![tufted-crepe-paper-pumpkin.png Tufted crepe paper pumpkin](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Nq9WYMmsE0E/VCY8KNdi3HI/AAAAAAABFDg/NOl1krtiFVY/tufted-crepe-paper-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
Welcome to Day 5 of “Dollar Store Pumpkin Makeover” Week!
We are in the home stretch of our 6 pumpkin makeovers in 6 days! Today’s design was inspired by Halloween parade floats. You know the kind where they make a chicken wire frame and then stuff the openings with tissue paper? That was the look I was going for. I think it is pretty spot on.To make this version I once again only used dollar store supplies. One foam pumpkin and two rolls of crepe paper streamers (in black and orange):
![crepe-paper-streamer-wrapped-pumpkin.png Crepe paper streamer wrapped pumpkin](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kKpCCGcp-2k/VCY8M2bSbAI/AAAAAAABFDo/XkPJO9qq9kk/crepe-paper-streamer-wrapped-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
To make sure I had the pattern correct the first thing I had to do was sketch out which part of the pumpkin was going to be which color:
![Diving-pumpkin-into-stripes.png Diving pumpkin into stripes](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-R-EBWXVrh4I/VCY8OtAErGI/AAAAAAABFDw/zzFrpOVs3KM/Diving-pumpkin-into-stripes.png?imgmax=800)
You have to have an even number of segments for it to work out, and I was lucky since there were already an even number of ‘bumps’ on my pumpkin so it was easy to decide on where the divisions of color would be.
Next I had to create my tufts. I used the same method I used for my crepe paper shamrock artwork
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K_yn3RvJOyc/UxbVO2fD9UI/AAAAAAAAySA/KRu92X5f-Qw/s1600/lucky+shamrock.jpg)
First I cut the streamers into squares:
![crepe-paper-streamer-squares.png Crepe paper streamer squares](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vgC-LO1qwso/VCY8TRyfRuI/AAAAAAABFEA/IG457KRc6nU/crepe-paper-streamer-squares.png?imgmax=800)
![tissue-paper-tufting.png Tissue paper tufting](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DwzKMgbO7dA/VCY8QY4L71I/AAAAAAABFD4/EOgf1E8SFKo/tissue-paper-tufting.png?imgmax=800)
![crepe-paper-black-orange-pumpkin.png Crepe paper black orange pumpkin](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NhoCmUq3eOY/VCY8YTpuLwI/AAAAAAABFEY/pqf9T6dGBmk/crepe-paper-black-orange-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
![applying-crepe-paper-tufting.png Applying crepe paper tufting](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zBf-ARMnP6E/VCY8VD1W7LI/AAAAAAABFEI/8Gl0RrKzyz8/applying-crepe-paper-tufting.png?imgmax=800)
![applying-tissue-paper-to-pumpkin.png Applying tissue paper to pumpkin](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wkMmz2OOSj8/VCY8W_WpWsI/AAAAAAABFEQ/PnGfC5US88U/applying-tissue-paper-to-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
YES.. SEVEN HOURS to cut, shape and attach more than 1600 squares.. one at a time. (Thank goodness the new fall primetime TV lineup is back!)
In actuality I probably could have gotten away with a lot less squares and could have used a pencil instead of skewer to get a more ‘fluffy’ look, but I wanted it to be really full and with lots of ruffles and less open space. I definitely accomplished that look:![crepe-paper-covered-pumpkin.png Crepe paper covered pumpkin](//lh5.ggpht.com/-FWu57Sc-ZwE/VCY8aKzK7uI/AAAAAAABFEg/8lU2sw7smIA/crepe-paper-covered-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
![crepe-paper-covered-pumpkin.png Crepe paper covered pumpkin](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FWu57Sc-ZwE/VCY8aKzK7uI/AAAAAAABFEg/8lU2sw7smIA/crepe-paper-covered-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
![crepe-paper-halloween-pumpkin.png Crepe paper halloween pumpkin](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qFv3MiyPkAQ/VCY8d3o7JMI/AAAAAAABFEw/a4Y9c8O3jFI/crepe-paper-halloween-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
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