DIY Halloween Magic: Pipe Cleaner & Felt Pumpkin Craft, by Nori Made on YouTube. 4 min 37 s.
- Video length
- 4 min 37 s
- Time to do it
- 20 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 7
What you need
Steps
Cut 8 orange pipe cleaners in half so you have 16 short pieces. Try to keep every piece the same length.
Line up the short pipe cleaners in a neat bundle. Twist one spare pipe cleaner around the middle three or four times to hold the bundle tight.
Fan the bundle out into a round pumpkin shape. Gather all the ends at the top and twist them together to close the shape.
Trim the gathered ends with scissors so the top sits flat. Keep the cut ends short so the leaf can cover them.
Cut two small leaf shapes from green felt. Glue one leaf to the top of the pumpkin and let it set.
Wrap a short green pipe cleaner around a pencil to make a curl. Glue the curl beside the leaf as a tendril.
Bend a short pipe cleaner into a small loop. Twist or glue the loop at the top, then let the glue dry fully before hanging.
Tips and common mistakes
Cut all the pipe cleaners to the same length so the pumpkin looks even.
Twist the center wire tightly, or the bundle will feel loose and sag.
Use only a battery tea light with the ornament, never a real candle.
Let the glue dry completely before you hang the pumpkin, or the leaf and loop may slip.
Questions
How many pipe cleaners do I need?
Eight orange pipe cleaners make a small ornament. Use more if you want a fuller or larger pumpkin.
Can I make the whole pumpkin from felt instead?
Yes, but this guide uses pipe cleaners for the body and felt for the leaf. A felt body needs two shapes glued or sewn together.
How do I hang the pumpkin?
Make a small loop from a short pipe cleaner or thread. Glue or twist it at the top before the glue dries.
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