Crafting

It is Punkin making time!

I have seen these little velvet punkins everywhere and decided it is punkin making time!

So I whipped up a few.

Lazy is my name when it comes to crafting so the easier the better and let me tell ya this is the easiest DIY ever!

 

I found this gold velvet fabric at a garage sale a year or so ago for like $2.00 or $3.00 so I dug it out of my pile of scraps to make some cute velvet pumpkins.

Today I am sharing 2 different ways to make them and when you look at them at the end you really can’t tell the difference.

Sewing velvet punkins

First I made pumpkins by sewing them.

I took a 10″ square of fabric and ran a long gathering stitch all the way around in a circle.

Depending on the size of the pumpkin you want you could make them bigger or smaller.

Not perfectly sewn by any stretch of the imagination but it works! 

I pulled the threads to gather up all the fabric.

Leave a pretty big opening to fill it up with batting.

After stuffing the opening I scrunched it all up and tied it with some ribbon…done!!

But don’t worry I also have a new sew way to make these little punkins! 

 

No Sew Punkin making time

The second way I made them is the NO SEW way!

Take your square of fabric grab some batting…plop it in the middle and gather up the fabric and cinch it with a rubber band!

Add ribbon or raffia.

In the photo below the punkin pictured on the left is the no sew and the one on the right is the one I sewed. 

(I used a little bit bigger piece of fabric so it made a larger Punkin).

Here is one of the Punkins on my fall table.

I left the edges raw and it looks rustic and fun.

 

Easy Fall Crafts

If you love fall crafts that are easy to do you will love these! 

Painted buffalo checked pumpkins

Easy yarn wrap pumpkins

Fall hydrangea and pumpkin wreath 

Corn husk Wreath

Easy Halloween paper wreath

Marigold pumpkin

Fall Tablescape

You can see more of my fall tablescape HERE

I have lots of fun unique fall tablescapes you will love.

This one I used old book pages in fun ways,

This fall tablescape I used apples, corn cobs and paper pinwheels for the centerpiece.

Purple and orange make this fall/Thanksgiving tablescape spectacular! 

You may be wondering why this says The Style Sisters. I originally created this tablescape a few years ago on my other blog The Style Sisters.

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Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!

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  • Your punkins are so cute! The velvet look is so pretty! I'd love for you to link this up to our All Things Thursday Blog Hop when you get a chance! Hope to see you there!
    Blessings,
    Nici

  • These are the cutest ones I've seen! Seriously, great! I was just thinking yesterday that I wanted to make some for my daughter for her Oct birthday, so I'm so glad to have found your great instructions. Thanks so much,
    Jenna

  • I agree with Tammy, the no sew version is my kind of project. I love how these look. The color is fantastic!

    Cynthia

  • This is my kind of project! No sewing! I love the rubber band idea. I've been pulling out the orange fabric but had forgotten all about the gold remnants that I have! Thanks for sharing! Have a blessed week!

  • I love the tut on the pumpkins and I love the fact that the material is so perfect velvet, wow and the color is just the right color not to orangie, I love the way they turned out...loved the post...come on over and see my house guest goules, would love to know what you think of them...Phyllis

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