DIY – Super Simple Pumpkin Decor (which may or may not require something from your bathroom)
Oct
17th
2011
17th
2011
You saw that right… TOILET PAPER pumpkins. :) Don’t be grossed out… no one will be able to tell what’s in these little cuties by the time you’re finished.
Readyyyy?
- A roll of toilet paper
- Fat quarter of fabric
- A few sheets of tissue paper (or one sheet of newspaper would do)
- I forgot to include this in the photo, but a stick of wood, about 8 inches long.
- Optional: Ribbon to tie around the stem. I didn’t end up using it, so just pretend it’s not in the photo. :)
First things first: smash your toilet paper roll. And no, I didn’t coordinate my bracelets to the fabric JUST for this photoshoot. How dare you think that.
(I did.)
Next, you’ll need to place the toilet paper roll in the center of the tissue paper. Start wrapping the tissue over the roll and tucking the edges into the center. I found it helpful to start with the shorter sides first, then ended with the corners… it stays put that way.
When you’re finished wrapping the roll in tissue paper, repeat the process with your fabric. You can secure it with hot glue if it’s not laying properly, but really, messy is totally acceptable. That’s what I tell myself to keep my OCD in check.
Now take a stick (which I didn’t include in the supplies shot because I hadn’t yet snatched a branch from our neighbors tree) and jam it in the center. It might take some wiggling, but once it’s in there, the fabric will hold pretty well.
Now that took you a total of what, 5 minutes, not including the time it took you to sneak into your neighbors yard and steal a tree limb, right? SO EASY. :)
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Stick robber!!! You stole that precious stick from a poor stickless dog…for shame!
Those are SUPER cute! Good job!
on October 17th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Jami: hahaha, thank you!
on October 17th, 2011 at 4:54 pm
This is so smart!!! They look adorable, and all from a roll of toilet paper and some fabric. so innovative :)
on October 17th, 2011 at 5:01 pm
Ha! What a great idea! :)
on October 17th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Love it! So easy and super cute!
on October 17th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Holy adorable. Love this, and am SO trying it soon!
on October 17th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
cool idea! I’m going to see what kind of fabric I’ve got stashed, I’ll probably make a couple tomorrow!
on October 17th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Morgan, this is amazing. And so are you. :)
on October 17th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Um- you are a genius!
on October 17th, 2011 at 8:44 pm
Dude… RIDICULOUSLY CUTE!!!! AAAUUUUHHHHHHGGGGGGGHHHHH .idie.
on October 17th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Completely adorable! You always have the best tutorials!
on October 17th, 2011 at 10:05 pm
I am totally doing this today! Thanks lady!
on October 18th, 2011 at 6:39 am
Looooooove it! Thanks for sharing.
on October 18th, 2011 at 7:40 am
Morgan,
Your comments honestly crack my shit ( can I say that on here?!) up!!
Thank you for making me laugh, and for showing me a fun lil’ DIY!
on October 18th, 2011 at 10:06 am
LOVEEEEEE this idea!!!!!! Thank you for sharing and not putting them up for sale for $15 each. ;) You rock!
on October 18th, 2011 at 2:41 pm
BTW-can I share this idea on my blog with a link to this posting?! It’s too brilliant.
on October 18th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
seriously, these are too cute. love it.
on October 18th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Irish Twins Momma: Thanks so much, I’m glad you like them! Feel free to post!
on October 18th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
super cute!
on October 18th, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Morgan! How the heck do you find time to do all this fun stuff? I have one kiddo and I feel overwhelmed. LOVE THESE TEEPEE pumpkins.
xo
KATY
on October 19th, 2011 at 5:54 am
Those are SO adorable! So when fall is over, are you going to wipe your heiney with smooshed toilet paper? Jk! I love how crafty you are!
on October 19th, 2011 at 7:29 am
Hy! These pumpkins are lovely and adorable! If you don’t mind, I linked your projekt on my site. (It’s Hungarian.)
XOXO
on October 20th, 2011 at 1:32 am
Okay, I will ONLY do this if the TP can be used AFTER the project. What do you think? Maybe just take off the outer layer? No??? (Totally CUTE. Will make some tomorrow!)
on October 20th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
Love the comments almost as much as the project. How absolutely adorable and so easy.
Now if I can hoard about 3 rolls to make them without my hubby grumbling. Honestly he complains every time we go grocery shopping and we (that means me) need toilet paper. What can I say my uterus lingered on my poor old bladder for years til my hysterectomy so knowing where all ladies rooms are is an absolutele must wherever I go. (also had 5 kids). That’s first thing I do when I go shopping in new store, find out where bathrooms are. lol. Ah well, guess there’s worse things to do in life besides using up all the tp.
Thanks so much for adorable great project.
on October 23rd, 2011 at 10:43 pm
My mom found you and shared this with me…super cute!!
I’m thinking I’ll have to copy this into a Christmas theme (thinking balls) for my bathroom….
Thanks for sharing the idea!
on October 24th, 2011 at 1:59 pm
You are so brilliant!!!!
on October 24th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
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on November 9th, 2011 at 5:58 pm
Love these pumpkins! It’s a small world. I just checked internet for instructions on how to make felt rosettes, and checked out your other tutorials. There were the pumpkins my daughter forwarded to me just two days ago. She loved them too. Sometimes the prettiest things are made simply and with ordinary items-like your pumpkins.
on November 22nd, 2011 at 7:33 pm