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09/26/2015

No Sew Bandana Crafts | 10-Minute Pumpkin

Everyone can make some inexpensive fall decor with no sew bandana crafts!  This pleated pumpkin can be made in just 10 minutes with only a few supplies, which means you can have a whole patch of pumpkins in an hour.  Traditional orange works great for this project, but don’t overlook other fun fall colors!  You could even make your pumpkin in teal, if your family participates in the teal pumpkin project (for kids with food allergies) so that you can display your participation every year.  So grab your bandanas and let’s get crafty!

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I shared this project a couple years back on the Consumer Crafts blog, Crafts Unleashed.  Since that season is here again, I thought it would be a great time to dust this one off and share it with all of you!  You can buy all your supplies right at Consumer Crafts (I’ll leave links for you in the supply list below in case you need to do a little shopping), or you can get creative and fill those pumpkins with dried beans, corn kernels, or even scented wax chips.

  • A 22-inch Bandana
  • Bean Bag Fill (1 lb for each pumpkin)
  • Hemp Twine (I used 20 lb weight, but anything bigger would also work fine) – you will need about 6 feet, depending on how long you make your pumpkin stump. 6 feet should cover 2 inches.
  • Craft Scissors
  • 3-4 Rubber Bands to stabilize it while you work

No-Sew Bandana Pumpkin Craft at www.happyhourprojects.com

Find the center of your bandana, and cinch it up by about a 1-inch radius.  These extra pleats will help your pumpkin to hold a rounder shape.  I used a rubber band for this, but you could easily tie a piece of twine on tightly instead.

No-Sew Bandana Pumpkin Craft at www.happyhourprojects.com

Carefully add your bean bag fill, and bring the sides up, gathering them at the top.  Wrap a rubber band around the top to secure it will make your work easier.

No-Sew Bandana Pumpkin Craft at www.happyhourprojects.com

I added a pair of rubber bands to mark where I planned to cut my “stump.”

No-Sew Bandana Pumpkin Craft at www.happyhourprojects.com

Separate out one of the long corners.  Take a sharp pair of craft scissors and trim off all the excess fabric except this one corner.  This will be your pumpkin “leaf.”

No-Sew Bandana Pumpkin Craft at www.happyhourprojects.com

Tie one end of your hemp twine around the base of your pumpkin stump.  Take the leaf/fabric corner, and cover over the raw edge of the stump.  Now, wrap the stump (including the leaf fabric) tightly with your hemp twine.  Wrap upward until you have covered the whole stump.  Once you reach the top, wrap downward.  When you reach the base of the stump, cut off your excess twine and tie the two ends together.  Your leaf should cover this knot.

No-Sew Bandana Pumpkin Craft at www.happyhourprojects.com

This is a really fun project if you’re into rustic fall decor, and it’s nice to make decorations that are rugged enough to last for a few seasons – just be cautious if you’re using real beans or corn as your filler that you don’t attract critters into your storage boxes at the end of the season.

No-Sew Bandana Pumpkin Craft at www.happyhourprojects.com

Hope you guys have a great weekend!

Adrianne Surian

Filed Under: Fall, Home Decor, Home Improvement, Seasonal, Sewing Projects, Tutorials Tagged With: 10-minute project, autumn, bandana, decor, fabric, fall, no-sew, pumpkin, red

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Hello, and welcome! I'm Adrianne, an artist, author, designer, and blogger in mid Michigan. I work from home, chase my two kids, and this once-city-girl is learning how to care for chickens and adjusting to life out in the country. I have a compulsion for daily creativity... sometimes it's jewelry-making, paper crafting, metal stamping, mixing and baking, or giving new life to recycled items. But with 2 young kids, time is short! My goal here at Happy Hour Projects is to share projects and tips that you can do in an hour or less. The ideas you find here are designed to add a little creativity in your day, no matter how much (or how little) time you have!

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