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DIY: Wood Pumpkins

10/20/2014

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For this project you will need a 4x4 piece of wood (mine was 8 feet long and big enough to do this project twice), a measuring tape, a pencil, a power saw (I used a jig saw but something with a bigger blade would be a better option),sand paper, orange paint, a power drill, thin branches (we got ours by walking though the neighborhood), glue, ribbon and other accessories.
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To start I ran to Lowes and picked up a 4x4 piece of wood. I also found out that Lowes can not cut 4x4s in the store. Bummer. So I brought it home and marked it off with my tape measure and pencil. I wanted a 12 inch pumpkin, a 15 inch pumpkin, and an 18 inch pumpkin. Then I went to work with my saw. My jig saw does not have a very long blade so I had to spin the wood a couple of times to cut all the way through.

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Once I had it cut down to size I sanded down my blocks so there weren't any rough edges. I used a power sander but you could easily do it with some elbow grease.
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Next I drilled holes in the top of each block in the center. Your holes done have to be too deep. My holes were between 1/2 an inch to an inch deep.
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Now for the fun and (if you enlist some little helpers) messy part. Paint your pumpkins!!
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While you wait for your pumpkins to dry go for a walk and find some dry sticks to use as stems. Make sure that they aren't bigger than the holes you drilled.
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When you get home and your pumpkins are dry, put some glue in your holes and put your stems in. Let your glue dry.
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Is everything dry now? Ok good. Now you can finish and accessorize your pumpkins. I used sand paper to distress my pumpkins. I cut leaves out if scrap booking paper and crinkled the paper to give it some texture. I also tied little Rafita bows on my stems and tied all of my pumpkins together with a big ribbon.
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Ta-da! Now go enjoy your new Fall decorations. And keep an eye on the Instagram page tomorrow because I have an extra set of pumpkins to giveaway!
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