallest pumpkins is orange with white polka dots. Middle sized pumpkin is solid orange with distressing. Smallest pumpkin is orange with white stripes. Each pumpkin has a dowel rod stem and a raffia bow on top of the pumpkin. Pumpkins are being held in hands.
October 26, 2018

DIY how to make 2×4 wood pumpkins These little wooden pumpkins are just as cute as can be! I LOVE them! What I love even more is how effortless they are to create. You can knock a set out in less than an hour. Seriously, an hour of your time and you have some ridiculously cute mini pumpkins to add…

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