Pumpkin Yarn Art Tutorial

I shared this tutorial today over at Holy Craft but I want to share it with all of you as well.
How to create pumpkin yarn art.
This is an easy project.

Supplies:
– Pumpkin Image
– Orange and brown yarn
– Glue
– Colored Cardstock
– Markers
– Picture Frame

How-to:
To start, I searched for an image of a pumpkin on Google. Once I found one that I liked I printed it out on a white piece of cardstock.

Trim the picture down. I just wanted a small white border around the pumpkin once done.

All trimmed.

I glued it onto a green piece of cardstock for another layer.

I then colored in the pumpkin so you wouldn’t see white through the yarn. You could always just print the pumpkin orange but I didn’t want to do that.

Then outline the stem with the glue. Place down the yarn.
Fill in the stem with more glue and yarn.
(I found it best to place down the yarn, then cutting it while in place. Place strips of yarn because when you try to keep one continuous piece it doesn’t fill in completely.)

Place glue on accent lines.

I used brown yarn for the accents but you can also use a different shade of orange.

Cover all accent lines.

Then outline the whole pumpkin with the orange yarn.

Begin filling in the pumpkin. Again, place down the yarn a row and a time and cut in place.

Start on the outside and work your way across.

All done!

Let dry.

I then placed it in a 6×8 picture frame. I also added another layer of brown cardstock.

Perfect little fall accent!

I’ll be linking up to some of these parties.



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Hello, I'm Allison! I am an Army wife and momma to two little girls. I've got a creative side and I love to craft, do DIY projects with my husband, paint, and I occasional get my bake on too. Join me on my journey and take a glimpse inside our military adventures, my creative endeavors and our everyday life. :)

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  • Alison
    October 22, 2010 at 12:26 am

    WOW!! THis is super duper cute, my friend!! I never would have thought of this. It looks so perfect in that frame!! Great work!
    ~Alison

  • Amy @ Keep'n The SunnySide
    October 22, 2010 at 12:41 am

    This is adorable.. nice job! Very creative!

  • Anonymous
    October 22, 2010 at 1:24 am

    soooo cute!

  • hiyaluv
    October 22, 2010 at 2:22 am

    adorable! where do you get such great ideas? :)gina

  • Mom2fur
    October 22, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Wow, that's very original and very cute! I bet you'll enjoy hanging it up every fall!

  • Cara
    October 22, 2010 at 6:49 pm

    Love, love, love this!!! This would be a fun one for the girls to do too!!

    Cara

  • Beverly @ FlamingoToes.com
    October 23, 2010 at 2:18 am

    Wow!! That almost looks like needlepoint. I am really in love – I'm going to have to do that this year! Thanks for the inspiration!!
    ~ stopping by from Tatertots and Jello~ 🙂

  • Connie
    October 23, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    What a cute and vibrant pumpking. Love it!

  • Happier Than a Pig in Mud
    October 23, 2010 at 7:06 pm

    That's really different, thanks for the tutorial:@)

  • Maria Gridley
    October 25, 2010 at 2:41 am

    Oh I love how it turned out!! So funny to find this post. I used to make these when I was a kid (believe it or not) and I LOVED the ones I made. I kept them until like forever! And then somehow one time they got lost during a move. 🙁 And the idea recently came to me again, and ive been wanting to make more… only problem is I always forget to buy the yarn I need to make them! 🙂
    Thanks for posting this and reminding me.
    Your pumpkin looks amazing! I love how you framed it and made it look so sophisticated. 🙂
    Love your blog_new follower. 🙂

  • C.R.A.F.T.
    October 25, 2010 at 3:17 am

    what a fun craft 🙂 come on over and link up to MMM!

  • Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and Dreaming
    October 25, 2010 at 3:06 pm

    Allison, This is super cool. I love the texture of the yarn – What a fantastic idea! I'll be featuring this today – stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Thanks so much for linking to the Sunday Showcase – I greatly appreciate it. Hope you have a wonderful week! ~ Stephanie Lynn

  • Chris
    October 26, 2010 at 3:05 am

    Darling. This would be so fun to do with my kidlets. Thanks for sharing!

  • Crystal
    October 28, 2010 at 8:49 pm

    Wow that turned out so cute. What a fun and creative idea.

  • Heather
    October 30, 2010 at 1:41 am

    That turned out to cute! Thanks for the great tutorial. I featured it today at "Featuring You Friday" @ Me Making Do! http://memakingdo.blogspot.com/2010/10/featuring-you-friday_29.html
    Thanks for Linking
    Heather!

  • Beth @ Wiccan Make Some Too
    November 2, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    Adorable! This is a must do with the grandchildren! Happy Belated Birthday by the way.

  • Harley
    August 25, 2011 at 5:55 am

    Oh this is so, so, so cute, I'm going out tomorrow and buy all the supplies. Great idea, where do you get your great ideas…..Thanks

  • Lindy
    November 29, 2011 at 3:33 pm

    How adorable!!!! I just saw this but will defintely be trying for next year. Thanks for sharing Alison!