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Mop Head Pumpkins

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 Pumpkin from Dollar Tree
  • 11 inch Microfiber Mop Head from Dollar Tree
  • White craft paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Decorations such as sticks, moss, faux leaves, pipe cleaners, twine, ribbons, etc.

Instructions

  • Cut a hole in the top and bottom of the pumpkin.
    Cutting a circle out of the top and bottom of the foam pumpkin.
  • Paint the pumpkin with one coat of white paint and allow to dry.
    Painting the foam pumpkin white.
  • Cut all the yarn off the mop head.
    Cutting 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.
    Gluing yarn inside the circle cut out of the pumpkin.
  • 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.
    Continuing to glue yarn 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.
    Bringing yarn up to cover pumpkin and gluing to the inside of the bottom circle.
  • Repeat that entire process with remaining yarn, taking care to cover any bare spots.
    Gluing on more yarn to cover the bare spots.
  • Decorate as desired.
    Completed mop head pumpkins.

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.