Black and White Pumpkin and We Have Hit 100 Followers

I want to welcome those that are new to this blog, we have hit 100 followers. This blog was set up for our sisters to share their craft creations with each other, since we all live in different states. It's exciting to see other people are interested in it also. A big thank you to our followers!!!

Now for the other part of this post: For Halloween I wanted my porch to be a black and white theme. I came up with this pumpkin to add to my porch decor.

I started with an orange pumpkin and spray painted it white, I then drew the words "boo" onto the pumpkin. I used black upholstery nails and pushed them into the pumpkin, following my pencil lines. I then added black ribbon and white tulle. This was such a super easy project and I love how it turned out.
I have a few more details to add to my porch and then it will be ready for me to show you.

Jute Pumpkins

Have you ever had a craft idea in your head, but not sure if it would work once you made it? This was one of those projects.I am pleased to say it turned out great, just as I imagined and I love them! Love when that happens. I made some jute decorative balls here, so I used the same concept making the pumpkins.
I blew up some balloons, took my jute and put it in diluted Elmer's glue wrapped the jute around the balloon, going around the balloon. I let the pumpkins dry over night.
The next day when the jute was dry, I popped the balloons.
After removing the popped balloon from the pumpkins I took the pumpkin and kind of squished it to form a pumpkin shape.
This is what they looked like after squishing.
I then took the pumpkins and painted them, I got so excited about the project - I forgot to take a picture of this step. I painted some white, orange and left some unpainted. While the pumpkins were drying I took a dowel and cut to the desired length. I then took jute and glued it with my hot glue gun as I wrapped the jute around the dowel for the stem of the pumpkin.
I then took the stem and wrapped wire around it and then curled the ends. I hot glued the end of the stem to the pumpkin. Love how they turned out!






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4x4 Pumpkins

My dad has ton of wood mostly 4x4's, 2x4's and pallets. Last time I visited I brought a bunch home with me. Today I want to show you what I did with some of the 4x4's. I made 4x4 pumpkins, they were really easy to make and I think they are super cute.
I took the 4x4 cut 3 different sizes, I then sanded and painted them. I then sanded the edges and then I used wood glue to glue on the stems. I took craft wire and twisted it around the stem and then added raffia. Super quick and easy!

Here is a little sneak peak with them on my porch. I will share my porch with you on Monday. Have a great weekend!