{PB Inspired Pumpkin Art}

I have a fun project to share with y'all today!

While browsing the Pottery Barn website for fall decor ideas, I came across this pillow.

Pumpkin Applique Pillow Cover from Pottery Barn

How cute is this?  I'm not really a have-lots-of-extra-seasonal-pillows kind of gal.  So I decided to use this as inspiration for a piece of art.  First, I sketched a pumpkin like the pumpkin from my inspiration piece.

You can right-click on the image and save it to use as a pattern yourself.

Then I cut out the sketched pumpkin and used it as a pattern to cut a piece of drop cloth.  (I would have loved to use a dark brown burlap or corduroy, but I didn't have any, and I don't live near a craft store.)

I then used white thread and a needle to sew the stitches on the drop cloth cutout.

I covered a canvas with book pages using Mod Podge.

I then glued my pumpkin to the canvas with hot glue.  I also used hot glue to layer fabric and burlap pieces on my pumpkin just like they were laid out on my sketch.

I cut a stem out of felt and glued it to the pumpkin, and I glued twine to the piece to create vines and lines.  And since the pumpkin didn't quite stand out like I wanted it to against the canvas, I rubbed a brown ink pad along the edges and over the top of the pumpkin.

I love the finished piece of art!

I think the pumpkin would stand out even better if you used a dark burlap for the base fabric, and it would look even more like the inspiration piece.

With that being said, though, I really like the monochromatic look of the piece, and I love the layers and the different textures! I'm linking to...

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