Learn how to make a cute farmhouse pumpkin using a mop head and a foam pumpkin from the dollar store. This is an easy fall craft you can complete in under an hour.
Equipment
Hot Glue Gun
Small Knife
Ingredients
Foam Pumpkinfrom Dollar Tree
11 inch Microfiber Mop Headfrom Dollar Tree
White craft paint
Paintbrush
Decorationssuch as sticks, moss, faux leaves, pipe cleaners, twine, ribbons, etc.
Instructions
Cut a hole in the top and bottom of the pumpkin.
Paint the pumpkin with one coat of white paint and allow to dry.
Cut all the yarn off the mop head.
Fold a strand of yarn in half. Place hot glue on the fold, then stick it to the inside of the cut out circle. Hold it there a few seconds until it's adhered.
Repeat with more yarn, gluing pieces as close together as you can. Continue until you've glued yarn pieces all the way around the circle.
Flip the pumpkin over and fan out the yarn. Pick up a few pieces of yarn, pull them up over the side of the pumpkin and glue them inside the cut out circle. Repeat all the way around the pumpkin, overlapping yarn as needed inside the circle.
Repeat that entire process with remaining yarn, taking care to cover any bare spots.
Decorate as desired.
Notes
If you are using the grey and white mop head, it will take all of the yarn to cover one pumpkin. If you are using the white mop head, it will take about 3/4 of the yarn for good coverage.