Create mini black and white buffalo plaid pumpkins for under a dollar!
This is a super easy Halloween decoration DIY project that transforms a $1 foam pumpkin into a trendy buffalo plaid pumpkin.
Supplies for DIY Halloween Buffalo Plaid Pumpkins
- mini foam pumpkins – you can find these at Dollar Tree, Walmart, and craft stores. The ones shown below that I used for this project are from Walmart. They were only 98 cents.
- ModPodge – I only used about a quarter of this bottle to make 4 pumpkins (and it was only a dollar).
- Buffalo plaid fabric. I chose to use knit fabric for mine because the stretch makes it easy to work around the pumpkins.
- Acrylic black paint – you just need a tiny bit to paint the stems
- White spray paint (optional)
How to DIY a foam pumpkin
Shop for mini Halloween foam pumpkins.
Keep in mind that your pumpkins will be completely covered with fabric, so it doesn’t matter if they look plastic and ugly. I found several shapes of mini pumpkins at Walmart so that is where I picked up mine. You can see the container full of them below.
Remove stems from Halloween pumpkins.
Gently remove the stems from the foam pumpkins. It may be necessary to move the stem back and forth to loosen it up.
Spray paint pumpkins white.
This is an optional step in this Halloween decoration diy project. I painted mine white because I didn’t want the orange color to show through the fabric. Also, when covering the pumpkin with strips of fabric, some small parts of the pumpkin might peek through. Having the pumpkins painted white improves the look of the pumpkin when it shows through the fabric.
I already had Krylon matte white paint so that is what I used on mine. I only did one coat and didn’t worry too much about full coverage. I didn’t paint the bottom of the pumpkins because I knew that wouldn’t show.
Cut strips of buffalo plaid fabric.
It hardly takes any fabric to cover these pumpkins. I cut my fabric 3 squares wide, which was about an inch and half. Once I got the long strips of fabric cut, I cut them in the opposite direction, making them long enough to go all the way around the pumpkin. It takes about 8-10 strips to cover the pumpkin.
Brush Mod Podge onto the pumpkin and adhere the fabric.
Pour the Mod Podge into a bowl and brush it on the bottom of the pumpkin.
Cut a circle of fabric and glue it to the bottom of the pumpkin.
Criss cross the strips of fabric on the glue covered pumpkin.
Paint the pumpkin stems.
Glue stem onto the pumpkin.
Cut the part of the stem that went into the pumpkin off, using scissors.
Using a glue gun, glue the pumpkin stem back onto the top of the pumpkin, on top of the fabric.
These buffalo plaid fabric covered mini pumpkins aren’t just for Halloween decor. They’re perfect for Fall decor and Thanksgiving decor as well. I love that they have a life in my home after Halloween.
And they’re so economical. With just a dollar invested in the fabric (covered all three of these pumpkins) and a dollar per pumpkin, they were a cheap way to give my decorations an on-trend look this Halloween. Hope you have fun making this Halloween decoration diy.
See my short video below for a quick about making these fabric covered pumpkins.
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