If you love decorating for Fall and Halloween then your going to want to make this. I was in Home Goods and found an amazing plaster pumpkin. I knew as soon as I saw this lace detailed pumpkin what I was going to make with it. I use a lot of lace and muslin when crafting and knew I wanted to use this pumpkin to make some type of pumpkin girl.
The supplies you will need to make this pumpkin girl are:
Tomato cage
Muslin material Lace(I’m using lace curtains I found from Goodwill)
Wire Wire cutters
Scissors
Pumpkin
Spiral saw
Marker
Drill
The first step is draw your face on your pumpkin. This can be any type of face you want to cut out.
Once your face is drawn onto pumpkin you will need to start drilling holes. You need to drill holes to use the spiral saw.
After all your holes are drilled then place spiral saw into your hole and cut along your lines. This will allow you to cut out your face.
I also cut a hole on bottom of pumpkin. You need this hole so that you will be able to place the pumpkin onto your dress form.
Your next step is to take the wire and tie the end of tomato cage together.
This will be the top of your dress . I also took the wire and wrapped it around the top a few times. You need to do this step because this is where you will hang your strips of material from.
Next I took a large piece of my muslin. Enough to drape over and cover the whole tomato cage. We are making the underneath of our dress .
I took the scissors and cut home. I then pulled the muslin down to where my wire ends.
I then cut strips of my lace and muslin. I measured the length from where my wire on top is to bottom of cage and doubled that. I doubled it so that it is easier to drape down cage.
You continue this process mixing muslin and lace until you have the top completely covered. You can loop your material any way you want. This will give your dress that shabby chic look. Once your dress is complete it’s time to place your head on top.
I decided to add a doily to the top of mine.
You can place battery operated lights inside the pumpkin head. I love how she turned out and I hope you give it a try.
Oh Barb, she turned out beautiful. Love the pretty lace.
Christie, go to her blog there are pictures and inst. go to the shabby tree.com and hit on blog
The step by step instructions are showing up but not the pictures that accompany each step. Anyone else having problems viewing the pics? Would love to make this but need the pics to follow along as well as the written instructions. Please HELP!
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Diana,
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This is awesome, I will have to remember this one for next year! but it would also make a beautiful Christmas tree!
Where did you find your lace covered pumpkin for the pumpkin ghost
I need to make her out of my old wedding cape!! I got married in the winter and it was all lace , pearls and mariboo feathers! Hope I can find the perfect head🎃
So cute. A wonderful idea. Love your stuff.
Love this! ❤ I love everything you do. This group is the best that has happened to me in years……I love crafting. You have got crafting again. Thank you.
I especially enjoy Barb and 5he twins. They are a hoot! I’m from PA too.
Your pumpkin girl will also be one of my projects…so stinking cute!
Love her!! Hoping I get creative again watching you!!! You are an inspiration to be crafty again!
Where did you get your pumpkin from?
She stated at the top of this tutorial that she purchased the pumpkin from Home Goods.
I love it going shopping now THANK YOU
This is one of the cutest ideas. I don’t consider myself very crafty but I think I will try to make one.
Good morning. I’m wondering if there is a way to cut her face if you don’t have that type of saw..? I love her!
Where did you get the pumpkin from?
Not that complicated BUT so adorable – so glad I found your blog
How adorable is that!
How did you do the hat for the witch pumpkin?
Picture of angels Mike in Dawsonville cuts out of wood. I want to order 2 sets after I get your picture.