Are you wondering how to decorate your home for fall? Have you ever seen a beautiful, cozy pumpkin made out of a sweater? If you're looking for simple ideas to use for your 2023 fall decor, repurpose your old sweaters into cute decorative pumpkins.
When it comes to bringing an autumnal and timeless look to every corner of your home, pumpkins are undoubtedly the best choice. We often use fresh autumn fruits for crafts, but they quickly rot and after a few days we are looking for new ideas again. Luckily, this isn't the only way to decorate your home with the fall fruits and add plenty of seasonal charm. Create a unique 2023 fall decoration with the best ideas for crafting pumpkins from sweaters.
2023 fall decorations: DIY ideas for making pumpkins
Are you ready to learn how to make sweater pumpkins yourself? Below are a few ideas for no-carving pumpkin decorations that you can put up all season long to add a touch of fall to your home. And they are perfect for parties and events to really celebrate the coziest season.
Make a pumpkin out of a sweater
Do you probably have a sweater in your closet that you no longer need? Then get it now and make a pumpkin. Sweater pumpkins are so soft and cozy. And if you make them just from the sleeves of the sweater, the task is super easy since they are already sewn. Find out how you can quickly and easily make really cozy and inexpensive fall decorations for your home and just ask yourself how many you want to make.
Necessary materials:
- Old sweaters in any color you like
- fiberfill
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- Scissors
- thread
- Yarn
- Pumpkin stems
- Hot glue gun
Easy Pumpkin Sweater Instructions:
- First, prepare your sweater and cut the sleeves. Depending on the size of the sweater, you can make two pumpkins from one sleeve.
- Use one of the sleeve pieces and a needle with a double knotted thread.
- Turn it inside out and sew the end together. Then turn it right side out again.
- Fill the pumpkin with fiberfill and secure it with thread.
- Thread a piece of yarn and run the yarn through the middle of the pumpkin and wrap it around the sides. Pull as hard as you want to form the grooves. Leave a few inches of yarn for one end.
- Tie the two ends of the twine together in a double knot and secure it to the top of the pumpkin using the hot glue gun.
- Insert the chosen stem and secure it with the hot glue gun.
- You can add lace, ribbons, and other embellishments to your pumpkins.
Tips:
- For the stems, use twigs from the garden, real dried pumpkin stems, pieces of felt, cinnamon sticks, corksor pipe cleaners.
- The size of the pumpkins depends on the size of the sweater. If you want to make small pumpkins, use children's sweaters. For larger fruits, get an XL men's sweater.
- Experiment with different colors like white, cream, silver, or bright jewel tones, or go for one color and different textures, like a waffle knit, cable knit, or a ribbed sweater.
- Add some dried beans to the bottom of the pumpkin before stuffing it with the stuffing. This will help the pumpkin hold its shape.
- If you also want to use the body part of the sweater, cut out larger rectangles and sew them into tubes.
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2023 fall decoration: no-sew pumpkin
To make pumpkins from sweaters that you don't have to sew at all and are also suitable for crafting with children, you can use a Styrofoam pumpkin instead of stuffing. Just be sure to use sweaters with a lot of texture for the best results.
To make sure you have a long enough piece of sweater sleeve, measure the Styrofoam pumpkin from the stem to the bottom center and add about 10 cm.
Cut a 2.5 cm diameter hole at the top and bottom of the Styrofoam pumpkin. Then simply wrap the ends of the sweater sleeve and tuck them into the pumpkin.
Attach a cork to the top of the pumpkin using the hot glue gun or use another stem of your choice.
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