Saturday, October 3, 2009

Easy Scrap Ball Pumpkins

I wanted something mindless to do yesterday and I wanted some pumpkin decorations.
I decided to make pumpkin scrap balls. I used medium styrofoam balls and started by sticking a piece of stick in the top.
Then I ripped strips of orange colored fabrics and wound them around the balls. I tucked the last edge into the other pieces to hold it down. Then I took a strip of green and tied that at the base of the stem. Homespuns looks great for prim settings, and they do look more prim in person, than in the picture. The flash makes them look like blobs of fabric instead of strips.



The second batch was for the bottom of the stairs on a bureau, and I wanted them to pop more, so I used brighter fabrics. I also ran out of medium and used some smaller balls in the mix. You could do this with larger styrofoam balls too, to make a simple display on your table. You can used green strips for stems or cut out leaf shapes with wool and some wire on top, as well. This is a great project for the kids too, no mess or dangerous objects to work with.

13 comments:

Kimberly said...

OK, those are SWEET! I would never have thought of that! Just awesome!

...and ~*thanks*~ for your comments on Emily's blog (Who? Emmy-Sue) She is thrilled everytime there's a comment and so I just wanted to say thank you!

Have a great rest of the weekend! Kimberly

Anonymous said...

I love them, such a nice colors!
Great idea.
Imi

Kathy (woolfind) said...

So simple, thanks for sharing. They look great!!

moosecraft said...

Very clever idea Debbie! They are really sweet!

Karen said...

Now that seems simple enough. So fall looking.

A Painted Journey said...

Debbie, those are FANTASTIC! What a great idea!... Donna

Cotton Eyed Jo said...

Never could have too many pumpkins and these look great and quick! Jo

Cat Nap Inn Primitives said...

I have styrafoam and lots of orange type fabrics..these are absolutely wonderful..love them..;)thanks for sharing..:)

Brenda said...

Very cute! Now why didn't I think of that? Simple, I'm not as brilliant as you! DUH! =)

primitivebettys said...

Very cool Debbie! We may just have to give this one a try here too. Thank you!

Smiles,

Betty

Joanne said...

Great idea Debbie - love the primness of them

JoJo said...

These are darling, Debbie! You're so talented in everything you do and I just love the way these look.

Nanna said...

love those! I make rag balls all the time never thought of that, love how you came up with that idea!
Helen