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    Home » DIY Projects

    How to Make a Pumpkin Garland with Twine

    September 2, 2020 by Patti Estep 6 Comments

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    Orange and natural twine pumpkin garland on mantel.
    Natural twine pumpkin on garland

    Learn how to make a sweet pumpkin garland with twine. The natural texture of jute or twine gives this easy craft a rustic warm and cozy feel that's perfect for your fall decor.

    Orange twine pumpkin hanging from a garland.

    This year's fall mantel is decorated with muted fall colors with natural elements. However, I really wanted to add in a little color, so I decided to create a pumpkin garland using natural twine.

    Fall mantel with twine pumpkin garland.

    How to Make a Twine Pumpkin Garland

    Here's a short video to help you see how easy the pumpkins can be put together.

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    Supplies

    • Twine - Thin twine for pumpkins and a thicker twine for the garland
    • Cardboard Tube
    • Tree Branch for pumpkin stems
    • Scissors
    • Hot Glue
    Dyed twine in shades of green, red, orange and brown.

    Dying Twine

    I always have natural twine in the house but I also picked up some orange twine. However, natural and orange pumpkins seemed a little boring so I wondered if I could dye some of the natural twine to add in a bit of extra color.

    I used food coloring with boiling water and vinegar just like dying eggs at Easter. Using different combinations of red and yellow dye and some blue gave me a few different colored twine for the pumpkins.

    Small gift wrap tube with 7 inches written in marker on the middle

    Making the Twine Pumpkins

    Start with a wrapping paper tube. For these pumpkins, I used one that was about 1.25 inches in diameter. This created pumpkins about 3 inches wide.

    Cut the tube to 7 inches in length.

    Small gift wrap tube with a cut through the length.

    Next cut through the tube lengthwise.

    Gift wrap tube with orange twine wrapped around.

    Begin wrapping the twine around the tube from one end to the other. At one point I started taping the ends to help keep the tube shape while wrapping. You can see this in the video below.

    Orange twine removed from cardboard tube.

    When you take off the twine you will get a nice coil that creates a round shape when you tie the ends together

    Natural jute pumpkin hanging.

    Once you've created the pumpkins, hot glue a small bit of a tree branch to the top for the pumpkin stem.

    Fall mantel with multi-colored twine pumpkin garland.

    Tie the pumpkins along a thicker piece of twine and hang your pretty pumpkin garland from the mantel or anywhere you want a little fall whimsy.

    Orange and tan twine pumpkins on garland hanging on mantel.
    pumpkin garland on mantel
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    How to Make a Pumpkin Garland with Twine

    Let me show you how easy it is to make an adorable pumpkin garland using twine. You can keep it natural, or dye it in fall colors.
    Prep Time20 mins
    Active Time20 mins
    Total Time40 mins
    Course: Fall Decor
    Yield: 1 Garland
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $5

    Equipment

    • scissors

    Materials

    • Twine - Thin twine for pumpkins and a thicker twine for the garland
    • Cardboard Tube
    • Tree Branch for pumpkin stems
    • Hot Glue

    Instructions

    • Use food coloring with boiling water and vinegar to dye the twine whatever color you like.
    • Cut a wrapping paper tube to 7 inches in length.
    • For these pumpkins, I used one that was about 1.25 inches in diameter to create pumpkins about 3 inches wide.
    • Cut through the tube lengthwise.
    • Wrap the twine around the tube from one end to the other.
    • Tape the ends to help keep the tube shape while wrapping.
    • Take off the twine and you will get a nice coil that creates a round shape when you tie the ends together.
    • Hot glue a small tree branch to the top for the pumpkin stem.
    • Tie the pumpkins along a thicker piece of twine and hang.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Carole West

      September 04, 2020 at 7:49 am

      These are so cute - I'm making me this garland for fall. Thanks for the tutorial easy enough I can make this happen. LOVE

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 04, 2020 at 9:18 am

        Thanks Carole. They were so fun to make.

        Reply
    2. Karen Reeves

      September 04, 2020 at 7:20 am

      These are so cute & make such a cute garland.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 04, 2020 at 7:31 am

        Thanks Karen. Glad to hear that you like it.

        Reply
    3. Laurie @ Vinyet Etc

      September 02, 2020 at 10:37 am

      SO cute! I love that you dyed them, so clever!

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 02, 2020 at 10:48 am

        Thanks Laurie. The dye really helped the garland look more festive.

        Reply

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