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Wire Mesh Pencil Cup Pumpkins Craft Tutorial

Pencil Cup Pumpkin Craft

Michelle Ordever
Embrace the Fall season with a Pencil Cup Pumpkin Craft. This pencil cup DIY is a unique way to use wire mesh pencil cups for decorative purposes.
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Materials

  • Wire mesh pencil and paper clip cups
  • Acrylic craft paint in the colors Bright Orange and Burnt Orange
  • Black and white gingham ribbon
  • Wooden Stems
  • Mini silk flowers
  • Pumpkin Leaf Patterns

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Instructions
 

  • Remove the tags from the wire mesh pencil and paper clip cups. Wash and dry them inside and out. Sand them lightly so that the paint adheres.
  • Paint the cups inside and out. Paint one with dark orange and the other with bright orange. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat if required.
  • Attach wooden stems to the top center of each wire cup pumpkin with a glue gun and glue sticks. TIP! Don’t worry if the stems aren't perfectly straight because that will give the pumpkin a bit of extra character.
  • Download, print, and cut the leaf pattern. Trace onto felt with a marker. Cut out the leaves with scissors, cutting inside the traced lines for a clean finished project.
  • Measure and cut two 10"/25cm lengths of ribbon, tie them into bows and trim the ends with scissors. Attach the bows and a few springs of mini silk flowers to the pumpkin stems with a glue gun and glue sticks. Display where desired.

    Wire Mesh Pencil Cup Pumpkins Craft Tutorial
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