These Scrap Fabric Mod Podge Pumpkins are a great way to use up your scrap fabric stash! They are simple enough to make that we even made ours with a group of kids from 4 to 14 years old.
I was excited when I saw a box of these small carvable pumpkins for sale on Marketplace for $8 bucks. I’m not sure how many there ended up being, but it was lots! These are adorable little fall decorations, could be done in multiple sizes, and would make a great Thanksgiving table centerpiece. You could also make mini pumpkins to put a place setting name tag on.
Here’s what you need to make your own Scrap Fabric Mod Podge Pumpkins:
- Carve-able pumpkins, any size you like
- Fabric, scraps work great, multiple coordinating patterns and colors
- Cinnamon sticks to use for stems
- Mod Podge
- Sponge brush
- Sharp knife to cut off pumpkin stem
- Scissors or rotary cutter to cut fabric
- Scrap ribbon, raffia, leaves
- Hot glue gun and hot glue
- Straight pins to hold the fabric in place
Prep work:
The first thing we did was cut the stem out of the top of the pumpkin with a sharp knife because we planned to use cinnamon sticks for the stems. Keep in mind that light-colored or thin fabrics will show the orange through if using orange pumpkins. We liked the result though.
No right or wrong way:
We made these two different ways and I think the second way we did it was much easier. For the first few we made with the kids we painted the Mod Podge on the pumpkin first and pressed on the fabric where we wanted it. We started at the top of the pumpkin and pulled the strip down around the pumpkin and up to the top on the other side. We found that using straight sewing pins to hold the fabric in place at the top while it dried was helpful. Some of the pumpkins we did with small squares of fabric in a random pattern. Mod Podge, add fabric, and Mod Podge on top, and allow to dry.
Flash back:
This worked well, but be prepared to get lots of Mod Podge on your fingers! Does anyone else remember painting your hand with Elmer’s glue in Elementary School and peeling it off? That is what this reminds me of. 😉 When I did mine I pulled the fabric strips around the pumpkin and pinned in place while dry. I continued until the entire pumpkin was covered, then painted on the Mod Podge and allowed to dry. This was easier for me and the Mod Podge saturated the fabric just fine to help it adhere to the pumpkin. I also thought it worked well to tuck the fabric into the hole on the top of the pumpkin.
All the pretty things:
Once they were dry, we added the fun embellishments. I let my kids and nieces and nephews pick what they wanted. It was so fun to see their little personalities shine through their pumpkins. Bridger was very specific about his pumpkin and wanted the polka dot ribbon around the middle, and one leaf and one feather on top. Brody was so happy to have a spider on his that Grandma Coco found for him. Autumn wanted a bow around the middle of hers and leaves on top, and Sky wanted leaves and a sparkly tulle bow on top. 🙂
Unique:
It was fun to line them all up and see our masterpieces! We just used hot glue to attach the embellishments. You can use a whole cinnamon stick or break them in half and hot glue in place. We did it both ways.
My favorites were definitely the peach plaid and the floral striped ones. The boys sure loved the navy blue buffalo check fabric that I had leftover from my Fall Buffalo Check Welcome Wreath.
Which ones are your favorite?
Whether you make these to put on a shelf, for place settings, to put on a wreath, for a centerpiece, or to give away, I hope you make some! They are so simple, fun, and cute! It would be a great family craft or for a girls night get together.
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