Buttons and Burlap Pumpkins

by DeeDee

3 Materials

$10

2 Hours

Easy

It's not too early to be thinking about Fall decorating is it? I mean heck, here in Texas we've been in the low nineties this weekend. Ha!

I know this is not a new idea, but I like it! I pinned the idea a really long time ago and finally got around to making them.

To recreate my pumpkins, you will need:

Foam pumpkins

Black buttons

Spanish moss

Burlap ribbon

Pearl head pins

Alene's quick dry tacky glue

Hot glue gun

Scissors

First, you start off with a foam pumpkin. Mine are medium sized (approximately 8" wide) and I got them at Walmart for $4.95 each.

You'll also need a bunch of black buttons. I really love the vintage buttons at PapertrayInk. You gets lots of buttons in all sizes for $5.00. The bag full was more than plenty for my two pumpkins. Of course you can get buttons at any craft store.

I used Aleen's Quick Dry Tacky Glue to adhere the buttons. It dries fast, but not so fast you cant get them just how you want them before they're stuck. The glue goes on white, but dries clear.

Next I added some Spanish moss. Using my hot glue gun on the low setting, I added a liberal amount of glue just to the top area around the stem. Add moss in small sections so your glue doesnt cool off before you get the moss added.

This is how it should look when you get all the moss glued around the top. It doesn't have to be perfect either, just covering the top is good.

Next I added the burlap ribbon. Since the pumpkin is foam, I was able to use the little pearl head pins to attache the ribbons. It's easier than using the hot glue. You can get them just right and you won't burn your fingers.