DIY Dropcloth Rustic White Pumpkins On A Budget

Hello and good day to you all!

 

I have been fighting a nasty cold

and not a lot of energy lately. In

between naps I have been trying to

make my mind believe I feel great!

 

I have been tackling my wanna do list

little by little and today I was able

to scratch one more thing off the list!

 

I keep saying I'm not a rustic girl

but I see that the last two projects

were just that! I needed some pumpkins

to add to my last wanna try, and I came

across this cute idea that of course

piqued my curiosity and I had to try!

 

 

 

I call these "pumpkins on a budget!"

Why you might ask....these little guys

are made with a roll of toilet paper! Yep

they are! My husband thought I was whacked,

but I told him "just wait and see!" And

when I got them all finished, he was

surprised to see how cute they really were!

 

I wanted some small white pumpkins and
because I haven't felt like going
shopping I decided to make my own.
That's more fun anyway right!? I grabbed
my painters drop cloth, some green
burlap, twine, some sticks and spanish
moss from the woods next door, and a
handful of loose burlap ravelings, (I
keep everything)and to the task. Oh and
a couple of rolls of toilet paper!
 

 

I used one whole roll of toilet paper for

for the first one...(taking out the

cardboard roll inside.) Then I cut one

in half also removing the cardboard roll inside.

 

 

I made cuts on my drop cloth two inches

wide and then just ripped several strips.

Then I started wrapping the strips around

the roll of toilet paper starting on the

inside of the roll and ending on the inside

of the roll, and put a dab of hot glue to

hold them in place. Next I took two pieces

of burlap frayings together and wrapped

those around the the painters cloth in

varing places to give the look of the

contours in a real pumpkin. On the bottom

of my pumpkin now, I took a piece of drop

cloth and stuffed it inside where the

cardboard tube use to be to hold all the

twine in place...with a dab a glue. I could

have cut a large circle and glued that on

the bottom, which would have given it a

more polished look, but I didn't have a

strip wide enough for a circle and I didn't

want to cut into my dropcloth just for that.

Nobody looks at the bottom anyway...so fancy

wasn't so important just for me.

 

My pumpkin bottoms. Good enough!

 

 

Next, I got my green burlap and cut leaf

shapes, and I cut one smaller leaf shape

out of the dropcloth too. I got my sticks

broken off to the size I wanted. Then took

a bunch of the frayed strands of burlap,

laid them loosely on the tops center,

stuffed the stick down in the middle,

tucked the leaf in and added a little

sprig of the spanish moss with it.

And done!

 

And I think they are so cute!

What do you think! And they didn't

cost me a dime! Besides having a very

large craft stash, and saving everything

right down to strands of burlap, and

using what nature gives us to play with,

I got a pretty rustic Fall decoration

for my table in the breakfast nook!

Not bad! And toilet paper is something

we all have on hand right!?

 

 

I got the sunflowers from an old

grapevine wreath my son picked up

one day at a garage sale. I tore it

apart for another beach wreath I want

to make. They gave some pop here with

the pumpkins. Those topiaries I found a

long time ago and still trying to figure

out what I want to do with them. But they

look good on the table with the pumpkins.

My hubby hates those things lol. He says

they look dead....I think they fit right

in with rustic don't you! And the copper

planter I found at a second hand shop

was perfect for setting the topiaries in!

I liked it all together!

 

 

After I finished my baby pumpkins, my

husband said, "can you make a taller

pumpkin?" I said let's try. I had brought

out all kinds of fabrics when I was going

to make these pumpkins and he liked this

purple plaid fabric and said, "make one

using that"...that was a fabric napkin

with fringe all around the edges. As I

looked at it, I thought it would compliment

the drop cloth with a compliment of colors.

So I did.....I used two rolls of toilet

paper stacked on top of each other to get

the tall pumpkin.

 

 

Did it the same way as the others, but

on the top I used the fringe and some of

the unraveled strands of fabric. Gotta

make use of everything right!? I used the

drop cloth leaf I had cut and the green

burlap leaf together for this one. Then

wrapped a strip of drop cloth around it

and knotted it.

 

 

Not bad, and they all compliment each

other. Hubby thought HIS idea was a

great one...I had to agree, not bad.

 

 

 

These were really fun, turned out quite

cute, and easy peasy to make. Kinda

crazy, but hey it worked!

 

You could use any fabric to make these

with. If you don't care for rustic,

decorate them in your type of

decor flavor.

 

Here is a tutorial that will help you

if you need it....this is where I got

the idea to make mine. This girl used

pretty ribbon. Click HERE. Hers

is adorable!

 

Hope you are inspired!

Have a great day!

 

With Sincere Appreciation I Would Like To

Thank The Following Websites Below!

 

My Rustic White Pumpkins Were Featured At...

 

Craftberry Bush ~ Inspiration Gallery Features

The Golden Sycamore DIY Fall Decor Ideas Features

Such a wonderful surprise! Thank You!

 

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