The Growing Limb: Paper Pumpkins

PAPER PUMPKINS

(I made five pumpkins total. It took 12 sheets of orange 12x12 paper, and less than one sheet of green 8.5x11 paper to do so, with a strip or two of the orange left over)

*I chose to hang up my pumpkins with fishing wire, how you display them is your choice*

For starters, you'll need a few 12x12in sheets of orange cardstock, one 8.5x11in sheet of green cardstock, scissors (optional), a paper cutter, pen or something to write with, and a stapler.

Cut the 12x12in orange paper into twelve 1in strips. Then cut one strip (per pumpkin) of the 8.5x11in green paper. *make sure the green paper is positioned landscape to cut top the bottom. Each strip should only be 8.5in long*

To make one pumpkin, it will take seven strips of the orange paper, and one strip of the green.
The measurments for the orange paper:

one at 8in
two at 9in
two at 10in
two at 12in (or un-trimmed)

The measurements for the green paper:

one at 8.5in

Once you have your strips cut and ready, gather one of each of the 9in, 10in and 12in.

Line up the ends of all three and staple once

Then line up the other end of all three. It will look like this below.

Do that the the second set of the 9in, 10in and 12in.

After all four ends are been stapled, you'll have what is pictured below.

Two halves and a single strip left at 8in.

Line up the top ends so one of the half pieces will reflect the other, and place the single strip in-between (as shown above) then staple. That single strip in between the two is what will keep the pumpkins shape from changing. Once done with the top end pieces, align and staple the bottom end pieces. Fair warning, it will be a bit tricky, just keep a tight grip all you'll do great!