Happy Tuesday!
I hope all of you had a nice weekend:).
We had an awesome day at the beach
on Saturday.
The boys spent the day swimming,
searching for shells & playing in the sand.
My heart & head is still in summerland,
can anyone relate?
Being that my mind is stuck
in summer,
I am just now getting started
with my Fall Decorating:).
So, I thought I would share some
fall inspiration
&
a fun and easy DIY project.
Decorating for the season
can become costly,
especially if you are like me,
wanting real, natural & organic looking everything.
Well, this project is beautiful & cheap.
Each pumpkin costs under a dollar to make,
$.60 to be exact.
Pretty good, right?
Linen Driftwood Pumpkins
What you will need for each one
a roll of toilet paper
4 frayed strips of linen fabric that measure 2″ x 54″
1 piece of driftwood
glue gun(optional)
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Wrap & tuck the fabric strips tightly all the way around.
The softer the paper the better,
so you can mold the paper as you go,
it will start to take the “pumpkin” shape.
When you start of new strip, just tuck it into the old one.
I found that if you skip a space when you are wrapping
& then go back to fill it,
it looks better, more even.
To fray the edges,
just pull the unwanted strings off the edges of the fabric
& trim with a scissor.
When I was done wrapping the linen,
I wedged the driftwood into the opening,
you can use a glue gun to make it more permanent.
These Linen Pumpkins will be perfect on my mantle.
I am excited to show you more soon:).
I have been searching high & low for some great
ideas & inspiration for fall.
ideas & inspiration for fall.
There have been plenty of late nights:)
with Pintrest lately.
Click here to check out & follow my “Fall” board.
FYI,
you can use any fabric for this project,
burlap, cotton, duck,
a reader suggested a drop cloth, which is perfect too.
This project is easy, trust me:).
Happy Fall Decorating!!!
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Have a blessed week,
How adorable!!! Never would have guessed they had a roll of TP as a core… hahahaha..
Cheers, Gee
These are very very cute! I was just thinking what could I make some white pumpkins out of that wouldn’t cost me much. Here’s the answer.
Those are sooooo cute. Never would have thought to use toilet paper rolls.
Oh my gosh these are so cute!! Love, love, love!!
I LOVE this idea! You, my dear, are a frugal genius!
what a great idea! they are really cute.
x
Rustic meets fun. Love this. I thought I was a GFC follower, since you are in my reader…oops, I just joined you.
Ooooh, I love these. Love how easy and affordable they are!
cute! you would never that was toilet paper under there!! clever!
Jen,
Thanks again for taking the time to chat. You were a big help and I really appreciate it.
These pumpkins are adorable! I don’t happen to have any frayed linen, do you think if I bought a drop cloth I might be able to use the fabric from that, or do you think it would be too stiff?
Thanks,
Maureen
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How cute are these and so clever! First time on your blog (Came over via simple Details) and I’m looking forward to reading more!
love the TP pumpkins. I may try it with burlap! I am new–visiting from My Crafy Home Life.
These pumpkins are so adorable. I will definitely be trying them. thanks for sharing!
Brenda
Jen…I’m in love with these little pumpkins! I have lots of TP and linen…I’m heading out today to collect me some driftwood! Good thing I’m coastal!
Thank you for this great, budget minded idea! I had to share it this morning on FB…too fun not to share!
That’s genius!! Jen. Looking at the finished project you can never guess that’s t.p. underneath. I wonder if any other fabric would work? So cute…happy fall decorating. Julie N.
Hi Maureen & Julie,
Thanks for the kind compliments:). You can use any fabric, burlap, cotton, duck, just be sure it isn’t too heavy or else you may loose the flexibility to mold into the shape. A drop cloth would def. work:). Have fun! Jen
I love these pumpkins. They look very easy to do. Ihavefound a number of pumpkin crafts that I like this fall, and I will have to add this to my repertoire. Very cute.
Yael from Home Garden Diggers
These are too cute! I found you at a linky party! I think I will make some, thanks for sharing!
I’m here form My Crafty Home Life and am so excited I clicked on through…what amazing DIYs you have here! Can’t wait to try my hand at one of these!
Hi Jen,
What a clever girl you are!! I think they are adorable.
These are so gorgeous! I love using natural colors and textures, I just might have to try these out 🙂
OMGosh! Those are so cute. Toilette paper rolls? really? Love it – pinned it!
Love this idea! Thanks for the inspiration.
These are just too cute. Love it. I want to make some linen pumpkins now. Thanks for sharing and inspiring. 🙂
These are gorgeous!! I first became familiar with TP pumpkins when my boys brought them home from preschool. Such a fantastic idea! I made a few more myself with upcycled sweater pieces and sticks from the backyard. Your take on it with STRIPS of fabric and driftwood is absolutely stunning. Great job! I pinned this
: )
Featured these too on Mod Mix Monday!
Wow! This are pretty awesome and easy. Love it and pinning it in the hopes of making one! Have a great evening.
Angela
I love your linen pumpkins and I would never have guessed they were made out of toilet paper. What a great idea and so cute!
Sooo cute!! Love how they turned out!! Thanks for linking up at Feathered Nest Friday!
Love this idea. Linking to it on WeeFolkArt.com’s Facebook page. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Um, a toilet paper roll?! Pure genius! Thanks for the idea 🙂
I am so making these for fall and some for my friends too 🙂 Now, where in land locked Calgary am I going to find driftwood???? ;-(
OMG amazing idea!
too clever! Nice look!-aimee
Love these…grandson made them at school with orange patterned cotton fabric & the stem was a tightly rolled up brown paper lunch sack. Very cute!
These are so cute. Do you use 4 strips of fabric per pumpkin or does that make four pumpkins? I am gonna host a craft party for some friends and want to make sure I have enough fabric for everyone to make three each. Thanks so much!