These rustic ruffled felt pumpkins are the perfect fall craft! Make a bunch to add some fall decor throughout your home or place them together in a wooden crate.





Fall Decor

I know I’ve mentioned many times how much I absolutely LOVE summer and I always have a hard time when it starts to come to an end. That being said, I really do enjoy the first couple of months of fall. I love the turning of the leaves, the smells of fall, Halloween, pumpkin patch trips, and {most of all!} the fabulous fall decor.

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For some reason, I find fall the most inspiring season to craft and decorate for. The colors and textures are just so pretty! I never seem to be short on project ideas or inspiration {of coursehelps with that too!} So… I’m pretty excited to get going on my first fall project of the year…ruffled felt pumpkins!

I always love easy crafts projects and these pumpkins can really be done by anyone. It takes a little time to cut out the felt circles, but just put on your favorite NetFlix show and get comfy on the sofa as you work. It gives you a good excuse to do a little binge watching!





DIY Ruffled Felt Pumpkins

Are you ready to get going on this fun fall craft? Just gather up your supplies and follow the simple steps below. You’ll have your own little pumpkin patch in no time!

Materials

styrofoam ball {I used a 4 inch ball but you can use any size}

straight pins

felt {I used about 7 sheets of 8 1/2 x11 inch sheets from Michaels}

wood stick gathered from outside

green material or scrapbook paper {optional}

Instructions

Cut off a small portion of the bottom of the ball so that it will sit flat.

Find a stick from outside and stick it into the top of the ball.

Cut out a leaf shaped piece of fabric {or scrapbook paper} pinch one end and use a straight pin to pin it to the foam ball as close to the stick as possible.

Create a 3 inch circle to use as a stencil. I used a punch but you could always trace around a glass or other circular object that was approximately this size to get your stencil. Use the stencil to cut out felt circles. { I just held my stencil up against the felt and cut around it rather than tracing directly onto the felt and cut 3 felt pieces at a time}

To pin a circle onto the foam ball, fold it in half, fold it in half again and then stick a pin through all four layers. Pin it to the ball and continue pinning overlapping your circles to hide the pins. {you can see a picture here from a past project that I did if you are more of a visual person!}



So simple and cute!! I’m pretty happy with my little pumpkin and can’t wait to create a few more. I’ll be working on putting up my fall decor in a week or two and can’t wait to show you everything!

More Fall Crafts

For more fall craft ideas, check out these posts…

DIY Pumpkin Soaps

Easy Leaf Napkin fold for any fall or Thanksgiving tablescape

U-Pick Apples Free Fall Printable and DIY Wood-Framed Canvas