Category Archives: Fall

Hello Pumpkin Sign featuring Fairfield World’s Oly*Fun® and Project Foam

Pumpkin season is here and this Hello Pumpkin sign made with Fairfield World’s Oly*Fun® and Project Foam is perfect to add to your decor! It can be hung on the wall, the door or set on a shelf or table. I love it as a door hanger!

Materials used:

Fairfield World™ Oly*Fun® in Orange Crush & Hot Fudge
Fairfield World™ Project Foam
Pre-made Wood Sign
Scissors
Sewing Machine
Glue (I used E6000)
Wood Letters (I cut mine on a laser, but you can purchase them)
Paint for the letters

How I made it:

I first started by drawing a pumpkin and stem with a marker on the Project Foam. I knew that my sign was only 14″x14″ so I needed to make it smaller than that. I cut it out with my scissors.

I laid the foam pumpkin and stem shapes on the orange and brown Oly*Fun® and traced around them, adding about a 1/2″.

Once everything was cut out, I sewed the pieces together with a 1/4″ seem and leaving an opening for inserting the foam.

I flipped the sewn Oly*Fun® so the seam was inside and them inserted the foam.

I sewed the openings closed. I then sewed a curved line on each side, giving it a more realistic pumpkin look.

Then I glued the stem to the pumpkin.

Using my Glowforge, I cut out the Hello Pumpkin letters and painted them orange.

Then it was time to glue everything down to the sign.

I love how the sign turned out! Fall decorations are my favorite decorations! I hope you like it too! You could make lots of different size pumpkin signs and make a collage! There is a variety of Oly-Fun® colors!

Until next time….Happy Crafting!

Sculpey’s Pluffly Clay Fall Leaves Earrings

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Autumn is a great season to put on a sweater, boots and new earrings. These clay earrings are super light because they are made with Sculpey’s Pluffy clay. The great thing is that they are simple to whip up so can be made it batches. This means you can make a pair for yourself and some for friends too.

Materials Needed:

Sculpey Pluffy Clay (Red, Orange, Yellow, Brown, Green)
Baking Sheet
Oven
Leaf Cutter
Clay Tools (To roll out clay and poke holes)
Jump Rings
Earring Hooks

Directions:

1. Use the same amount of each color of clay and roll it all together in your hands.

2. Use a rolling pin to roll it our then fold it over and do this a couple of times. This marbleizes the look. Stop when you roll it out and like it. The thickness should be about a quarter inch.

3. Use a cutter to make your shapes.

4. Poke a hole through the clay BEFORE baking.

5. Bake at 250 degrees for about 12-15 minutes. Follow the directions in the packaging.

6. Once cool, add the metal pieces to turn your clay creations into jewelry.

Be sure to click the Creative Fall Crafts button below to check out other fall crafts!

Until next time…..

Engraved Happy Fall Pumpkin Canvas Sign

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As I have gotten older, fall has become one of my most favorite times of the year and this engraved Happy Fall Pumpkin canvas sign is perfect for a little pop of decor in any space!

As most of you know, I am obsessed with my Glowforge Pro. I’ve found it great that I can engrave, cut or score lots of different items. I mean, come on….who would have thought that you can use a laser to engrave on canvas?! It is amazing!

Materials used:

Glowforge Pro (it can be any Glowforge model)
Computer with Glowforge software
Mix the Media Canvas Sign from Hampton Art
Illustrator or any design program
Pumpkin SVG (I purchased this one on Etsy)

How I made it!

First, I created my file in Illustrator using a font that I have and a pumpkin svg file that I purchased on Etsy.

I placed the canvas in my Glowforge Pro, adjusting as needed. I had to remove the Glowforge crumb tray and stack some scrap wood to allow for the height.

I then inserted my file into the Glowforge web based software, got everything lined up and set the appropriate settings for engraving on Canvas. TIP: When engraving on things other than wood, you either must research or do trial and error. I’ve done canvas before so I kind of knew what settings to use.

Settings: