Embroidery Hoop Lace Pumpkins
Welcome the autumn season with an artful touch! Our Embroidery Hoop Lace Pumpkins Craft combines the warmth of bright and burnt orange colors with the delicate patterns of lace doilies.
Materials
- 2 Wooden Embroidery Hoops 4"/10cm and 6"/15cm in diameter.
- 2 Cotton Lace Doilies 6"/15cm and 8"/20cm in diameter.
- 1 Wine Cork
- Scrap of Green Craft Felt
- Black and White Gingham Ribbon
- Acrylic Craft Paints – Bright Orange Burnt Orange, and Bright Green.
TOOLS
- 2 Plastic Spray Bottles
- Fabric Glue
- Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Instructions
- Squeeze 1 oz (30ml) of bright orange paint into a 3-ounce (100ml) spray bottle. Add 2 oz ( 60ml) of water to the bottle, replace the cap, and shake well to combine. Repeat with the burnt orange paint and a second spray bottle.
- Remove any labels from the doilies, then place them on top of some scrap cardboard. Spray the larger doily with burnt orange and the smaller one with bright orange paint. Set aside to dry. Flip the doilies over and apply a second coat. Set aside to dry completely. TIP! Mix the colors slightly by lightly spraying one color on the other.
- Remove any labels from the embroidery hoops. Loosen the screw at the top of the hoop and separate the inside hoop from the outside hoop. Basecoat the 6"/10cm hoop with burnt orange acrylic craft paint, and then paint the 4" hoop with bright orange acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry.
- When the doilies and embroidery hoops are completely dry, fit the lace doilies loosely into the hoops. Pull gently from the back to ensure the lace is taught, then tighten the screw at the top of the hoop. Trim the excess lace from the back of the embroidery hoop with scissors. Apply a thin line of fabric glue to the cut edge of the lace to secure it. Set aside to dry. NOTE!Adding glue will prevent the chunky lace from slipping out or coming loose from the hoop.
- Cut leaf shapes from the green craft felt with scissors. Use bright green acrylic craft paint and a new pencil eraser to create polka dots on one leaf. Create a plaid pattern on the second leaf by dabbing vertical and horizontal lines with a flat paintbrush. Carefully cut a recycled wine cork in half vertically with a craft knife.
- Attach the cork stems to the metal screw on the embroidery hoop pumpkins with a glue gun and glue sticks. Once the paint on the leaves is dry, glue them to the side of each stem.
- Tie two black and white gingham ribbon bows. Attach to the front of the cork stems with a glue gun and glue sticks. Trim any long ribbon ends with scissors.
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