DIY Fluffy Pumpkins Made From Socks!

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(p.s. If I wasn't in such a hurry to take these pictures before the market mentioned below, I would have cleaned up all the extra hot glue off the stems :))

Even though I haven't been one to decorate with pumpkins for fall the past few years ... I know, I know... it just seems overdone to me when there are so many other ways to decorate for fall. Also, I just love summer and therefor dislike obvious signs of fall in my house :) With that all being said, I had to share this cute little fluffy sock pumpkin tutorial with you! My kids were in an entrepreneur market this past week, and one of them wanted to make these pumpkins. So, we did and they were so much fun to make! She helped with most of it, except the hot glue part. Best part about this, she sold out at the fair! She made sixteen; next time we know to make more :) 

Here's how to make them! 

Supplies:

Fluffy socks. You can get them from the dollar store or grab some good neutral color ones here.

Poly fill - I grabbed mine from Hobby Lobby, but you can use this one too. Just any cheap one will do.

Jute

Hot glue

Step 1: 

Grab your socks. These are the colors we used for the market. We also even made two bigger ones with fluffy hats from the dollar store. Those turned out almost better than these, and no cutting required! So, bonus tip :)

Take the sock and cut along the heel section. This doesn't have to be perfect.

Step 2: 

Stuff the sock with the poly fill until about 2/3 of the way up. Keep adding even more than you think! Stuff it in there :) It's been suggested to use rice at the bottom of the stuffing to make these heavier, and I would suggest against that. We tried it in two of our pumpkins, and the rice started falling out, and really didn't make that big of a difference in weight, and "weighing it down". So, keep to just the stuffing.

Step 3:

Stretch the remainder sock upward pushing the stuffing down into the sock, twist the top, and then secure with a knot with some jute. Do not cut the jute! You will keep the long strand going until the very end. If you want, you can cut the little tail, but I kept it and had it go up with the sock in the next steps.

Step 4: 

Take the jute and wrap it around the sock. Push the sock down, and tighten the jute pretty good then give it a twist around the "stem". 

Now take the jute to another part of the sock doing the same thing, essentially creating little sections as you go. 

Twist and repeat! I did this 3 full times around the pumpkin. You can do 4 if desired.

Step 5:

On the last time around twist around the stem and just keep going up the stem wrapping the jute very tightly around the remainder of the sock. You may have more sock than you want stem, so when you get to a point, cut off that extra section.

Now use the hot glue, and place it on the top section of the sock, and a little right where you are about to bring up the jute.

Circle the jute around the top part, being careful to not burn yourself! You can use a pencil to help with this part if you find that it's getting your fingers. Then cut off the rest of the jute! 

We were making these pumpkins in under 5 minutes each! They turned out so cute. You can see the difference in size here for the fuzzy hat compared to the sock. It's fun having different sizes. 

You can style these guys many different ways! Use them on mantels, in crocks or baskets, on shelves, on dough bowls, or just as a cute little addition to a vignette.

My kids are already wanting to make more of these. They are just a super fun, easy craft and you can customize them with the color or pattern of the sock, or change up the jute for some cute cording or yarn. 

So, these may be the only pumpkins to grace the inside of my house this year, but I look forward to showing you more of how I decorate for fall the non-traditional way, I guess, next week! :) 

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