We all have aspirations of being that Pinterest mum – you know the one, who gets the kids involved in a variety of adorable arts and crafts projects and always has a press full of glitter glue and multi-coloured pipe cleaners.
The reality, however, is that I just never seem to have enough hours in the day and, to be honest, tend to break out in a sweat at the mere thought of glitter (seriously; that stuff gets everywhere!).
But if you are anything like me, fear not, mamas, here is a little seasonal crafts project that involves pretty much zero mess – and is actually so easy to do you might actually enjoy doing it with the kids – win-win.
Mini Yarn Pumpkins
1. Wrap yarn around four fingers about 120 times or so.
2. Cut a ~10 inch piece of yarn and stick it between your fingers to wrap it around the big yarn loop.
3. Line up the piece of yarn in the middle of the yarn loop, and tie – pulling taut and wrapping around the backside as well.
4. You now have your basic pumpkin shape. Cut a 2 inch piece of pipe cleaner and tie to the pumpkin using the two loose strands of yarn from Step 3. Don’t trim the strands yet!
5. Wrap the pipe cleaner around itself to form the stem.
6. Pretty up your pumpkin by tucking in any loose loops.
7. Once again using the loose strings on the pumpkin to tie them around the twine. Continue making pumpkins until you have enough for your garland!
Tips: These would also look cute as stand-alone yarn pumpkins scattered down the middle of your dining table or mixed in with some real mini pumpkins on the mantel as well!
(Images and tutorial from Honest to Nod)
