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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Ivy and Elephants

Savvy Southern Style

Craftberry Bush

The Charm of Home

Let's Talk Fall ~ A Pretty Rustic Centerpiece

Can you believe it's Fall already!?

Makes me so sad!

Summer is my ultimate favorite season!

And...I love the most, the time I get to have

with my grandchildren. I already miss them.

I don't mind the cooler temps whenever they

might show up but, I hate that it gets dark

so much earlier. Seems there are more hours

of darkness than there is light! And for me there

is! I'm a night owl and stay up half the night then

can't get my tail out of bed until noon or so! I truly

need habits like normal people!

Well I have something fun to show you!

I was on Hometalk the other day and came

across this centerpiece and fell in love with it!

I'm really not a rustic so much kinda girl, but I do

love creating with nature, so maybe that's why it

appealed to me. Or maybe it was her pictures too.

They were pretty. Who knows, I just liked it a lot!

Well of course I had to try it. I had these vases tucked

away and decided they would work. Had the burlap,

had the paper roses from another project I did and

couldn't stop making them, had some real leaves my

little granddaughter Emma and I had collected last

year, even though the original was a paper leaf. I

had the twine, and instead of glue, I used Mod Podge

for attaching the burlap to the vases.......and

I had the candles too. My lucky day!

Well I did use the glue gun for the acorns on the leaf

and attaching the twine to the candleholders, oh and

the flowers and the stick too!

Then I went out in my yard and found the stick and

several acorns. They are already falling off the trees

all over my driveway and yard! Makes such a mess!

The only thing I didn't have was a pumpkin and

a slab of wood with bark. Well I did have some

fabric pumpkins but I wanted a real one, a white

one.....and the right size. Mine were too big.

I saw Tonya had a tutorial, but I just worked from

the pictures.....and with just a couple of small changes

and no wood slab, or pumpkin I did it! Last I set the

candles in and they are ready to decorate with.

And.....I love mine too!

This is our first monogrammed anything!

I printed the W out from Microsoft word, and

stuck it up on my kitchen window and laid my

burlap over it. Instead of painting it, I found

in the junk drawer one of those furniture

touch up pens and it was brown...the perfect

color! And it worked great!

It didn't take long to do at all and it was really fun!

And the best part...It didn't cost me a dime!

Being thankful for stash once again!

 If you love it too and want to make some then visit:

Love of Family & Home here: for Tonya's tutorial!

She even shows how to make those cute fun paper

roses! Now I'm going to find a tray for my pretties

and set them on my buffet in the dining room.

Hope this inspired you to get with the business of Fall!

Thanks for sharing your time with me!

Love and Blessings!

With Sincere Appreciation I Need to Thank

Oh My Heartsie Girl

For Their Feature of My Vases

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Savvy Southern Style ~ Wow Us Wednesday

The Charm Of Home ~ Home Sweet Home

Craftberry Bush ~ Inspiration Gallery

Putting the Farm Back In The Girl

 Don't you just love old vintage buckets and pails!?

The rust and dents and scratches just get me giddy

when I see them. I scarf them up every chance I get!

They remind me of when I was little going out to the

farm where my father grew up...always lots of buckets!

They had a apple orchard, pear orchard, and a big garden!

Needless to say, I learned very young what to do with

a bucket! The memories of growing up just flooded

my mind while I transformed the ones below.

 

Good Times!

 

 

There are just endless ways of transforming these old

vintage pails and buckets. I kinda favor burlap, lace,

lace rolled roses, and of course a bit of bling!

I also like to paint numbers on them just to display.

For a beach decor theme, paint them white, or aqua

yellow, green, or pink, and fill them with shells,

or pretty summer flowers. You can decoupage them,

or paint a picture on them. Tons of possibilities!

 

And, there are so many things you can use them for!

They are a perfect addition to farm house decor....

even in the bathroom for rolled up towels, or bath

accessories. The kitchen for your utensils.

Sweet additions to country weddings to display flowers.

For a countryside picnic they are great for chilling

a bottle of wine on ice. Picking apples, displaying

small pumpkins, as a stand for a small Christmas

tree, fill with pine cones, or even use for your nut

holder for the holidays. And they are a great addition

to use in a vignette for photo shoots just to name a few.

 

 

I countryfied these two buckets, actually coal buckets for

a friend of mine who had a shop and they weren't selling.

Neither were her vintage galvanized pails. I suggested doing

something fun with them to deck them up.

 

This first one I did a white wash with paint then sanded it

lightly. I got out my burlap, white paint, some lace, a vintage

lace tablecloth that had some damage, and some vintage

rhinestone jewelry. I painted a square of white on the burlap,

and then hand painted "Farm Girl" in black over the white

painted area. (I was thinking country girl with this one.)

 

After the paint dried, I Mod Podged it to the bucket and

added two stripes of cream colored lace at the top and

bottom of the painted area to kinda frame it a bit, also with

the Mod Podge. Then I cut long wide strips of the vintage

 lace tablecloth, and rolled it into roses...with my glue gun

I glued a bit of bling in the flowers center. Three were

grouped on the front and glued on with my glue gun also,

with a clipping of the fancy lace I tied at the handle that had

like a stem and leaves. I set a potted miniature rose bush in it

and it was done!

 

I thought she was pretty sweet!

I was a little bit farm girl growing up,

and do I ever miss my grandparents place now.

 

All you need to play and create is some pails or

buckets just like these! Just get your thinking cap

on! I love my buckets. Boy that one needs a bit of

scrubbing on the bottom half. Moisture rust!

 

I used all the same items on this next one. This time I

wrapped a wide piece of burlap all the way around it,

and secured it by using my Mod Podge. In the center of

the front I rolled the top down a bit and gathered it up in the

center. Then I took my fancy wide lace and wrapped it all

around the bucket also. I secured it with my glue gun in the

center front. I rolled another vintage lace tablecloth rose, added

some bling in its center. I cut another piece of burlap and pinched

it together in the center, attached with the glue gun, and then

glued the rose on over the top of it. I cut one more long some

what wide piece of the lace tablecloth and wrapped it all

around the handle. There was a bit left hanging so I just

clipped it into streamers. I added a second rolled lace rose

with bling where the handle connected to the bucket. I took

two very narrow strips of the lace tablecloth and wrapped it

around the lip of the top of the bucket and above the bottom

seam on the bottom of the bucket. And then it was just right!

(see the photo above for the just right finish!)

 

I delivered them back to my friend and guess what? They

sold right away! Sometimes you just have to take something

and make them look happy, then they'll catch some body's eye!

 

I never did get anything for using my stuff or for my time

which really wasn't a big deal, but that was what she had told

me she would do to help them sell. I get burned like that

a lot. Oh well....I had fun creating them and somebody loved

them enough to take them home and enjoy.

 

I got some holiday plans for a couple of my buckets up above!

It's so much fun taking something old and drab, and giving

it a new life and use isn't it! Even if this isn't your taste,

I bet you could think of some cool ways to upcycle some

old tired buckets or pails too!

 

Thank you for the visit today! I always enjoy the company

and it's so fun to share!

 

TaTa Till Later!

Have a blessed day!