Tie off the end of the brown ribbon or secure with an additional rope so it is sturdy for hanging. Glue a small green fake leaf behind the raffia. Make a bow from raffia and glue at the top of the pumpkin, just below the ribbon. Trim off the excess fabric around the edges and flip over the pumpkin. Then place the second piece in place to seal both the fabric and ribbon inside the hoop. Trim, the ribbon to twice as long as the hoop is “wide”. Place the ribbon onto the back of the hoop over the fabric. Cut around the outside in a square or circle a few inches wider than the hoop. Place the embroidery hoop onto the fabric. Then I can just hang it on a hook until next year. Next, I slide a trash bag over the entire thing letting the hanger poke through the bottom and tying off the open area underneath or tying it together over the top of the neck of the hanger. Then, I hook the wreath, or in this case pumpkin, over the top of a wire hanger. My method is to put hooks along the walls in my storage area (I have a separate part of my basement but you may use an attack or closet). That’s why I have a specific way I like to store wreaths or hanging items year after year. Even if you lay this onto a shelf, you will deal with dust and debris or other items falling on top of it. When decorations or tossed into a tub and forgotten, they can be damaged. This is most often a problem in the storing process.
One of the common problems I see with homemade decor is durability. I’ve even seen pumpkins like this hooked over the top of a kitchen cabinet to add something fun to your kitchen during autumn. Plus, this works as a door wreath, on a wall, above a mantle, or even hanging in a doorway. Pushpins, thumbtacks, nails, screws, or wreath hooks are all affordable and work well for hanging this. However, to attach it to the wall you will want to use something like a nail or a wreath hook. By adding the length of ribbon inside the embroidery hoop before you secure it, you don’t have to add ribbon or a nail to the back of the pumpkin. The best thing about this craft is it comes in with a built-in hanging ribbon.
What’s the Best Way to Hang this Pumpkin? Paint the embroidery hoop orange, yellow, red, or brown before adding the fabric to it to create the pumpkin.Add dark green felt, ribbon, or pipe cleaners to the top to create a fine look around the ribbon “stem”.Use twine or rope instead of ribbon for the hanger.Sew or embroider a message or beads onto the front of the pumpkin for fall.Glue ribbon around the edge of the embroidery hoop.Add larger bows on the top by the ribbon hanger.
Below are some more ideas that can really make your pumpkin unique and fun! The goal is to use this as a base idea and then add to it as you prefer.
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Of course! I like the simplicity of using just a solid color of fabric, ribbon, and a bit of raffia, but you can update it with all kinds of other items. Shiny gold fabric or fabric with shimmery thread.Ĭan I Add More Decoration to the Pumpkin?.Wrapping paper in pumpkin colors or prints.Scrap fabric from other sewing projects.Felt sheets or lengths of felt cut from a roll.Old shirts or sweaters that no longer fit in orange, dark red, or rich yellows.Below are some ideas I had that could easily be used inside the hoop to look like a pumpkin. You can use any number of other items that would also work here. What Can I Use for the Orange Part of the Pumpkin?įabric of course! I used scrap orange fabric and cut it to fit this. So many ways to put these to use to create something neat to hang, even Valentine’s heart mobile has an embroidery hoop base! I have some favorites like this Easter bunny wall art, a base for this origami old book page wreath, or even this fall leaf windcatcher. If you have a few extra embroidery hoops laying around, you might like to make other crafts. This embroidery hoop pumpkin is the one you are going to love! Plus, I love the cold weather! So, using them in decor is a must, and sometimes you want one that isn’t going to go bad after a few weeks on your porch. Not just the yummy foods (check out these pumpkin recipes), but mostly about how the colors are warm and soothing. Pumpkins are truly one of my favorite things about the autumn season. What’s the Best Way to Hang this Pumpkin?.Can I Add More Decoration to the Pumpkin?.What Can I Use for the Orange Part of the Pumpkin?.