Jack-o’-Lantern Pumpkin Felt Scrap Wreath Craft
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Halloween wreaths for your door are a must-have this fall and what could be nicer than making your own? This super cute Jack-o’-Lantern Pumpkin Felt Scrap Wreath is waiting for you to create!
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Pumpkin Felt Scrap Wreath
The full list of materials, tools, and instructions is found in the printable tutorial card at the end of this post. I highly recommend reading the blog post all the way through before starting this project to ensure that you have everything required and understand the steps and timings involved.
Looking for a fun and festive way to decorate for Halloween this year? Why not try making your own pumpkin felt scrap wreath!
This simple DIY project is easy enough for anyone to do, and it results in a cute and spooky decoration that will add some excitement to your home.
You could even get the kiddos involved and keep little hands busy while learning to tie knots!
So get started on your wreath today and have something special to show off at your next Halloween party!
The post is part of the Crafty October series on The Purple Pumpkin Blog and is filled with free printables, crafts, recipes, and more for Halloween! You can check out Crafty October from 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012 for tons of awesome Halloween ideas and inspiration!
Materials & Tools Used in This Craft
For your convenience, I’ve linked [some of] the materials and tools needed for this project to Amazon below. The quantities are on the tutorial card at the end of this post.
- Felt Craft Sheets – Orange, Dark Orange, Dark Brown, Olive Green, Dark Green
- 4-inch Wooden Embroidery Hoop
- Green Pipe Cleaners – also known as Chenille Stems
- Googly Eyes
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Cheap Craft Supplies
A great thing about this craft idea is that it can be budget-friendly using supplies you may already have or can be purchased cheaply in stores:
If you’re in the USA, check out your local Dollar Store or Dollar Tree; and if you’re in the UK, the Poundshop, The Range, Wilko, and Baker Ross are great places to shop for cheap and inexpensive craft supplies. The rest of the world reading this – I don’t know every cheap store – sorry! But hunt the ones out in your location for crafting bargains!
More Halloween Crafts
Looking for more crafts to make for Halloween? Right-click and open these in a new tab to read next!
- Hand Painted Ceramic Pumpkin
- Mummy Candle Jars
- Kid-Friendly Long-Legged Pipe Cleaner Spiders Craft for Halloween!
I’ve shared lots of great craft ideas on The Purple Pumpkin Blog over the years, in fact, there are 100+ crafts to make and do at home for you to try!
How Do I Make A Pumpkin Felt Scrap Wreath?
Just check out the how-to card below with full materials, tools, and instructions. Any demonstration photos do not print out to save your ink.
Pumpkin Felt Scrap Wreath
Materials
- Felt Craft Sheets – Orange Dark Orange, Dark Brown, Olive Green, Dark Green (approx 9″/22cm wide)
- 1 4″/10cm Wooden Embroidery Hoop
- 1 Green Pipe Cleaner/Chenille Stem
- 2 Large Googly Eyes
Instructions
- Remove the label from the embroidery hoop. Loosen the screw at the top of the hoop and separate the inside hoop from the outside hoop. Tighten the screw back up. Use the inside hoop in another project.
- Cut the orange and dark orange felt into 50 (total and approximately) 9"/22cm long strips, some thin and some thick.
- Start tying the strips of orange felt around the embroidery hoop in double knots. Use the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock marks as a starting point. Continue working around the entire hoop, pushing the strips together to get as many tied on as possible. The more scrap strips tied onto the hoop the fluffier the wreath will be. You can use scissors to neaten up any overhanging pieces of felt if you wish.
- Cut a strip of Dark Brown, Dark Green, and Olive Green felt 9"/22cm long. Tie at the very top of the hoop, near the screw. Position the dark brown scrap at the top, standing up to resemble the pumpkin stem.
- Flip the hoop to the back. Take one orange scrap strip and fold it over the screw, so that the tails are hanging down into the center of the hoop. Attach two large googly eyes, one on each tail with a glue gun and glue sticks. Trim excess orange felt from under the eyes.
- Wrap the green pipe cleaners around a pencil then slid off to reveal a coil. Bend in half and glue into the top of the pumpkin near the stem.
- Create a hanging loop with ribbon or twine if desired, then hang (or place) where desired. Happy Halloween!