7 cool pumpkin crafts for autumn comfort

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Seven detailed instructions and tons of inspiration will help you create carriages, houses, a bouquet, a unicorn and more.

How to make a pumpkin unicorn

What do you need

• Small pumpkin;
• white acrylic paint;
• wide brush;
• cardboard;
• scissors;
• Scotch;
• golden adhesive tape;
• simple pencil;
• white felt;
• lilac felt;
• black felt-tip pen;
• black self-adhesive paper;
• pink self-adhesive paper;
• glue gun;
• pink yarn;
• small artificial flowers;
• PVA glue;
• rhinestones.

How to do

1. The authors of the master class use a decorative pumpkin. But, of course, a real one will do. Just paint it white and let it dry. And if the natural color of the vegetable is visible, apply several layers of paint.

2. Cut a triangular shape out of cardboard with one rounded side. Roll it up so that you get a cone, and fix it with tape. Use scissors to trim the bottom of the shape - this will be the horn of the animal.

3. Cover the horn with gold tape.

4. Draw two teardrop-shaped ears on the white felt. They should be pointed at the top and slightly widened at the bottom. Cut them out.

5. Circle one ear on the lilac felt and cut out the same shape, only smaller. Circle it and cut out the second part.

6. Draw a closed eye with long eyelashes on the cardboard with a felt-tip pen. Then cut it along the outline. Trace around the back of the black self-adhesive paper, flip the shape over, and trace again. See the video for details. Cut out the details you have drawn.

7. Draw and cut out two circles on pink paper to represent the cheeks of a unicorn.

8. Using a glue gun, attach the horn to cover the stem of the pumpkin. Glue the white and lilac parts of the ears, run glue along the bottom edges and attach them to the left and right of the horn.

9. Make the mane. To do this, wrap the yarn several times around a pad, thin book, or something similar. Remove the threads, cut them along one edge and tie them at the top. Glue the mane by the horn so that it falls to one side.

10. Glue flowers around the horn and ears in front. Attach the eyes below, and even lower, to the right and left of them, the cheeks.

11. Using PVA glue, glue the rhinestones to the centers of the flowers. Add another row of rhinestones under them.

What other options are there

Here's a similar but slightly different pumpkin design:

And here are the cutest multi-colored unicorns with fluffy bangs:

How to make a bouquet in a pumpkin

What do you need

• Pumpkin;
• floristic sponge;
• felt-tip pen;
• knife;
• fresh flowers and greens;
• secateurs.

How to do

1. Apply a floral sponge to the top of the pumpkin and outline the outline with a felt-tip pen.

2. Soak the sponge. Cut the pumpkin along the outline and remove the top and excess flesh.

3. Place a damp sponge inside. Trim the tips of flowers and greenery with pruning shears so that they are not too long. Start sticking the stems into the sponge.

4. Assemble the composition by sticking in all the flowers and greenery.

What other options are there

Tall bouquet of other flowers:

See how cute a bouquet looks in a small pumpkin. Flowers will have to be cut very short:

And here is a composition with fruits, berries and autumn leaves:

How to make a candlestick or pumpkin lamp

What do you need

• Pumpkin;
• knife;
• measuring tape;
• felt-tip pen;
• drill;
• candles.

How to do

1. Cut off the top of the pumpkin, but do not discard it. Remove seeds and excess pulp from the vegetable. Place the tape vertically on the pumpkin and mark a little more than 1 cm apart.

2. Use a thin drill to make holes at every other mark.

3. Use a thicker drill to go over the remaining marks. You will get a drawing like this:

4. Repeat the pattern all over the pumpkin so that small and large holes alternate in the horizontal rows. Place the candles inside and cover with the top.

What other options are there

Here's how to make a floral pattern on a pumpkin:

A garland is inserted inside this lamp:

Children will appreciate the fairytale candlestick with the outline of the Tinker Bell fairy from the Peter Pan cartoon:

With the help you can make such a cute candlestick. In the dark, the entire silhouette of the cupcake will be visible:

And here is an incredibly beautiful candlestick in the shape of a skull. In case you want to get your decor ready for Halloween.

How to make a pumpkin house

What do you need

• Several thick twigs;
• pruner, knife or other cutting device;
• pumpkin;
• glue gun;
• white acrylic paint;
• thin brush;
• gray acrylic paint;
• self-hardening polymer clay;
• rolling pin;
• 2 wooden sticks;
• awl;
• red acrylic paint;
• decorative moss;
• stand;
• various decor.

How to do

1. Cut the branches: you will need many of the same lengths and a few larger pieces.

2. Glue four branches to the pumpkin so that you get a window. The top and bottom should be slightly longer than the side ones.

3. Make a door from long sticks. Add exactly the same window to the side as in the previous step.

4. Paint the inside of the windows with white paint. When it's dry, go over the top with a gray tint. Darken the top with additional strokes.

5. Roll out the clay into a thick rectangle to fit the size of the door. Stick it inside, remove the excess and make a vertical pattern with a special tool, an ordinary stick or something else.

6. Fold several identical short twigs. To hold them together, glue wooden sticks to them. On one side, they should have pointed ends so that they can be inserted into the pumpkin. This will be a staircase.

7. On the back of the ladder, glue two short branches vertically on the sides. Attach a long stick horizontally on top.

8. Add a railing on the other side. Make two holes under the door and insert the ladder into them. For reliability, you can grease with glue.

9. In the windows, draw white curtains with red polka dots. Decorate them with moss.

10. Make a small wooden handle on the door. From the twigs, make two simple fences. Glue the pumpkin to a stand, cover it with moss, attach a fence and other decorative elements.

What other options are there

The door and windows can be cut and the pulp removed from the pumpkin. Then you can put something inside.

Here are some more cool ideas for inspiration:

How to make an autumn pumpkin fairy

What do you need

• 2 white chenille wires;
• small pumpkin;
• glue gun;
• artificial autumn leaves;
• felt-tip pens;
• cotton or foam ball;
• thin twigs;
• acorns - optional.

How to do

1. Twist the ends of the wire to form one long wire.

2. Wrap it around the pumpkin stem, twist it in front and bend the ends in different directions.

3. Glue a couple of artificial leaves onto the top of the stem.

4. Draw a face on the ball and glue it onto the leaves.

5. Cover the head with a piece of paper.

6. Glue twigs to two leaves. Twist the ends of the wire around the twigs. Instead of leaves, acorns can be glued to them.

How to make a pumpkin penguin

What do you need

• Small pumpkin;
• white acrylic paint;
• wide brush;
• black spray paint;
• very small pumpkin;
• gold spray paint;
• glue gun or other durable glue;
• black openwork fabric;
• several silver buttons;
• 2 cotton pads;
• scissors;
• shiny gold fabric;
• black fabric;
• orange fabric.
• 6 black chenille wires.

How to do

1. Paint a small part of the pumpkin white and dry.

2. Cover the white part with paper and paint the rest of the surface with black paint.

3. Color a small pumpkin golden. When both pumpkins are dry, glue the small one to the top of the large one. Make a butterfly out of openwork fabric and glue it between them, on the white part. Attach a row of buttons at the bottom.

4. Glue one smaller gold circle to each cotton pad. Attach an even smaller circle of black cloth on top. Glue the resulting eyes to the head, and between them add a triangular orange beak.

5. Twist one wire into a loop. Screw two more wire loops to it so that you get a figure, as in the photo. The video above shows the whole process. Make one more detail and glue both sides to the large pumpkin.

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How to make a pumpkin carriage

What do you need

• Wire;
• self-hardening polymer clay;
• PVA glue;
• water;
• newspapers or paper;
• 2 wooden sticks;
• gold spray paint;
• glue gun;
• pumpkin;
• knife;
• gold volumetric paint;
• gold ribbon.

How to do

1. Form four wheels from the wire. Two of them should be slightly smaller than the others. Fix the wire in the middle with clay.

2. Stick the wheels with clay.

3. Dilute glue and water in approximately equal proportions. Cover the wheels with paper or newspaper, dipping the sheets in the glue mixture.

4. When the wheels are completely dry, paint them and sticks gold. Glue the sticks to the wheels.

5. The author uses a white pumpkin. Regular redhead can be left as is or painted. Cut off the top of the pumpkin and remove the pulp. Make the windows as shown in the photo. Go around the edges with voluminous paint.

6. Decorate the pumpkin with ribbons and 3D paint patterns. Glue on the sides of the wheel.

What other options are there

Wheels can be made from small pumpkins, the pumpkin itself can be painted in blue, gold or other colors, and the windows and the door can be drawn. Here are some ideas to help you create your own carriage:

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