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Recycled Sweaters Into Sweet And Chic Embellished Pumpkins
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Debi Willhoite
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Always game for recycling or repurposing anything and everything, I just had to make some sweater pumpkins. I've seen so many over the years and loved the idea, so I just had to give it a try! I had sweaters boxed away that I couldn't wear anymore, and it didn't look as though I was ever going to shrink back into them either! I had thought of making some with sweaters a couple of years ago along with other pumpkins I wanted to make but always ran out of time and kept saying next year, and then another year went by so another next year. Well this year I finally did them...ALL! For the last three weeks I've been making pumpkins of all different types! Plus a few more ideas have been added to my list as I was knocking off the list I already had. I don't think I'll ever see the end of my pumpkins to make list!
My last creations this week were the sweater pumpkins. I wanted to make some special ones embellished with vintage laces, some sparkly bling, pearls and whatever else that might come into play as I went along. I always have some idea of what I want, but with most everything I do....each creation takes its own course usually far off my original plan. All of them were a no-sew pumpkin. I like that because my sewing machine is up this long flight of stairs to the second floor and I just hate that climb! So, just twine, yarn, and a glue gun.....then some pretty things in my stash to embellish them with, and of course a sweater. My formal dining room is looking like my craft room....it will take me a week to get all this stuff back up those stairs! Ugh!
My last creations this week were the sweater pumpkins. I wanted to make some special ones embellished with vintage laces, some sparkly bling, pearls and whatever else that might come into play as I went along. I always have some idea of what I want, but with most everything I do....each creation takes its own course usually far off my original plan. All of them were a no-sew pumpkin. I like that because my sewing machine is up this long flight of stairs to the second floor and I just hate that climb! So, just twine, yarn, and a glue gun.....then some pretty things in my stash to embellish them with, and of course a sweater. My formal dining room is looking like my craft room....it will take me a week to get all this stuff back up those stairs! Ugh!
For this sweetie I used a taupe colored cashmere sweater. Took me a week staring at this to finally decide to take the scissors to it, and then a few more days before I got an idea of the look I wanted. Victorian came to mind. This is "Victoria." I just love how she evolved!
On a roll now, I next took this off white turtle neck sweater that I had always loved, and wanted this pumpkin to be in shades of white. I also wanted pearls and lace. I didn't use the pearls the way I had originally planned because in the making of this one, the plan took its own course. The feathers came into mind when I got it all finished along with the sparkly oval rhinestone. It just didn't seem finished without a bit of sparkle! Once finished all I could think of was wedding which lead to purity, so this is "Purity." This one just totally surprised me when it was all done. Nothing at all like I had first imagined it to be!
This last sweater I used was a sweet creamy color in a bit thicker type knit sweater. All I knew for sure on this pumpkin was that I wanted some bling on it. I made six pumpkins out of one sweater with still some left! The first one I wrapped with a beige colored yarn then switched to twine. I liked the rustic dainty look the twine gave to the creamy color. They all have different rhinestone jewels on them and I topped them off with a single leaf I cut from a painters drop cloth.
All four of my extra special creations....."Sweet and Chic Embellished Pumpkins"....with one being made of pink chenille.
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Published October 21st, 2014 2:36 AM
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