It's pumpkin season! Last weekend, my mother’s sister came to visit us, who moved from the city to the village to live closer to nature, grow her favorite flowers and take care of the garden. Aunt Mila knows that I love pumpkins very much, and that’s why she brought us 5 bright orange beauties.

We were surprised why so many, because one or two would be enough to prepare pumpkin soup and porridge. Aunt took one of the pumpkins and, using the saucer as a template, drew a straight line around the circle. Then she began to carefully cut off the top with a knife along the intended contour. What happened in the end made me love this wonderful vegetable even more.

DIY pumpkin crafts

The idea was to use pumpkin as a vase. To do this, you need to take out what’s inside and replace it with a container of water or a special sponge soaked in water. Flowers in such improvised vases last as long as in ordinary ones, but the composition looks much more original.

Editorial "So simple!" I have prepared 23 amazing ideas for you pumpkin compositions. Yesterday after work I made the same one as in No. 14, and now I’m enjoying the cozy atmosphere in the kitchen.

1. What better way to showcase the riches of autumn than the union of flowers and harvest? Even the most modest autumn flowers will sparkle in a new way in such a composition.
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3. In this composition, the pumpkin top also serves as decoration. Looks very interesting, doesn't it?

   

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5. Enough unusual solution using succulents instead of flowers. This composition will make your room truly special.

   

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7. Pumpkin will serve as a wonderful vase for the living autumn flowers. To do this, you just need to clean out the pulp. Such compositions will perfectly decorate banqueting hall, wedding tables and the area near the house.

   

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9. I am fascinated by this atmospheric and even slightly mystical decor idea.

   

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11. There are even white pumpkins! Rare but very impressive variety. In such a snow-white pumpkin vase can be supplied bridal bouquet from white flowers, vintage (in natural or pastel colors) or make a composition for every day with yellow and orange flowers, supplementing them with greens.

    

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13. Here the craftsman did his best. Just look how much imagination and hard work there is!

    

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15. What can you say about such an amazing decorating pumpkins with flowers?

    

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19. Small pumpkins will look very cute if you place tall candles in them. To do this, you need to cut off the top and scrape out the pulp. Then insert a candle into the pumpkin, strengthen it well - cover with sand, cereal, sugar.

    Such candles will create a cozy atmosphere for festive table, will add a piece of magic and fairy tale to the atmosphere of the house.

    

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21. Pumpkin can also be used as a fruit basket. Fill it with any fruits and berries. Use apples and pears, quince, hops, hawthorn berries. Place them on wire or wooden skewers and place them in a pumpkin basket, decorating them with maple leaves, flowers, acorns and dry herbs.

    

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23. There are three ways to make a pumpkin vase. For each of them, you will need to cut off the top, remove all the pulp, and then thoroughly dry the resulting container with paper napkins.

    

I also offer you an interesting one. Yes, yes, exactly the cupcake!

The preparation method is quite simple and will not take you much time, and the result will pleasantly please you. Believe me, even if you are not a pumpkin lover, after trying this delicacy, you will definitely become one. Surprise your family with this fragrant and healthy pastry.

Pumpkins can become an excellent interior decoration, with the help of this autumn decoration your home will become much more comfortable, and this atmosphere will be given to everyone at home good mood and memories, especially if you start making decor together.

Nastya does yoga and loves traveling. Fashion, architecture and everything beautiful - that’s what a girl’s heart strives for! Anastasia is an interior designer and also makes unique floral-themed jewelry. She dreams of living in France, is learning the language and is keenly interested in the culture of this country. He believes that a person needs to learn something new all his life. Anastasia's favorite book is “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert.

Nina Makarova

"Pumpkin basket"

Vegetables, fruits used, berries:

Big pumpkin;

Bunches of rowan with leaves;

Viburnum bunches with leaves;

- what is ripe in the garden: bunch of grapes, apples, plums, etc.

Grape leaves;

Hop vine.

Very easy to do:

Carefully cut out pumpkin pulp with seeds, leaving the pen baskets 4-5 cm thick;

Fill basket of apples, topped with grapes and plums;

Attach branches of viburnum and rowan so that the leaves and berries hang over the edges baskets;

Decorate the pen baskets Top with a bunch of rowan berries and twist with hops.

All! The basket is ready!

I made this craft for the regional Augustov pedagogical meeting of teachers and educators, a regional methodological association under the Department of Education for an exhibition of crafts.

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Schools are always trying to educate children creative personalities. Autumn-themed pumpkin crafts are often done in primary and secondary schools. You can find 1000 pictures of such works on the Internet. You can make children's pumpkin products for school with your own hands not only from decorative, but also from natural pumpkins. So why not do it right now?

You can make children's pumpkin products for school with your own hands not only from decorative, but also from natural pumpkins

Decorative work with vegetables and fruits always develops a child's Creative skills. So what can you make from pumpkin?

There are a lot of ideas, here are just a few of them:

• Owl.
• Pumpkin currants.
• Snail.
• Pumpkin tower.
• Matryoshka.
• Hare.
• Bear.
• House.

Such works different level difficulties, for example, in order to make a tower from this vegetable, you need to make more effort than if you make an owl.

For kids different ages Teachers in schools select handicraft work that matches their level. You should not ask your child to do work that is too difficult for him, as this may completely discourage him from doing it later.

Gallery: pumpkin crafts on the theme “Autumn” (25 photos)

The simplest DIY pumpkin crafts (video)

Making an owl from a pumpkin with your own hands

1. For this work, you need to prepare muffin tins, colored paper, and seeds (sunflower and pumpkin).
2. When all the elements are collected, you can start working. There will be no carving on the vegetable itself, so before you start making the owl, you need to wash it and dry it.
3. You need to make owl wings from cupcake molds. To do this, each mold should be cut in half. The two halves are glued to the pumpkin symmetrically.
4. Then the owl's eyes are made. Take another muffin pan and cut it in half. Half of the shape will be the bird's eyelashes. Next, a circle cut out of colored paper is glued to the “face” of the owl. If the pumpkin is bright yellow, then the paper should not be the same color, otherwise the eyes will not be visible.
5. A baking pan is glued to the top of the white circle. You can make the pupil of the eye by gluing a small black circle in the center of the paper circle.
6. Several triangles cut out of black colored paper will complement the composition. They are glued below the eyes.

Pumpkin basket: how to make?

First you need to see if there is any damage or stains on the vegetable. It is best to make a basket from a medium-sized pumpkin, the color of which would be uniform.

1. The vegetable must be washed and dried.
2. Then you need to make a handle template. The template is pierced into the pumpkin along a pre-designated contour. Beginners are not recommended to make overly complex templates.
3. Then, using a spoon, you need to very carefully remove all the pulp from the vegetable. The base should not be damaged, otherwise it will not be possible to make a good basket. The pumpkin handle is carved using sharp knife. They must not damage the walls!
4. Now the workpiece needs to be dried. For this you can use plain paper. It will absorb moisture and the workpiece will dry. Place paper on the bottom of the vegetable and near its walls. Check the dryness with your hand; if moisture is felt, then you need to replace the paper with a new one and continue drying.

It is best to make a basket from a medium-sized pumpkin

To give the basket unusual looking, you should use a pocket knife and cut patterns on the sides with it.

Pumpkin snail

To make a beautiful snail, you will need two pumpkins: one oblong and the other round. A snail shell is made from a round vegetable. To do this, you need to cut off about ¼ of it. The side where the cut was made will place the sink on the ground.

1. Also, the shell needs to be trimmed on the right to give the snail a realistic look.
2. The narrow part of an oblong pumpkin is cut out and attached to the shell with right side. This is the basis of the work. Now you need to “revive” the snail.
3. Use a pocket knife to make a spiral cut on the sink. Snails have a twisted shell, so the same thing needs to be done here.
4. Next, booties or pieces are glued to the shell multicolored paper. This will brighten up the work.
5. Now you can start creating the snail horns. They can be made from fishing line twisted several times. Large beads are placed on the fishing line along its entire length. The edges of the fishing line are inserted into the snail's head. There should be two antennae.
6. Snail eyes are made from buttons or cut out colored or cardboard paper. You should also not forget about the snail’s mouth and nose. They are made from the same materials.

To make a beautiful snail, you will need two pumpkins.

A bow will complement the composition.

How to make Kopatych from a pumpkin?

Who doesn’t know this wonderful character from “Smeshariki”? Kopatych is one of the main characters of this children's animated series. It's pretty easy to make from pumpkin.

The work includes the following stages:

1. The vegetable itself should become the basis of the work. Therefore, it should be washed well and then dried. It is advisable not to use too large a fruit. If you wish, you can coat the pumpkin with varnish, so the craft will look more presentable.
2. Kopatych's arms and legs should be made of plasticine. You can use other materials, but plasticine is quite easy and quick to work with. The limbs are glued to the fetus symmetrically.
3. What should Kopatych’s nose be made of? There are several options: you can use potatoes, or you can use plasticine. If you choose the first option, then the potatoes should be medium in size and attached to the pumpkin with toothpicks.
4. Kopatych's eyes are cut out of white paper. You need to draw a pupil in the center of the paper.

The most important thing in pumpkin Kopatych is to convey facial expressions

At the end, you should draw Kopatych’s facial expressions. To do this you need to use a black marker. The stripes should not be too wide, as the work should look natural.

Pumpkin matryoshka: how to make?

This is one of the easiest pumpkin jobs. In order to make a matryoshka doll, you need to choose an oblong-shaped vegetable.

So, the work plan:

1. The fruit is washed and dried. Its color does not matter, since the matryoshka will be colored watercolor paints or gouache.
2. The top tail of the pumpkin is cut off.
3. The drawing of the “face” of the nesting doll begins. On top of the fruit, that is, where it is as narrow as possible, the facial features of the matryoshka are drawn, namely, the eyes, nose and mouth.
4. The matryoshka must smile, because if you draw it sad, the work will not look beautiful.
5. Next, the drawing is performed as the master wishes. You can draw the details so that the work looks as much like a real matryoshka doll as possible.

You can make a matryoshka from several pumpkins very quickly and easily

When the drawing is completed, the fruit is coated with varnish.

Zucchini craft

1. Cardboard paper should become the basis of the craft.
2. The fruit is washed and dried. Next, the “sides” are cut out of the zucchini. This should be done carefully. The wings are ready.
3. The front of the penguin is carefully cut off to give it a white belly.
4. Small potatoes are cut in half. She will become the legs of a penguin. The zucchini is attached to the potatoes with toothpicks.
5. The penguin's eyes should be small colored beads. They should not be black, as the black beads will merge with the color of the zucchini and the penguin's eyes will not be visible.

How to clean the inside of a pumpkin (video)

There are a lot of ideas for creating autumn crafts. There's enough simple work, and there are also those that require perseverance, talent and time from the master. How bigger baby will be engaged in the production of such vegetable crafts, the more creative he will become in the future.

Probably the most beautiful and suitable time to do something beautiful is autumn. It is at this time that nature fully gives up all the colors and variety of vegetables, fruits, plants and flowers for folk art.

One of the brightest representatives for crafts is pumpkin. Thanks to its structure, structure and color, it makes excellent crafts and home decorations that do not deteriorate over the years.

What can be made from an ordinary pumpkin?

The first thing that usually comes to mind is a Halloween head. Next are all kinds of pots and vases. You can also make from fresh pumpkin original candlesticks and flashlights.

Some craftsmen make it from kitchen utensils for everyday use and even women's handbags.

From several copies different sizes you can make all kinds of fairy-tale figures. A pumpkin basket also looks great, a photo of which can be seen in this article. And if you decorate it with vegetables or flowers, you will get a real work of art.

But as it turned out, desire alone is not enough; in order for everything to work out, you need to know the principles of how to carve a basket from a pumpkin.

Necessary accessories and devices

To make crafts from this excellent vegetable, you don’t need anything special. As a rule, all these things are found in every home. So, what and how to carve a pumpkin basket? Needed:

• A sharp long knife.
• Spoon or special scraper to remove pulp.
• A sharp awl for making small holes.
• Wood cutter.
• Paper to remove moisture.

In order for everything to work out, it is important to take a responsible approach to all stages of preparing the vegetable. If you do everything according to the instructions, you will definitely make a pumpkin basket with your own hands.

Select and prepare

If you have the opportunity to cut a ripe specimen yourself, then you should choose a bright and ripe vegetable. For convenience and decoration, it is better not to cut off the stalk completely, but leave about 10 centimeters.

You can use it to make crafts, or you can choose regular one intended for food.

When choosing, it is important to examine the vegetable from all sides, select the one that does not have rotten spots or damage, and whose color is uniform and beautiful.

Then the pumpkin must be washed with soapy water and dried paper towel. Allow to dry completely. After drying, it is best to treat it with an alcohol solution or vodka.

To dry, cut off the top of the pumpkin. At this moment, it is important not to forget that this is a future pumpkin basket with flowers or vegetables, and take this into account when cutting.

To do this, you need to draw the outline of the future handle and the edge of the basket with a pencil. Using a sharp knife, cut out everything marked along with the pulp, being careful not to damage the tough skin.

Using a spoon or scraper, scoop out all of the inside filling of the pumpkin, taking care to remove almost all of it down to the skin.

Place the cleaned pumpkin inside with paper and wait until the moisture completely saturates it. Change the paper until it stops getting wet.

Drying the vegetable

After all of the above manipulations have been completed, you can begin to dry the base for the basket.

The drying process may vary. If the craft is needed for a short period of time, then it can be dried within one week.

What if the basket is designed for storage? long time, then the drying process can take 6 months.

It all depends on desired result.

To ensure that the base for the basket does not deteriorate and is not too fragile, there are a number of certain drying conditions:

• It should not be exposed to direct sunlight.
• It is better to keep it away from heating elements (stoves, batteries and radiators).
• To speed up the process, you need to place newspapers inside and change them periodically.
• The longer the pumpkin dries, the longer it will last in the finished craft.

Drawing

In order to make a pumpkin basket (it’s not so difficult to make it with your own hands) original and unique, you can apply a design to it. You can do this in several ways:

• Using a drawing template prepared in advance.
• Using markers and felt-tip pens.
• And for those who have the art of drawing, you can apply an image using paints.

Now it has become almost clear how to make a pumpkin basket, the only thing left to do is - decorative works and decoration.

We cut and carve

Initially, during the first cutting, the workpiece was given the shape of a basket. But this is too primitive. With the help of a sharp knife and cutter, it can be given intricate shapes and patterns. In this matter, imagination, caution and accuracy are important.

The design for future cutting should be applied using a regular a simple pencil. Each of the elements must be cut out without physical effort or pressure. It is best to use a knife or cutter to make sawing movements.

If you need to cut out a large fragment, then you need to do it in parts, and not all at once.

Start cutting from the center to the edge, remove the cut parts through the inside.

After all of the above has been done, all that remains is to process the basket and decorate it inside. This preparation will make an excellent pumpkin basket with vegetables or fruits. Also, fresh, artificial or dried flowers are perfect for decoration.

The cuts and patterns can be made in different ways: through or only superficial. For through cuts, the peel and pulp must be cut through completely. For surface designs, you need to cut off only the upper, rough part of the peel.

Basket processing

After the basket is completely ready, it needs to be processed. After all, it is important not only how to make a pumpkin basket, but also how to properly process it for long-term storage.

In order for the basket to be stored for a long enough time and to please the eyes of others, it must be completely coated with any moisture-resistant varnish or acetone-based paint.

If desired, colors can be combined. You can use decorative glitter for decoration. various forms and sizes. They should be applied to the varnish that has not yet dried, for reliable adhesion and fixation.

Above it was described in detail how to make a pumpkin basket and do everything for its long-term storage.

Basket decoration

Almost anything can be used to decorate and decorate the prepared basket. A variety of fresh fruits or vegetables can look great in it.

And also flowers. But there are also several nuances here:

• Fruits and vegetables need to be changed periodically, as room temperature they will start to deteriorate.
• If you place natural fresh flowers in a basket, then you need to place a sponge soaked in water on its bottom. Since without moisture the flowers will quickly die, but the basket itself may suffer from this.
• Artificial flowers may not match at all natural beauty baskets and spoil the whole view.
• But natural flowers, dried independently in combination with autumn colorful leaves, will come in handy. They will last the same period of time as the basket itself and will go together perfectly.

If you have any questions about how to make a pumpkin basket, this is the place for you! It can be done very easily and simply, the main thing is to stock up on desire and patience. Have fun creating!

In autumn, pumpkin is considered the most popular vegetable for creating crafts and decorations. It allows you to make various works. At school, kindergarten or craft clubs, interesting pumpkin preparations are offered not only for Halloween, which is celebrated at the end of October. It is useful to know what can be made from this vegetable.

How to make a pumpkin craft

For lovers home decor knowing how to make pumpkin crafts will come in handy. If you use your imagination and creativity, you can make original works, different bright colors and elegant decor. From the material you can not only cut out vases, decorative figures or make scary masks for Halloween - it can serve as a decoration for a home or garden, act as an interior item, or part of the design. When preparing crafts, you will need to learn the secrets of preparing vegetables, cutting them and decorating products.

Proper preparation vegetable for further use is simply necessary. At the same time, you should dry the pumpkin for crafts so that it becomes tough and can withstand all stages of processing. Special varieties are useful for drying ornamental breeds, but if they are not there, then an ordinary vegetable intended for consumption will do. Decorative varieties differ rounded shapes and pronounced convexities, smooth brown or white color.

For drying, only a healthy vegetable without signs of rotting or mold, with a stalk, a soft consistency of “insides”, and a peel without damage is useful. A vegetable that is too large for drying at home is not suitable - it is better to choose a small one. Before the procedure, you need to wash it with low pressure water, pat dry with a towel and leave for an hour in a dark room without excess humidity. After the top part has dried, you can dry the whole vegetable.

There is an option to dry small pumpkins in the room, and large ones in a convection oven, oven or electric dryer. The oven is heated at 80 degrees, the electric dryer - 70, and the microwave oven should operate at 600 W. During the procedure, the vegetable must be turned over so that it does not burn. Readiness is determined by the brownish tint of the crust and the hardness of the surface.

What tools are needed

• sharp knife or cutter;
• scissors;
• spoon for scraping out pulp;
• metal file for cutting off the lid;
• file for processing edges;
• glue or glue gun;
• sometimes you will need to use paints and brushes;
• decorative elements - colored paper, felt, cardboard.

How to make a pumpkin with your own hands

Depending on their level of preparation, even children of kindergarten age can handle crafts - simple vases and figurines are available to them. An older child attending school can make more complex figures - stands, houses. Adults, with proper manifestation of imagination, are able to do interesting works– carriages, little men, pictures.

Pumpkin crafts for kindergarten

Spectacular options creating pumpkin crafts for children in kindergarten will become following ideas:

1. Little people - you will need white pumpkins, felt, scissors, PVA glue, accessories, flower decorations. The child will be able to cut out bows, mustaches, and hair from felt by gluing the elements to the pumpkin. Old glasses, a cardboard version of them, hats, flowers, and other accessories are suitable for decoration.
2. Owl - you will need a vegetable, felt, scissors, superglue. Cut out eyes, feathers, beak, ears and wings from felt and glue to the pumpkin. Feathers can be made different color, attach in rows in a checkerboard pattern. You can decorate the owl with bows, flowers, beads, buttons, or paint it with paints to match the theme.

Pumpkin crafts for school

Older children will have access to the following crafts:

1. A decorative element is to take a white or orange pumpkin, place multi-colored wax crayons on top of it, glue them with superglue or glue gun. It is better to take multi-colored crayons - about 16 pieces. After the glue has dried, take a hair dryer and heat the crayons on low speed until they melt. The upper part of the vegetable will be covered with fancy designs.
2. Smileys - take several small pumpkins, cut off the top part of them and remove the pulp. Using a felt-tip pen or pencil, draw a circle on one side and a face inside it. Cut out the eyes or mouth, paint the circle with yellow paint in several layers. Decorate with hearts, tongues, whites of the eyes, and outline everything with a black marker. Similarly, a child can make a minion or any other cartoon-themed character.
3. Composition with leaves - cut a wide pumpkin in half, remove the pulp, put a floral sponge or a piece of foam rubber inside. Secure natural maple leaves with rope or wire into a bundle and insert into a sponge. Repeat until a lush bouquet is formed.

Many people are fascinated by pumpkin carving. A simple option would be to make a muzzle, for which you will need a medium-sized vegetable, a knife, felt-tip pens and acrylic paints For decoration. Work order:

1. Cut off the bottom or top of the pumpkin and remove the inside.
2. Draw a face with a felt-tip pen, cut out the elements with a thin kitchen knife.
3. If you can’t draw, you can attach a stencil to the pumpkin.
4. After cutting out the parts, you can insert a candle into the lantern to create spectacular photos.

How to Decorate a Pumpkin for Halloween

The upcoming holiday means that your own Halloween pumpkin will be decorated in the most sinister way. There are exceptions - vegetables can be decorated with sparkles or painted with paints so that they simply complement the interior of the room. The options include simple neat figures, complex openwork patterns. You can draw bats, spiders, or do it with fluorescent paint.

As three-dimensional elements, you can make a pumpkin man - cut out a face and place it on the body of a mannequin dressed in a shirt and jeans. If you insert a candle inside and turn off the light, it will be very scary. To make a bat, the vegetable needs to be painted black, eyes and fangs applied or cut out, and cardboard wings attached. Several pumpkins put together will make a cute caterpillar, and if you attach triangular ears to the first one and cut out a face - a cat.

What kind of craft can be made from a pumpkin - a master class for beginners

The beautiful hand-made pumpkin products are amazing. The themes of the craftsmen's creations are surprising. Here are just a few ideas of what is made from this material:

• birdhouses;
• vases, dishes;
• bird feeders;
• garden figures;
• flashlights;
• paintings;
• Kids toys;
• bottles, candlesticks;
• watch;
• baskets;
• sculptures;
• compositions, wreaths.

Pumpkin vessel

A simple option for decorating a vegetable is to make vessels from it. How to make a vase:

1. Cut off the top with a hole large enough to fit plastic cup, delete contents.
2. Insert a glass and pour water into it.
3. Place flowers or leaves.
4. Decorate an autumn vessel with beads, buttons, paints, beads, applique, decoupage.

DIY pumpkin house

For those who are professionally interested in crafts, it will not be difficult to make a pumpkin house:

1. The most simple option will cut out windows and doors in a dried vegetable with the insides previously removed, put grilles of dry sticks on them, and decorate them with a ladder of matches.
2. For a more complicated option, you will have to make a two-story house with several windows and doors, decorate it with “cladding” of brick or wood - paint it to match this texture. A chimney can be made from a mixture of flour and paint. Decorate the windows with balconies with flowers made from squash, watermelons or paper with felt. The house may even have a removable roof and rope ladder decorations.

The carriage looks impressive, which is easy to make according to step-by-step instructions:

1. Cut off the top of a wide vegetable, remove the pulp, cut out windows and doors.
2. Decorate the base of the carriage with a carved ornament.
3. To make wheels, cut from thick cardboard 4 circles, draw knitting needles on them, or replace the wheels with small pumpkins attached to the base with wire or skewers braided with foil.
4. To install the wheels, insert a skewer into the center of each wheel and secure it on the outside with plasticine or a bead. You need to pierce the bottom of the carriage with skewers or connect the wheels in pairs - making them a base on which the product will be placed. Decorate with decorations to taste.
5. For long-term storage, the carriage can be stuffed with paper.

DIY pumpkin lantern

It's easy to make an autumn jack-o'-lantern that will pleasantly illuminate and warm a room in cold weather:

1. Cut off the tail from the vegetable and mark the base for the candle. Cut the hole exactly to size, insert the candle inside after removing the insides.
2. Attach decorations for the candlestick to the glue - leaves, twigs, berries, pine cones.
3. For reliability, the candle can be glued. It is better to take a high one so that the decorations do not burn when ignited.

Video: DIY autumn crafts made from pumpkin

Anyone who has children knows very well how kids love to help adults create all kinds of crafts. A lot in such situations, of course, depends on the parents, in particular, the degree of interest of the child. But if your little one has shown some curiosity about decorating their home, here are some easy ideas for fall decorating.

Idea No. 1. Applications from “pieces of autumn”

During a walk, a child can collect leaves, chestnuts, acorns, branches, cones - in a word, everything that can be found in autumn time. Ordinary leaves can be used to make funny little animals, landscapes or abstract patterns. Appliqué activities promote the development of imagination, fine motor skills, and perseverance in children.

How to do it?

• Wash and dry the leaves.
• Before you begin the application, the collected leaves need to be ironed, spreading them between two sheets of paper or fabric.
• Use simple PVA glue to glue the leaves to the paper.
• To achieve the desired result, change the shape of the leaves using scissors.
• To make the animal figures realistic, you should prepare templates of different animals in advance. Some blanks can be found below in our selection.

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Idea No. 2. DIY candlesticks

Candles will help you do autumn evening nicer and warmer. The candle will look original if you decorate it with corn heads; first, your child can be given the task of decorating the grains with different colors.

How to do it?

• You will need large candle, a few heads of corn, an elastic band and decorative ribbon (or twine).
• Place the rubber band around the candle and insert the cornballs between the rubber band and the candle.
• When the corn is completely encircled by the candle, tie a ribbon tightly on top - it will hide the elastic band and hold the corn in its place in the composition.
• You can use glue and glue each candle directly to the candle (hot glue from a hot glue gun is suitable for this), but in this case, the glue will ruin the candle and you will not be able to use it in other crafts.

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Idea No. 3. Harvest basket

At your leisure, while walking with your child, collect acorns, cones, and leaves. This decor idea is suitable for older children.

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How to do it?

• Making a harvest basket is simple - take a small wicker basket, leaves, branches, rowan berries, cereals, flowers, fruits or vegetables and any other gifts of nature.
• Place the paper or fabric in the basket, you can place a floral sponge on top big size- you can then insert flowers into it to make the composition look fresh longer.
• Place leaves, bunches of cereals or lavender along the edges of the basket. Place apples and pears in the center, insert flower stems into a floral sponge.
• To secure fruits and vegetables to the top of the basket, you can thread them onto wooden toothpicks (or long wooden sticks for kebabs), which in turn are best installed in a sponge or in a weaving basket. That's all, the original central composition for the table is ready.

Idea No. 4. Business card pumpkins

If you are planning to children's party, great solution will think about the seating arrangement of the guests in advance, and place pumpkins with the names of the guests on the plates.

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How to do it?

• Choose small pumpkins, or better yet, use store-bought decorative pumpkins.
• To make pumpkins look more harmonious on the table, paint them the same color that is used on other serving parts (in textiles or on dishes). In our example, the pumpkins were coated with golden paint. To make the color even, you can use a spray.
• Guests' names can be handwritten or printed on adhesive paper and then attached to the spine of the pumpkins.

Idea No. 5. Animals made from pine cones

You can make different animals from cones. For example, add a few fir needles and you'll get a cute hedgehog. For work we will need: pine, spruce, cedar cones, large and small acorns, acorn cups, peas, hawthorn, barberry, wild pear or blackthorn thorns, cherry and plum seeds, thin curved twigs, feathers, pieces of leather and fabric.

How to do it?

• Use plasticine or craft dough to make the paws and head of the future animal, and the pine cone will act as the body. A fir cone can make a very cute hedgehog.
• The eyes of the animals can be made from peas, chokeberries or beads.

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Idea No. 6. Felt leaves

If you want to do something with your own hands, we offer this simple and at the same time very cute idea - make felt leaves with your children. Detailed instructions How to create such leaves can be found.

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How to do it?

• Cut out some leaves according to the pattern same shape from felt of several colors.
• Mark the places where the leaves will have veins (branching).
• Using scissors, cut out the veins from one leaf. Attach both leaves to each other using pins and sew along each vein.

Idea No. 7. Pumpkin vases

Girls will definitely love this idea. school age- create a beautiful bouquet of autumn flowers with your children and place it in a pumpkin vase.

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How to do it?

• Choose a pumpkin small size, cut a hole near the cutting and remove all the pulp.
• Place a sponge into the hole formed. suitable size(you can buy it at any florist shop)
• Arrange the flowers that will make up your bouquet, trim the leaves at the bottom of the stems - and start creating a composition, guided only by your taste and imagination.

In ancient times, pumpkin was used not only to satisfy hunger, but also to create household utensils.

To this day, enthusiasts eat food from dishes made from this home-grown vegetable. Pumpkins are made from various crafts for home, garden or holidays.

For example, on Halloween.

The pumpkin head with the sinister smile is widely known. Today's master class is dedicated to making pumpkin baskets with your own hands.

DIY pumpkin basket “Breath of Nature”

To make such a craft, you need a vegetable with a thick peel. It is possessed by autumn and winter varieties of pumpkin, which can be stored much longer than their summer relatives.

Materials and tools: pumpkin, tree branches, moss, thread, knife, awl, felt-tip pen, large spoon, newspaper, decorative ribbon and flowers.

Stage 1

Take a vegetable of suitable size. It should be of medium size, uniform thickness and color. The presence of damage and unknown origin of streaks and stains is unacceptable. The pumpkin is washed and dried with a towel until dry.

Stage 2

A template is cut out of the newspaper according to which the handle will be cut. It can be any desired shape.

Stage 3

A paper template is applied to the fruit. Using an awl, it is pierced along the contour at intervals of 1 cm.

Stage 4

The first cut in the peel is made with a knife. The handle is cut out.

Stage 5

The excess part of the peel is removed. Use a large spoon to scoop out the pumpkin pulp and seeds.

Stage 6

Newspaper is placed in the vegetable stock. The bottom is lined with a thick layer, and then the sides. This is necessary to dry the vegetable and prevent it from rotting.

Stage 7

After a few hours, the newspaper will be saturated with pumpkin juice and dry. The paper can be removed.

Stage 8

The wide neck of the pumpkin basket is decorated with thin tree branches with your own hands. They are tied together with matching threads.

Stage 9

The elegant basket is decorated with a bow made of decorative tape and flowers. Moss can be placed inside the pumpkin, which is pre-dried in the oven at 60 degrees for 40 minutes.

If desired, the handle for the basket can be made only from twigs. Or combine them together.

A properly dried pumpkin basket will decorate your home for years.

DIY pumpkin basket “Kiss of Autumn”

Such a miracle hand made mesmerizing. A poetic mood is created by fresh flowers - peonies and ripe, juicy pumpkin flowers. You can make a bouquet from foamiran. And it will look like it was just cut.

Materials and tools: pumpkin, paper, newspaper, scissors, pencil, awl, narrow knife, adhesive tape, flowers for decoration.

Stage 1

A stencil for the handle of the basket is drawn on paper, as in the photo.

Stage 2

Take a medium-sized pumpkin with a thick skin. It is better to choose an autumn variety vegetable. The pumpkin is washed and wiped dry.

Stage 3

At this stage, a drawn stencil is cut out of paper. It is applied to the pumpkin in the desired location of the handle and glued with adhesive tape.

Stage 4

An awl is used to pierce the skin along the edge of the stencil. The distance between punctures should be no more than 1 cm.

Stage 5

Use a knife to cut out a handle for your own basket on a pumpkin. The pulp is extracted from the vegetable.

Stage 6

You can also cut the neck of a pumpkin basket into a beautiful shape with your own hands.

Stage 7

The basket is covered with a thick layer of newspaper and paper. After the pumpkin juice has soaked the newspaper, it is removed. By this time the pumpkin will already be dry. You can put a small pot of fresh flowers in it.

If desired, the dried pumpkin basket can be varnished. This will make it eternal. The figure below shows an example of such a product.

DIY pumpkin fruit basket

This craft is similar to the manufacturing techniques described above. It is simple: no newspapers or stencils are needed. It is enough to stock up on a large vegetable. Use a knife to cut out the handle and sharpen the edges of the basket. The pulp needs to be removed.

The craft is decorated with autumn flowers, fruits and vegetables.

In Scandinavian countries, it is customary to decorate pumpkin crafts with national ornaments. This is a great idea! The design is applied with special carving knives.

DIY pumpkin carved basket

This basket will be the highlight of the evening and holiday. It is enough to put a candle in it - it will be transformed, sparkling with new colors and shades.

Materials and tools: pumpkin, screwdriver and thin drill, chisel for cutting linoleum, paper tape (painting tape), awl, spoon, paper stencil, knife, candle.

Stage 1

The pumpkin is washed and wiped dry.

Stage 2

A round hole is cut out on the top of the head with a knife. Through it, the pulp and seeds are removed from the vegetable. In some places you can leave a small layer of pulp. This will give the pumpkin a nice hue when the lit candle is placed inside.

Stage 3

The paper stencil is glued to the pumpkin using masking tape.

Stage 4

An awl (you can use a nail) is used to pierce the skin of the vegetable along the lines of the pattern. The skin is pierced very shallowly and often.

Stage 5

The stencil is removed. It's starting to get difficult creative process. Using a chisel, a pattern is cut out along the intended punctures.

Stage 6

In some places on the pumpkin basket you drill holes with your own hands.

A wonderful glowing pumpkin is ready. You can immediately place a burning candle in it.

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Autumn is great time, it seems as if nature is ready to give it all its colors before cold winter. AND a great gift From this time of year we get all kinds of vegetables, which are not only healthy to eat, but also to make all kinds of crafts from them - interior decorations.

Today on the Dream House website we will talk about pumpkin. It is not only useful, but also has beautiful colour, from green with specks of yellow, to rich yellow and orange color. The color and thick skin make pumpkin crafts durable and beautiful. They can please the eye for a very short time or, conversely, for a very long time. What can be made from pumpkin, how to extend the life of crafts? Let's talk about this.

What crafts can you make from a pumpkin with your own hands?

The first thing that comes to mind is pumpkin. On this holiday, pumpkin heads are found everywhere, and in our country the idea was picked up quite quickly. Second - . But we have a separate publication about them. What else?

The easiest crafts to make are all kinds of boxes, candlesticks, lanterns, etc. More difficult to make items are made from dried pumpkin - handbags.

You can fill a child’s room with a large number of pumpkin crafts: a crib mobile, maracas, a lamp, etc. Together with the children it will be interesting to make a carriage, houses, various animals, pumpkin boats, and all kinds of little people.

Cool faces - pumpkin crafts

Cool faces - pumpkin crafts for the garden

DIY pumpkin crafts for kids

A fireplace or shelf in the living room can be decorated with such an original craft as a clock made from a round pumpkin.

Crafts from a large pumpkin - clock

If you are the happy owner of a garden, then fill it with street lamps and lanterns, a birdhouse, and an intricate pumpkin washstand.

Pumpkins decorated with fresh flowers, sparkles, and autumn leaves look luxurious. This is probably one of the best jewelry For.

And with the help of paints you can make beautiful patterns.

How to make pumpkin crafts: highlights

When getting acquainted with pumpkin as a material for crafts, it is best to get your hands on easy-to-make objects, and only after that move on to more complex crafts.

Selecting a tool

To make this or that craft, you need to properly prepare the available tools. Most often you will need:

• long knife;
• a scraper or spoon to remove the pulp from the pumpkin;
• paper for faster drying of the pumpkin;
• thin paper, coal;
• an awl to make small holes;
• scotch;
• paint, cutter, etc.

Selecting and drying the pumpkin

Most often they make crafts from decorative pumpkin, but regular small specimens can also be used. Having chosen a suitable vegetable, inspect it for any rotten spots, wash it thoroughly and wipe it, preferably with an alcohol solution. Your next step depends on the purpose of the future craft.

If you do not plan to store it for a long time, then you need to simply dry the pumpkin, which will not take very much time. You should cut off the neck, remove the pulp and seeds with a spoon, then stuff it big amount paper so that it absorbs moisture. Change the paper until it is no longer damp. Now the pumpkin is ready to use.

If you want to make something more serious, such as dishes, then you should know how to dry a pumpkin for crafts so that it lasts much longer. You will have to be patient because this process will take six months. To avoid disappointment at the end of the term, instead of a well-dried pumpkin, choose several pieces for drying. In the process, some of them may begin to rot. So, pumpkins that have been washed and wiped with a weak alcohol solution must be placed in a well-ventilated place that is not exposed to sun rays room. Vegetables should not touch each other. Every day for 6 months, turn the pumpkins over and check if they have begun to rot so that you can remove the infected vegetable in time.

How to dry a pumpkin for crafts

Dried pumpkin crafts

Let's start creating

To make making pumpkin crafts with your own hands a lot of fun, use our tips:

• if the pumpkin was dried entirely, then before removing the seeds from it, pour water inside, then rinse the pumpkin;
• to apply a pattern to a vegetable, you must first apply it to thin paper, then glue it to the pumpkin using tape and use an awl to “pierce” the pattern along the contour. After removing the paper, wipe the craft with coal, it will help fix the design. The second option is to use regular copy paper to apply the design;
• the final design is applied to a well-dried pumpkin using a jigsaw or wood burning device;
• You can apply a design to a fresh pumpkin using a regular vegetable cutter;
• if you decide to use paints, then give preference to acrylic ones;
• do not varnish the craft, the pumpkin must breathe;
• if a craft made from a fresh pumpkin begins to dry out, dip it in water for several hours;
• The design should be cut from the center;
• If you unsuccessfully cut out part of a design in a fresh pumpkin, you can return the cut piece using wire.

Pumpkin Crafts for Beginners

Having been fired up by the idea of ​​creating something, I don’t want to wait 6 months. Therefore, we bring to your attention the simplest crafts made from natural material - from pumpkin.

Pumpkin candle

Prepare a small pumpkin as described above. After quick drying, carefully secure the wick to the bottom of the pumpkin and pour wax inside. You can use aromatic wax.

Small candles - round pumpkin crafts

Candlestick

Follow the steps described for making a pumpkin candle, only at the end, instead of wax and wick, place a small candle inside the vegetable. If you wish, you can first apply a design and make the candlestick more openwork. You can also make a lamp.

Pumpkin basket

Perfectly decorate the autumn table. Cut the pumpkin into a basket, cutting out any excess. Remove the seeds and dry quickly. The handle of the basket can be carved, and a simple design can also be applied to the side parts of the pumpkin.

This pumpkin craft will be fun to make with your kids. Take advantage of the suggested sketches on the Internet and feel free to get to work.

Finally, I would like to note that you can make pumpkin crafts all winter, brightening up the cold evenings. And the resulting products will be a pleasure to give to your friends and family. Believe me, such a reminder of warm days will bring them a lot of pleasure!

Probably the most beautiful and suitable time to do something beautiful is autumn. It is at this time that nature fully gives up all the colors and variety of vegetables, fruits, plants and flowers for folk art.

One of the brightest representatives for crafts is pumpkin. Thanks to its structure, structure and color, it makes excellent crafts and home decorations that do not deteriorate over the years.

What can be made from an ordinary pumpkin?

The first thing that usually comes to mind is a Halloween head. Next are all kinds of pots and vases. You can also make original candlesticks and lanterns from fresh pumpkins.

Some craftsmen use it to make kitchen utensils for everyday use and even women's handbags.

From several copies of different sizes you can make all kinds of fabulous figures. A pumpkin basket also looks great, a photo of which can be seen in this article. And if you decorate it with vegetables or flowers, you will get a real work of art.

But as it turned out, desire alone is not enough; in order for everything to work out, you need to know the principles of how to carve a basket from a pumpkin.

Necessary accessories and devices

To make crafts from this excellent vegetable, you don’t need anything special. As a rule, all these things are found in every home. So, what and how to carve a pumpkin basket? Needed:

• A sharp long knife.
• Spoon or special scraper to remove pulp.
• A sharp awl for making small holes.
• Wood cutter.
• Paper to remove moisture.

In order for everything to work out, it is important to take a responsible approach to all stages of preparing the vegetable. If you do everything according to the instructions, you will definitely make a pumpkin basket with your own hands.

Select and prepare

If you have the opportunity to cut a ripe specimen yourself, then you should choose a bright and ripe vegetable. For convenience and decoration, it is better not to cut off the stalk completely, but leave about 10 centimeters.

You can use it to make crafts, or you can choose regular one intended for food.

When choosing, it is important to examine the vegetable from all sides, select the one that does not have rotten spots or damage, and whose color is uniform and beautiful.

Then the pumpkin must be washed with soapy water and dried with a paper towel. Allow to dry completely. After drying, it is best to treat it with an alcohol solution or vodka.

To dry, cut off the top of the pumpkin. At this moment, it is important not to forget that this is a future pumpkin basket with flowers or vegetables, and take this into account when cutting.

To do this, you need to draw the outline of the future handle and the edge of the basket with a pencil. Using a sharp knife, cut out everything marked along with the pulp, being careful not to damage the tough skin.

Using a spoon or scraper, scoop out all of the inside filling of the pumpkin, taking care to remove almost all of it down to the skin.

Place the cleaned pumpkin inside with paper and wait until the moisture completely saturates it. Change the paper until it stops getting wet.

Drying the vegetable

After all of the above manipulations have been completed, you can begin to dry the base for the basket.

The drying process may vary. If the craft is needed for a short period of time, then it can be dried within one week.

And if the basket is designed for storage for a long time, then the drying process can take 6 months.

It all depends on the desired result.

To ensure that the base for the basket does not deteriorate and is not too fragile, there are a number of certain drying conditions:

• It should not be exposed to direct sunlight.
• It is better to keep it away from heating elements (stoves, batteries and radiators).
• To speed up the process, you need to place newspapers inside and change them periodically.
• The longer the pumpkin dries, the longer it will last in the finished craft.

Drawing

In order to make a pumpkin basket (it’s not so difficult to make it with your own hands) original and unique, you can apply a design to it. You can do this in several ways:

• Using a drawing template prepared in advance.
• Using markers and felt-tip pens.
• And for those who have the art of drawing, you can apply an image using paints.

Now it has become almost clear how to make a pumpkin basket; all that remains is small work - decorative work and decoration.

We cut and carve

Initially, during the first cutting, the workpiece was given the shape of a basket. But this is too primitive. With the help of a sharp knife and cutter, it can be given intricate shapes and patterns. In this matter, imagination, caution and accuracy are important.

The drawing for future cutting should be drawn using a regular pencil. Each of the elements must be cut out without physical effort or pressure. It is best to use a knife or cutter to make sawing movements.

If you need to cut out a large fragment, then you need to do it in parts, and not all at once.

Start cutting from the center to the edge, remove the cut parts through the inside.

After all of the above has been done, all that remains is to process the basket and decorate it inside. This preparation will make an excellent pumpkin basket with vegetables or fruits. Also, fresh, artificial or dried flowers are perfect for decoration.

The cuts and patterns can be made in different ways: through or only superficial. For through cuts, the peel and pulp must be cut through completely. For surface designs, you need to cut off only the upper, rough part of the peel.

Basket processing

After the basket is completely ready, it needs to be processed. After all, it is important not only how to make a pumpkin basket, but also how to properly process it for long-term storage.

In order for the basket to be stored for a long enough time and to please the eyes of others, it must be completely coated with any moisture-resistant varnish or acetone-based paint.

If desired, colors can be combined. For decoration, you can use decorative sparkles of various shapes and sizes. They should be applied to the varnish that has not yet dried, for reliable adhesion and fixation.

Above it was described in detail how to make a pumpkin basket and do everything for its long-term storage.

Basket decoration

Almost anything can be used to decorate and decorate the prepared basket. A variety of fresh fruits or vegetables can look great in it.

And also flowers. But there are also several nuances here:

• Fruits and vegetables need to be changed periodically, as they will begin to spoil at room temperature.
• If you place natural fresh flowers in a basket, then you need to place a sponge soaked in water on its bottom. Since without moisture the flowers will quickly die, but the basket itself may suffer from this.
• Artificial flowers may not be at all compatible with the natural beauty of the basket and spoil the whole look.
• But natural flowers, dried yourself in combination with autumn colorful leaves, will come in handy. They will last the same period of time as the basket itself and will go together perfectly.

If you have any questions about how to make a pumpkin basket, this is the place for you! It can be done very easily and simply, the main thing is to stock up on desire and patience. Have fun creating!