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A couple weeks ago I was contacted by Melissa at
Fablifyit.com about taking part in a series of posts highlighting some of the products that she has to offer. Of course I jumped at the chance! I LOVE trying out new crafty products and getting my craft on. I’m so excited to share with you my first project in the series!
It is made from three 4×4 pieces of wood ranging in height of 4, 6, and 8 inches. The coolest thing about this is that you can use them for halloween and then flip them around for fall!
Love it! She is selling her own finished sets on her site at
Fabdecor.comor you can just buy the wood and vinyl. My kit consisted of the wood and vinyl and I put my own spin on the project. If you’d like to try mine here’s the tutorial! You’ll have to let me know if you try it!
Supplies:
Scrapbook paper (I used 3 different sheets of orange and one sheet of brown)
Jack-O-Lantern trio OR 3 pieces of 4×4′s cut to 4, 6, and 8 inches long. And 3 stems.
Pumpkin Faces
Orange & Brown Paint
Mod Podge
Sponge Brush
Orange Glitter Tulle
Pencil
Craft Wire
To begin trace each of your pieces of wood onto your scrapbook paper twice. So you will have a piece for the front and a piece for the back of your pumpkin in each of your three different sheets of scrapbook paper.
Paint each of your pumpkins and your stems and set them aside to dry. I started from the biggest and went to the smallest so the biggest had the longest time to dry.
I had to make my own brown for the stems and added the scrapbook paper to the top.
Choose which faces go with which scrapbook paper design. Then start mod podging your papers to your pumpkins. I worked largest to smallest again. Front to back. I’d attach the paper to the wood on the front, then attach it to the back. Then I would put a layer of mod podge on top of the scrapbook paper in the back and set it aside and do the next pumpkin.
After they all had a layer mod podge on top of the back piece of the scrapbook paper I went back to the largest pumpkin and started attaching the faces.
After the face was attached I put a layer of mod podge on top of the vinyl and scrapbook paper to make sure I had a nice seal and make sure my project was more durable.
Then I started prepping the toppers while the mod podge dried. I cut tulle into rectangle pieces approx 3×6 and pinched them in the middle and fastened it with string so they looked like little bows. I made two per pumpkin.
Then I cut 11 pieces of craft wire 5.5 inches long and wrapped them around a dowel to get them to make a cute little spiral.
I went to work in the tops. For the tallest pumpkin I glued in the stem first with a huge amount of hot glue in the middle of the stem so that it stuck up a little from the top of the pumpkin. Then I added my tulle bows to the front and the back of the pumpkin and 4 of my wire spirals. Two in front, two in back.
For my middle pumpkin I did the same as the tallest except I arranged the wires differently to resemble bangs.
And then for the baby pumpkin I did the same as above with the stem and the tulle, but I only added one curly in the front for a cute little curly q and had two in the back.
I love how they all have different personalities! They look like a little family! Here’s another picture of my cute little pumpkin family from the front:
And again from the back:
Isn’t it so fun?! There are several other bloggers who are taking part in this series and you can head over
here to check out the different ways that they personalized their kits! It’s really cool to see the different ways that people create. I love it!
Please remember that all of my tutorials and printables are for personal use only. This post was seen first at, and written by
Cox’s Corner
Please remember that all of my tutorials and printables are for personal use only. This post was seen first at, and written by
Cox’s Corner
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Girl you are so busy puttin out little masterpieces left and right! These are so dang cute.
Thanks Phoebe! It definitely keeps me busy when I have a deadline!
thanks for stopping by my blog yesterday! i really enjoyed looking through your blog!!
i am now following!!
sarah
Thanks Sarah, I’m so glad to have you following along!
Jessica those are fabulous! I love that they are two sided too! (That paper is gorgeous!) I'm a lover of all things fall and Halloween so these are right up my alley!
Thank you! I absolutely LOVE fall and the cutesy parts of halloween!
These turned out so cute Jess! I love that they are 2 sided. More bang for your buck!
Thanks girl! I’m all about getting more bang for my buck!
Love these, they turned out really cute! I'm excited to start crafting for Halloween!
Thank you! Isn’t holiday crafting fun?
you win!! your's are the cutest!! wink!!
Lol thanks Karla!
These look great, i will def try to make some closer to halloween!!
love K
Thank you! They are definitely a fun decoration!
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Wow thank you! I’m honored!
Those are toooo cute! The buck toothed one is my favorite.
Thanks for sharing at the Great Pumpkin Party!!
Thank you! I appreciate you hosting the party!
I LOVE this idea! I am so going to try this.. so easy and so cute!
http://www.studentswife.com
You should! They are super easy!
So adorable! Love that they’re friendly jack o’ lanterns! Would love if you’d join our Countdown to Fall link party! Hope to see you there! Have a great night!
http://dixie-n-dottie.blogspot.com/2012_09_03_archive.html
Thank you! I’ll definitely have to stop by!
So super cute, Jessica!! Love these. Thanks bunches for linking up!
Thanks Kristi! I appreciate you hosting!
These are adorable!! Great job! I’m pinning. =)
Thanks girl! Thank you so much for the pin!
I love those cute little faces! And the fact that they are reversible. Too cute! I’d love for you to share this at my link party. http://adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com/2012/09/terrific-tuesdays-32.html
Rachel
Thank you! I’ll have to stop by!
So cute! Anything with pumpkins gets a big thumbs up in my book!
I would love to invite you to post this over at my link party on The Purple Pumpkin Blog! Hope to see you there
Thanks Michelle!
Oh my word! These are ADORABLE! I found your post from the lil luna linky party. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I’m so glad that you stopped by!
Hi! This looks amazing! I found you on Lil’ Luna’s Link party and I would love it if you would share it at my link party at http://mommyssweetconfessions.blogspot.com/2012/09/sweet-confessions-sunday-link-party-6.html and any other of your great links you would like to. See you at the party!
Thank you! I’m glad that you stopped by! I’ll definitely have to come by and visit!
What a great idea for Fall! I am hosting an “It’s Fall Y’all ~ Linky Party” …. I would like to invite you to share this project, and other Fall related projects/recipes, you may have. All links will be pinned to a board dedicated to the party. You can find the party at Love Bakes Good Cakes. Hope to see you there!
Thank you! I appreciate the invite!
These are SO cute! I hope you’ll link up to my Wickedly Creative Halloween Ideas Party (fall ideas too).
http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/09/2012-wickedly-creative-halloween-ideas.html
Thanks Lindy! I’ll have to stop by!
Those are adorable! I love the tulle and the little wire spirals! Too cute, I want one
I would love if you shared this at my Throwback Thursday party. Thanks so sharing and I hope to see you there! 
http://www.hubbymademe.com/throwback-thursday-no-10/
Thank you! They are super easy to make, you should totally make some! I’ll have to stop by!
These are such cute Halloween decorations – I Love Them! I love the little goofy faces
Thank you! They definitely make me smile!
These are ADORABLE!
Thanks Gina!
This is such a great idea – and I love you can use it for Halloween and Fall.
Visiting via One Artsy Mama
Thank you! I appreciate you stopping by to visit!
I love the silly faces! I’ve seen many Halloween crafts like this but they always have the generic pumpkin face- these are adorable!
I’ve pinned this
I’m also a new follower- glad I found you on Serenity link up party!
Mandy
smallfineprint.com
Thank you! I appreciate the pink and I’m so glad to have you as a new follower!
Cute & a great idea!
Thanks girl!
These are too cute! Found you at SSS link party. Hope you will stop by and say hi!
-Mackenzie @ http://www.fridaynightdatenight.blogspot.com
Thank you! I’ll definitely stop by and say hi!
These are really cute…front AND back!
Kelly
Thanks Kelly!
These are too stinkin cute! LOVE! Thanks for sharing at the Pomp Party! Pinning!
Thanks Jill! I appreciate you hosting the party!
What fun halloween decor!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous weekend!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
Thank you Jill!
These are too cute not to bookmark and hope I can get around to before the holiday gets here.
Thank you! They are such a fun and easy project!
These are so cute!
Thanks Jenn!
Super cute! Love how you can turn them over for Fall! Very versatile! Thanks for joining the party at Keep Calm and Link Up this week! See you again next Friday!
Barbara at Chase the Star
chasethestar dot net
Thank you! I’m all about Versatile! Thanks for hosting the weekly party!
This is an inventive and cute way to “make” pumpkin jack-o-lanterns. Would love to have you share this at my Pumpkin Linky Party, too. Thanks< Linda
http://twosucculentsisters.blogspot.com/2012/09/thirty-days-of-pumpkins.html
Thank you! I’ll have to stop by your party!
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What a neat project! Fabulous tutorial!
Thank you Jennifer!
What a fun idea!! Thanks for linking up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch. I hope you link up again this week. The party will be live tonight. http://www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com
And don’t forget to “like” my Facebook page if you haven’t already. http://www.facebook.com/TheMandatoryMooch
Thanks, Nichi
Thank you! I appreciate you hosting the party! I’ve totally already liked you on Facebook!
Soo Cute! Thanks for linking up!
Kim~madeinaday
Thanks Kim!
Oh I just LOVE these pumpkins! So cute! Thanks so much for sharing at Thursday’s Temptation. I am featuring these at this weeks link party!
http://twoyellowbirdsdecor.blogspot.com/2012/09/thursdays-temptation-34-fabulous.html
Jill
Thank you so much Jill! I appreciate the feature!
Ah, who can resist such happy little jack o lanterns! So cute. Thanks so much for sharing them on Fabulous Friday at Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust.
Warmly, Michelle
Thanks Michelle! I appreciate you hosting the weekly party!
These pumpkins are adorable! What a fun Halloween decoration. They’d look great together or even in different corners. I especially love their embellishments on top. How cute!
I wanted to invite you to share this wonderful project on my blog, Confetti Diaries, this week. I think it would be fantastic inspiration to my readers, especially with Halloween coming up. Thanks for the great ideas!
Thanks Natalie! I appreciate the invite to your blog! I’ll have to stop by and say hi!
These are totally adorable, both sides!
Thank you! I love that you can use them throughout fall, not just at halloween!
Hello, my name is Jennifer and I have mentioned this post on my blog. If there is anything you would like me to remove, please let me know. Thanks for sharing.
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Jennifer! Thank you so much for featuring my project! I truly appreciate it! I’m glad that you stopped by!
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Hi there!
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A new party has just started and you are invited!
Michelle xoxo
WOW! Thank you so much for the feature! I truly do appreciate it!
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Super cute! You should enter your photos from this project into Craftbaby’s Halloween Decor Challenge!
http://www.craftbaby.com/contests/32/halloween-decor
Thank you, I appreciate the invite!