Burlap Stuffed Pumpkins
Lately I’ve lost my mojo. Maybe it got left in one of the miscellaneous boxes that wouldn’t fit in the Uhaul and got left at the curb? Perhaps one of the kids took it and is hiding it upstairs in their closet as their “pet”. I’m not sure what it is but all I know is that I want to get it back. That is a hard thing to do when there’s a thousand boxes just laughing at you, kids that need to be taught because they need to pay for my retirement, and a huge house to get used to cleaning.
There is no time right now for making things. AH HA! But my friend Courtney did not get this memo and I am so extremely happy that she did not.
She came over the other day lugging this huge bag of craft supplies with her and we made stuffed pumpkins. She had seen the idea at a crafty market in west Texas, went home, and figured out how to make it herself. Then she came over to show me and I love her for it.
I needed that break, that time to be who I am and not who these boxes are trying to convince me to be. (Boxes are evil). We painted, glued, stuffed and it was GLORIOUS! Not only that but now I have a super cute pumping hanging by my door. Win, win for me.
I realized half way through that I should of taken how to pictures during the craft but I didn’t. (sorry) If you think you need a step by step tutorial to do it just let me know and you know I’ll be on it. If the boxes don’t like it I’ll just duct tape them to the wall.
Here’s the finished products….
Courtney’s Pumpkin….
This is the front.
and the back. It’s reversible!!
My pumpkin…
The front of mine. Courtney has better handwriting than I do.
The back of mine.
I love both of them. It’s so cute, so easy and inexpensive because burlap is cheap! Thanks Courtney!
What do you think?
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Bobbie says
I think I have comments working now.
Diane {Created by Diane} says
Very cute, I stumbled and pinned it for all to see 🙂
Heather@FrugalReality says
Oh I love it! How much for you to make me one? I’ll pay you at the next meeting.
Courtney says
I love them both too! This was so fun 🙂
Kristin says
Hi! These are so cute!!! I would love to make them! I think I can figure it out for the most part but what do you stuff them with and do you so or glue around the edges? Thanks!!!
leslie says
I would love to know the instructions for making this, it is super cute! You did a great job!
angie says
I love this burlap pumpkin. I have never worked with burlap. How did you do this? Is there sewing involved or just glue and paint?
Bobbie says
It’s just glue and paint. I cut out two pieces back to back, painted each side. Glued it together with a open hole on the side, stuffed it with plastic bags, glued the opening shut and hung it up with wire.
Jamie Lagasse says
I would love to have access to a tutorial for your adorable burlap pumpkin!
Thanks
Mary Riley says
Do you use a particular kind of paint?
Thank you so much for sharing –
I just love your pumpkin –
I want to try to make one myself
just not sure about what kind of paint
please advise
Bobbie says
This was just regular acrylic craft paint! You need a large bottle because the burlap soaks up the paint.
April says
Hi! I was wondering about how much yardage this uses for front and back? 1/2 yard or more each? Also, did you cut a pattern out from something?
Bobbie Byrd says
I would estimate it takes about 1/2 yard per side. It really depends how tall you want it. Burlap is usually very wide. Some of the printed versions and colored ones are much smaller. If you find the wide burlap that’s folded in half width wise than you could probably get away with buying 1/2 a yard. We did not use templates, just free handed it. You can always draw a template on a big piece of cardboard to get it to the right size before you start cutting the burlap.