I am always drawn to those cute little pumpkins that are everywhere during this season.
They are so little. They are so cute!
I buy them and take them home. And they sit in a bowl on my kitchen counter until they rot away.
Not cool!
They are too little to carve easily, but I thought they could make really cute jack-o-laternish decorations.
I was inspired by the glue gun cobwebs I made over at Spoonful last month to create a frighteningly festive spidery lit pumpkin.
What to Do with Those Little Pumpkins
I started with a cute little pumpkin and cut off the top. With a spoon, I scooped out the insides just like I would do if I was going to carve it.
On a sheet of parchment paper, I traced around the top of the little pumpkin with a pencil and then used that as a guide to create a hot glue spider web.
This is the part of the craft that is NOT kid-friendly. The glue is very hot, so please proceed with care.
Using a glue gun, create lines across the circle – start by creating a line that cuts it in half, then quarters, then again in each of those segments so that you have 8 equally sized sections. Start on the outside and swag between the lines you just created just inside the circle and then again further into the circle.
Let it cool and then peel it from the parchment paper.
It should be just the right size to fit across the open pumpkin top.
Add a battery-powered faux candle and you have a sparkling spider web jack-o-lantern!
Amber @ Mamas Blissful Bites
October 24, 2013 at 6:40 amLove this idea! I’ll be sure to make them this week! Thank you for sharing.
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October 24, 2013 at 2:31 pmGreat idea! I also normally watch those small pumpkins sit until they rot, never knowing what to do with them.
Claire
October 24, 2013 at 5:43 pmI love this! So creative! We also have a basket of mini pumpkins that will rot if I don’t do something with them soon! My boys LOVE playing with the battery powered candles too – they will love this!
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October 25, 2013 at 7:31 amBeautiful idea, but if you put a candle or some sort of lightning, then I think it will look more glamorous.
Holly
October 25, 2013 at 10:24 amYes, there is a LED candle inside. It looks great at night.
Holly
October 25, 2013 at 10:26 amAren’t those battery-powered candles THE best?? Also, my boys can’t keep their hands off the glue webs. They love the way they feel.
Holly
October 25, 2013 at 10:26 amha! me too!