Hello Everyone! Happy FALL! Finally - cooler crisp temperatures are here!
My most FAVORITE time of the year
– mostly because of pumpkin pie! I
always get inspired this time of year because I love the cool crisp air how
mother nature paints the landscape with gorgeous rich colors. It’s not uncommon for me to dress up our
dinner table with whimsical napkins and décor.
These little pumpkin place card holders are easy and quick to make with
just a few supplies. You’re guests will
not only love them, but will love to take them home as a little momento of the
evening.
So today I'm showing you how to make adorable paper pumpkins from paper. These are great place card holders but would be even cuter made from smaller circles and used as cupcake toppers!! ADORABLE!
Hint:
These are make great party favors and also little photo holders. Don’t you just love projects that are easy
AND versatile?
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Project
Dimensions: Varies
Spellbinders
Supplies:
MMM-001
Spellbinders® Artisan X-plorer™ machine
MD1-012
Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Circles Three die
MD1-010
Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Hearts Two
Die Template (optional)
MD2-004
Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Flowers One die template
MB3-001
Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Circle Hatpin – Bronze
S5-120
Spellbinders® Fall Foliage die templates
Raffia
2
to 3 small buttons
3
– 4 x 4” squares of burlap (optional)
Dictionary
paper or newspaper
Ink
pad in a pumpkin orange color
Tacky
Glue
22
gauge steel annealed wire (available at hardware stores)
Needle
nose pliers
Round
nose pliers
Wire
cutters
Scissors
Cosmetic
sponge
As
a variation of shape use these same instructions but substitute the #3 Flowers
One die template.
Stack
and fold for sheets of dictionary paper in half to create 8 layers.
Cut
approximately 20+ circles from the dictionary paper using the #3 (with #1 being
the smallest) Circles three die template.
(hint: the more you cut the
fuller your pumpkin)
Apply
orange ink with cosmetic sponge to both sides of circles
Cut
approximately 1/8” off of the bottom of all circles to create a flat base
Fold
circles in half
Stack
all the folded circles and match edges.
Apply
glue to the folded edges and press firmly for a minute or so with your fingers.
Release
and the shapes will fluff and turn into a pumpkin.
Working
off the spool create a loop with a long wire extention. Bend the wire around the loop a couple of
times and curl the remaining wire.
Snip
off spool leaving approximately 3 inches of a tail. Apply glue to tail and place in center of
pumpkin for stem.
Create
a coil with round nose pliers and leave a 3” extension. Glue into the center of pumpkin.
Optional: cut three leaves of burlap using the Fall
Foliage Red Maple leaf die.
Glue
burlap leaves to bottom of pumpkin
Embellishments:
Cut
a flower from the #2 flowers one die and ink
Pull
the wire from the hatpin.
Glue
flower to back of hat pin and glue buttons to front center.
Create
a small bow with raffia
Glue
to front of the pumpkin to embellish.
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