Learn how to make a Wooden Bead Pumpkin to decorate your home this Thanksgiving. Grab a few bags of Dollar Tree wooden beads, some floral wire, and twine to create a trendy farmhouse-style Pumpkin. Perfect for your Fall home décor or Autumn tiered tray.
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DIY Wood Bead Pumpkin
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Wood Bead Pumpkin Craft
- Wooden Beads, 125 Count – Dollar Tree
- Floral Wire Stems – Dollar Tree
- Natural Jute Twine – Dollar Tree
- Silk Leaf Stem – Dollar Tree
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks – Dollar Tree
- Needle Nose Pliers – Fiskars
- Wire Cutters – Fiskars
- Scissors – I love my Fiskars!
Dollar Tree Beaded Pumpkin
STEP ONE
Gather all supplies. Remove four 18” floral wire stems from the package and twist them together several times in the middle to create a star shape with eight arms. Use needle nose pliers to pinch the twisted wire together tightly. The wire stems were found in the floral department of Dollar Tree and are 22 gauge.
STEP TWO
Open two to three packages of assorted wooden beads and place the largest and medium beads in a bowl for easy access. Place eight of the smallest wooden beads on the eight pieces of wire, moving the beads to the center.
String additional wooden beads onto all eight wire arms alternating between medium, and large, then medium, and large. Dollar Tree has such a HUGE selection of materials that can be upcycled and good quality craft supplies that won’t blow your budget!
Continue stringing on the wooden beads in the medium then large pattern until there are 16 beads on each wire, with the last bead being the larger size.
To finish each section of wire, string on two of the small beads, so each wire has 18 beads total. Then carefully bend the excess wire up to keep the beads from falling off.
STEP THREE
Working with two wires that are opposite from each other, join them in a circle shape and twist the wires to secure them together.
Continue joining and twisting the opposite wires onto the section of exposed wire at the top of the pumpkin until all eight pieces of wire have been secured. Use the needle nose pliers to tighten the twisted wire and pinch in any sharp ends.
STEP FOUR
Tie the natural jute twine around the base of the wire stem in a double knot and then trim any long ends with scissors. Secure the knot with a small dab of hot glue. The Dollar Tree craft section is perfect for finding good-quality arts and crafts supplies and getting creative!
Attach the twine around the wire stem with a glue gun and glue sticks. Once the entire stem is covered, carefully apply a second layer of twine around the stem to give it the proper bulk. Flip the pumpkin over and secure the cut end of twine under the stem with a dab of hot glue. Hold the twine in place with the blade of scissors to prevent burning fingers.
STEP FIVE
Cut a leaf or two from the silk stem and attach it to the top of the pumpkin with a glue gun and glue sticks. Once everything is completed, carefully shape your pumpkin. Make it fat and squatty or tall and lean.
Dollar Tree Wood Bead Pumpkin
Change things up by creating a variety of colors of Wooden Bead Pumpkins by painting the beads before stringing them. String more beads on the wire for taller pumpkins and fewer beads for smaller pumpkins. Vary the size of the wooden beads for additional texture or use beads that are all the same size.
Your family and friends will never know how quick and easy this trendy Autumn decor was to create. The possibilities are endless!
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Thanksgiving is all about traditions, family, and pie, especially PIE! Instead of choosing just one type of pie for this DIY Thanksgiving Pie Banner, let's “bake” up a Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie, and Blueberry Pie! Whip up a batch of these yummy “to look at” pies from easy-to-use Kunin Felt and keep the kitchen CLEAN! Free printable patterns are included below to make this project quick and easy to complete in about an hour.
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