Last Year and years before I learned to make these cute pumpkins with a roll of toilet paper. Last year I also ran out of toilet paper in my house multiple times, and took apart the pumpkins to use the toilet paper.
This year I decided I didn't want to waste a whole roll of toilet paper, so I used just the tubes and crinkled toilet paper. I tried newspaper but I didn't like the way it looked.
First, you lay your square of fabric down. (Mine were t-shirts sleeves so I bunched them up and secured them with a rubber band.) Then you put your toilet paper tube in the center (I wanted small ones so I cut my toilet paper tube in half)
Next start crinkling your toilet paper, kind of fold it over and over. Place in around your tp tube and fold the cloth over it and stuff the cloth in the toilet paper tube.
When finished stuffing the pumpkin hot glue the fabric to the toilet paper tube.
Next, find something to use as a stem. I used a cardboard roll from aluminum foil. I painted it a darker brown and added leaves. All of these were also hot glued in.
7 comments:
I think these are fabulous! I would love it if you linked up to them at my link party here: http://untilwednesdaycalls.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-crafty-weekend-labour-day-edition.html
Monica! those are so cute and I love the gift bags as well. Keep up the good work :)
so easy and cute! My daughter would love doing this with me!
I would love to have you join me tomorrow over at our Sassy Sites blog party! It's our Feature YOU Friday! Come by and check it out! xoxo
Marni
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These are darling!!! I thing it's great that you used TP instead of buying stuffing! We'd love it if you joined us for The Great Halloween Link Up going on over at our blog.
http://lifeinthemotherhood.blogspot.com/2011/09/great-halloween-link-up.html
Miranda & Heather
Oh, I love this as well! You have great ideas, this is the second project I have checked out of yours! I'd love for you to share this as well. ;)
http://southernlovely.blogspot.com/2011/09/show-share-7.html
What a fun idea! I love how you used such basic supplies.
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