How-Tuesday: Make a Paper Pumpkin Centerpiece

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Story by julieincharge

Published on Nov 02, 2010 in Make

Photo by Essimar

On a recent meandering road trip, I stared out the window watching the landscape, enveloped in trees, whir by in bursts of gold, rust, and scarlet. Yes, autumn is upon us here in the Northern Hemisphere, and with Thanksgiving only weeks away, Esther Ramirez from the beautiful Etsy shop, Essimar, has created a tutorial on how to make a pumpkin centerpiece.

For those of you in the NYC area, please join Esther at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn, NY (and online) on Monday, November 8, 2010 for a cut-out card-making workshop. Interested? Please RSVP here.

Let’s get started!

Supplies You’ll Need:

Tissue paper or paper towels
Scissors
Non-toxic glue
Paint brush (to spread glue on the paper and help keep your hands clean too)

Directions:

1. Start by crinkling newspaper into a ball to create your desired pumpkin size and shape.


2. Crinkle newspaper to create a stem shape.


3. With the paint brush, spread glue around the top of the pumpkin and glue the stem part to your pumpkin figure.


4. Cut your pieces of paper towel/tissue paper so that your strips are long and slightly wide (about an inch or two wide). If you are using tissue paper, fold the paper horizontally and cut about two wide.

5. With your strip of paper, twist your paper (starting from the center) to create a rope effect until you reach both ends. Do this for every single strip you cut.

6. To create paper rosettes, start from one end of the rope and circle around, using your fingers to keep pressure on the center.

7. Apply glue on one side of the rosette and place on pumpkin. Start from the top near the stem and work your way down.

8. Or, instead of covering your pumpkin with rosettes, you can use the paper rope technique (step 5) to completely cover your pumpkin. Experiment with paints and glitter to create a more colorful or festive look to your pumpkin. You might try painting the stem or creating patterns and mixing colors.

The project will take about an hour or two to complete. Let the pumpkin dry for 6 to 8 hours.

 If you make this project, please share a photo with us in the new How-Tuesday Flickr group!

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