Book page covered pumpkins

Oct 17, 2016 watercolor pumpkins little dove blog october 24, 2017 year i shared some book page pumpkins that i still love to pieces. Instead of ripping through a dollarstore or thrifted book, i decided to make my own pages, filled with personal notes of thankfulness. After your pumpkin is covered with the book pages and is completely dry water down some metallic silver or metallic champagne and give the entire pumpkin. Diy book pumpkin via h20 bungalow watercolor pumpkins via lines across fabric pumpkins via coconut head survival guide colorful fall fabric pumpkins via flamingo toes concrete pumpkins via a night owl blog steampunk pumpkin via live laugh rowe decoupage fabric pumpkin via diy inspired verdigris pumpkins via architecture of a mom diy grapevine. Orange and plump, takes the young reader on a journey to learn how pumpkins are planted, tended, and grown. Oct 14, 2014 this craft can be a little messy as it turns out best if you use your fingers to flatten the book page strips to the pumpkin as you are mod podging. Chalk paint in old white, and the whole thing was covered with one coat.

Well, here is a different ideausing old comics from newspapers to decorate a. Book page pumpkins are inexpensive, easy to make, and make such fun fall decor. Im only on the first page of the introduction of the pumpkin plan. Sep 29, 2010 i made a fall book page wreath and the tutorial is at the end of the post. After your pumpkin is covered with the book pages and is completely dry water down some metallic silver or metallic champagne and give the entire pumpkin or gourd a color washthe watered down metallic gives them a beautiful although. In my opinion, a book page covered pumpkin has become a classic element of fall decorating. We made this one as a teacher gift for my daughters favorite teacher.

These book page pumpkins give your autumn decorating a beautiful vintage feel. A larger paperback book will give you a larger pumpkin. If you are doing this with your kids or students you could decorate with markers, craft paper, paint, or stickers. This entry was posted in diy projects, thanksgiving and tagged diy, fall, sewing. We also found it easiest to paint our pumpkins in sections at a time. Sep 03, 2014 after your pumpkin is covered with the book pages and is completely dry water down some metallic silver or metallic champagne and give the entire pumpkin or gourd a color washthe watered down metallic gives them a beautiful although transparent colornotice the difference in the pumpkin covered in strips of paper and the one covered in pieceswhich do you like best.

Once we covered our pumpkins, we let them dry overnight, then we hot glued spanish moss and a twig to each. Nov 12, 2015 in my opinion, a book page covered pumpkin has become a classic element of fall decorating. This craft can be a little messy as it turns out best if you use your fingers to flatten the book page strips to the pumpkin as you are mod podging. Or, nothing is better and worse than pumpkins book. Students will enjoy using comprehension strategies to learn how pumpkins grow, why they are an important part of history, and how they carve their own halloween jacko. But, if you implement the pumpkin plan, you just might find yourself laughing all the way to the bank. Fall is here, so that means it is time for one of my favorite diy projects. I shared with you a couple of weeks ago my first use of a dollar tree pumpkin, my monogramed pumpkin. This is a great stashbuster project because rather than going out and buying a fake pumpkin from my local craft store to decorate, i used materials i had on hand to create my own. These book page pumpkins make beautiful fall decorations around your home.

To finish the pumpkin, i tied a few faux leaves to the top with raffia. How to make diy paper book pumpkins for a creative table place setting or to. We were featured on the local lifestyle show fresh living with all these fun pumpkins, you can check that out here. How to make a book page pumpkin at the picket fence. But also, because book page crafts are inexpensive, they use materials that most of us have on hand already and the neutral look of the all over black and white text, is a great background drop for pretty much anything that you would like to add to it. On the first page, child draws a picture of the pumpkin seeds. Paperback book pumpkin recycle a paperback book and make a unique pumpkin decoration for halloween. See this book page pumpkin here in my fall vignette from last year.

In this cheerfullyillustrated, simplypresented book, children can learn about the growth cycle and many varieties of pumpkins, and even how to plant their own. Close the book and lightly brush the edges with orange paint do not first wet the paintbrush with water. I used four rows of book pages all the same size, then on the last row i cut about a half an inch off the folded book page pieces to give it the pumpkin shape. Im sharing a super easy and cute fall craft todayhow to make a book page pumpkin. Oct 01, 2012 because i am completely not over the book page thing. Another great pumpkin to last through thanksgiving. Pumpkins made out of paperback books diy fall decor. By olivia kanaley, diy editor thanksgiving is just around the corner and weve got you covered with this. Pumpkins made out of paperback books easy, fall crafts. Awardwinning author gail gibbons also relates the special role pumpkins played in the first thanksgiving, the history behind carving pumpkins into jackolanterns, and how pumpkins are still part of our celebrations today. From seed to vine to halloween jackolanterns, author, gail gibbons, covers all things pumpkin in this nonfiction book for beginning readers. And really, i love any project that involves book pages, as you can see here, here and here but as i was thinking about the upcoming thanksgiving holiday, i thought the classic book page covered pumpkin could use a special, personalized twist. Book page wreaths have been around for quite some time and i just gave mine a little fall spin.

After your pumpkin is covered with the book pages and is completely dry water down some metallic silver or metallic champagne and give the entire pumpkin or gourd a color washthe watered down metallic gives them a beautiful although transparent colornotice the difference in the pumpkin covered in strips of paper and the one covered in pieceswhich do you like best. Then i used mod podge to apply the book pages to the entire pumpkin. Faux pumpkins halloween pumpkins fall halloween halloween crafts halloween decorations fabric pumpkins burlap pumpkins plastic pumpkins velvet pumpkins this book page pumpkin is so charming and when you add vintage keys, feathers and twine it adds so much to your fall decor. Pumpkin facebook covers, pumpkin fb covers, pumpkin. For some extra embellishment, i added a section of bark covered wire tied around the stem and twisted the edges for a curled affect. Oct 09, 2014 with pumpkins and halloween decorating in full swing, we thought wed bring back an oldie but a goodie post from last halloween. Book page pumpkins pumpkin, pumpkin crafts, fall crafts. But as i was thinking about the upcoming thanksgiving holiday, i thought the classic book page covered pumpkin could use a special, personalized twist. Fall pumpkin decorations made from recycled finitely a craft that parents can start and. I am just loving all of the ways people out in blogland that people are using dollar tree pumpkins. I just grabbed a bunch of these foam pumpkins from the dollar store. If possible, show children examples of seeds, vines, green pumpkins and fullygrown pumpkins. Open the book to about halfway through, and then trace the shape onto the book pages.

A favorite childrens author, gail gibbons introduces all the details about the growth of pumpkins along with some new terms for kids to learn. This year i got my kids in on the festive fall fun say that five times. Diy fabric covered pumpkins unoriginal momcreate beautiful pumpkins for autumn decoration by covering them with fabric and mod podge. How to decoupage pumpkins use pages from the raven modge podge book page pumpkin 18 more pins for your fall season board. If you choose to use a faux pumpkin, then you can pull these out and use them again and again every halloween. Pumpkin facebook covers, pumpkin fb covers, pumpkin facebook. Oct 12, 2015 i used four rows of book pages all the same size, then on the last row i cut about a half an inch off the folded book page pieces to give it the pumpkin shape.

Oct 01, 2012 finishing touches for the diy book page pumpkin. Chenille pumpkins made from a torn blanket my thrifty house. No, this is nothing new, but i like to think the stem on my pumpkins is different than those ive seen and if i make these again i will make the stems even longer and curlier. Fall also means going to the pumpkin patch to choose pumpkins to decorate for halloween. Here at, we offer you hundreds of amazing pumpkin facebook covers for your facebook profile.

Transform old books into holiday pumpkins pumpkin fall. This book is shared online by free kids books at in terms of the creative commons license provided by the publisher or author. Read the pumpkin plan to grow your business small business. Make book page pumpkins for your fall decor, using a dollar store decoration. Jeanne titheringtons pumpkin pumpkin about a little boy named jamie who plants a pumpkin seed in the spring and then in late october harvests a large pumpkin to carve into a jack olantern for halloween is the type of picture book that while the illustrations i have found sweetly magical and very much appreciatively evocative, the actual text, the narrative presented alongside of these. Diy fall decor awesome pumpkin book simple easy fun.

Gather all of your materials and remove the front and back cover from the book. Oct 26, 2011 whenever i write an article about cutting up old books to recycle. I made a fall book page wreath and the tutorial is at the end of the post. See our post for these book page and burlap pumpkins. The pumpkin patches in our area open this week and like many families, my kids are excited to hunt down the perfect orange orb. This book page pumpkin is so charming and when you add vintage keys, feathers and. Using only the indigo blue watercolor from my paint kit, i painted directly onto the book pages. Oct 21, 2014 tear strips of book page paper to go from stem to base of pumpkin.

It is very lightweight and has a shallow profile, so. This book has a lot of factual information about pumpkins. That was the inspiration for this decoupage pumpkin, covered in once again. Post navigation navigation aug 26, 20 diy paper book pumpkins. Simply choose the pumpkin facebook profile cover youd like to use, click the button to upload the cover, then follow the intsructions on the next page. Oct 10, 2012 i participated in a halloween bootique last weekend and i made up a bunch of these book page pumpkins that i am excited to share with you. Sep 16, 2014 a nice tall book page pumpkin is easy to make. Enjoy some laughs with these funny seasonal pumpkin stories that all have wonderful. It was only natural that i combined the two together to make book page pumpkins. You can see a page i moved to the side in the photo of step 7. This one is from a book that was about 7 inches wide by 10 inches tall.

I cut a couple of leaves out of burlap and glued those to the top close to the stem. Get ready for the fall season with these awesome, simple, and easy to make pumpkins from books. Pumpkin facebook covers here at, we offer you hundreds of amazing pumpkin facebook covers for your facebook profile. These can be made out of outdated manuals, books missing pages, old romance novels that should never be read again lol. I cant promise that whats in the book will grow your business only the choices you make and actions you take will do that. Carissa shows you how to make book page pumpkins using mod podge and dollar store materials. It was only natural that i combined the two together to. I participated in a halloween bootique last weekend and i made up a bunch of these book page pumpkins that i am excited to share with you.

Oct 06, 2011 im sharing a super easy and cute fall craft todayhow to make a book page pumpkin. How to decoupage pumpkins use pages from the raven modge podge book page pumpkin 18 more pins for your fall season board see more. After reading this book students will be able to fill in the what i learned portion of the chart and cross check it with what they know before they began the unit. And really, i love any project that involves book pages, as you can see here, here and here. Once it was all covered, i glittered the stem using martha stewart glitter. After reading a book about how a pumpkin grows, discuss with children the sequence of pumpkin growth. This book page pumpkin is one of my most popular tutorials. This is an easy recycling project that looks superb if you are decorating in a black and white theme. Sep 02, 2014 these book page pumpkins give your autumn decorating a beautiful vintage feel. Sep 10, 2019 the pumpkin book is another great nonfiction book for kids of all ages. Jul 08, 2012 im not trying to sell this book to you. How to make a book page pumpkin out of vintage book pages.

Tear strips of book page paper to go from stem to base of pumpkin. These vintage book page shapes were leftover cutouts from the garland swag project. Installing pumpkin facebook profile covers is simple. This book is in creative commons awesome that means you. I love book page crafts maybe thats because i love books so much. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Once it was all covered, i glittered the stem using martha stewart glitter adhesive and glitter my favorite.

How to decoupage halloween pumpkins make and takes. Paint the edges and add a colorful bow to finish them off. They are easy and can be embellished with charms, twine and even feathers. Awardwinning author gail gibbons also relates the special role pumpkins played in the first thanksgiving, the history behind carving pumpkins into jackolanterns, and how pumpkins. Working in sections, so that your glue does not dry to quickly, spread mod podge onto your pumpkin and apply book page strips overlapping to.

We love using old magazines or books to decorate with decoupage, so this was a great project for covering a real or faux pumpkin. A dozen pumpkin books for kids that are perfect for fall storytime and autumn activities every fall, we love to look at beautiful leaves, enjoy the cool weather and read books about pumpkins. These sweet little book page pumpkins were the inspiration for my fall decorating this year. Sep 3, 2016 this book page pumpkin is one of my most popular tutorials. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Making these chenille pumpkins was a quick and easy project that any beginner could do. Using a plastic bag to protect your table, covered with a scrap book page for your working surface, lay the torn book page, face down on your work surface and paint the mod podge or diy decoupage glue on the back of the book page strip. Today i am sharing a bunch of different diy pumpkins that are adorable and super easy to make. On a blank sheet of paper, draw and cut out a pumpkin shape keeping in mind the size of the book you will be using and that the book will need to be able to stand up, so dont make the bottom completely rounded. Because i am completely not over the book page thing. The story follows a young boy as he plants pumpkin seeds, in the spring and follows the. Just hot glue the leaves on until the pumpkin is covered. Generally with decoupage, you see a lot of flowers and butterflies and elegant designs, usually with a vintage look.