
Fall in June?
Well... I just had an inspiration, dropped what I was doing, and created it. I love decorating the house with miniature squashes and pumpkins, but I do not like throwing them away afterwards. Problem solved!
The tutorial below will help you, and in no time at all you will have a fun decorating project for the harvest time. Can you think of all the people who might enjoy these as gifts?
Supplies:
Yellow and green felt or wool
Green Floral wire
Quilting thread
Needle
Decorator Needle
Glue gun and glue stick
Silky Soft Fiber
Scissors
Pencil
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My kitchen is like the tool section of Home Depot: so many possibilities! Grab a bowl and use it to trace circles on felt (or wool). Mine measures 7.5 inches across. |
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Cut circles and 4-pointed stars (I drew the stars and cut them out of green felt). |
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Using quilting thread and running stitch, sew around the circle (double thread). |
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Gather the stitches to make a giant yo-yo. |
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Fill the yo-yo with Silky Soft Plush Fiber, or any other material you use to make stuffed animals. |
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Gather the yo-yo tight, and secure the ends together, to close the opening. |
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Using a decorator needle, or any other long needle, thread it with quilting thread (double thread). |
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Starting at the top of the yo-yo, or squash!, pull the needle through it, pulling the thread tight so as to start marking the sections on the squash. |
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You will do it four times, and will end up with 4 sections. |
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Can you see what I mean? As you pull it tight, the thread will be buried on the felt and won't show. |
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Cut floral wire into 3 4-inch sections and wrap it around a pencil, leaving a 3/4-inch tail. |
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You should end up with three curly things like this one. |
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Cut a tiny hole in the middle of the four-pointed star and pass the curly wires through it. |
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Now is the time to use the glue gun. Since I purchased this one I have not burned my fingers! |
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Place the green felt piece with the wires over the top of the squash, carefully flip each corner and add glue underneath, making sure the glue catches the wires. |
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This is what the squash looks like. Cool, huh? |
What do you think? My boys thought they were real!!! Enjoy...
Very sweet! AND they look pretty easy to make. Thanks for the great pictures!
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Very cute! But I can't believe you are that far ahead of the game, LOL!
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