Quick and Easy Paper Strip Pumpkin

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Fall is all about Pumpkins, right? Here is a great little project to decorate your table, desk, counter, anywhere.  Have fun with different colors and patterns of cardstock.  I bet you have everything you need right there in your craft space.

Supplies needed;

2 6"x 6" sheets of cardstock cut into 12 1"x 6" strips, Green cardstock for leaves by either punches, die cuts, or just draw and cut out by hand( 3 leaves per pumpkin). 1/8" hole punch, 2 brads ( any color). Approximately 12" piece of twine for bow. 20 gauge bead wire in green, and...

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• cut your strips
• punch holes in both ends of the strips
• attach brads into the holes, secure down
• curve the strips with bone folder or fingers
• separate each strip to form a ball, can get a little tight, be sure to expose All strips
• evenly space strips
• Attach leaves with glue to top
• wrap wire around an object such as a pencil, about 5-10x...cut off spool
• uncoil "curly Q" a bit , tuck tail of wire underneath leaves
• attach a bow made from the twine

There you have it!! Told you it was Easy. Have fun making lots and lots of these.

Happy Fall Y'all !!!

Tissue paper pumpkin

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With just a few supplies you can make these adorable pumpkin treats for your child's classroom, office coworkers or trick-or-treaters.

Supplies needed ; a 9.9 oz  bag of Tootsie Roll Midgees (makes 7 pumpkin treats), orange tissue paper, a 10' diameter plate or template, 1/8" hole punch ,  orange Baker's twine , Green washi tape, scissors, Pencil, scrap paper, also...


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Trace the 10" diameter plate with a pencil onto several pieces of tissue paper. Cut out the circle. With a peice of scrap paper under tissue paper,stamp pumpkin face approximately 2 inches from edge, be sure to stamp the image upside down so it will be facing the right direction. Stack 6 Tootsie Roll candies in a pyramid  shape in the center of circle. Gather remaining tissue paper around the candies. 

Secure the top with green washi tape. Trim off  excess paper. Decorate with Tags and bows. So easy even the children can make these. Experiment with different faces and colors. Have fun!!