Enchanted Book Pages Pumpkin- DIY
Pumpkin decorating is something that I love to do, love to experiment with texture and materials. Today I like to try my luck with the book. I think I will also have to get creative with a stem since I don’t have any around. This is the first time I’ve ever attempted to make a pumpkin from a book. Book pages fall pumpkin has been on my “want to try list” for the longest time. My dream is to make enchanted pumpkin version. I will also attempt to make a pumpkin stem.
This little pumpkin has a story — and so do I.
It was one of my first projects that went viral and landed me on a big DIY site. It brought traffic and attention… but also taught me a big lesson: always build your own cozy corner.
That’s why I’m bringing this project home — to the blog I built with my own two hands. If you’re new here, welcome. If you’re returning, thank you for being part of this journey. Let’s make something beautiful together
Choosing a book wasn’t easy because I don’t like to destroy them. I chose the one from thrift store rather than cutting up paperbacks from my own collection.
Supplies needed to make book pages fall enchanted book page pumpkin
- Book
- X-Acto knife
- Hot glue gun
- Rope for the stem
- Some paint
- First thing you’ll have to do is to remove the front and back cover.
- First let’s do a template of our book pumpkin that will actually fit within the book you plan to cut.
- Place the template on top of the pages and carefully use the X-Acto knife to cut the pages along the template.
- Try to cut at one time about 4-5 pages.
- The cutting process can get a little messy with paper but it is sooo worthy. Just wait and see.
- Just take your time cutting pages and be careful. X-Acto knives/blades are super sharp and can be very dangerous.
Just because I wanted my book pumpkin to have that enchanted feel I decided to e paint along the edges
Didn’t have a color I was looking for so I am going to mix my own
Fold the book and use a sponge brush to apply several coats of craft paint across the outside of the pages. Allow to dry
Once the paint has dried, you may notice that many of the pages will stick together.Gently pull each page apart to ensure the finished pumpkin is nice and full and plump.
How to make a pumpkin stem for my book page pumpkin
Now let’s figure out how to do a pumpkin stem. We can use twigs, cinnamon sticks or we can create our own. I am going to try my chances with rope , Mod-Podge and some paint
Since the only rope that I had was light, paint is needed again … Apply as much or as little to reach your favorite shade followed by Mod-Podge.
Twist your rope and let it dry and even bend a little so it looks like pumpkin stem.
When all dries out use a hot glue to connect the two sides of the book together along the spine. You may also want to hot glue the two end pages together for added security. For the security of the stem I also added a stick in the middle
Secure your homemade stem on the top of book…. and you are done!!! How awesome our pumpkin looks now? It is truly ENCHANTED! Love my book page pumpkin so much
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33 Comments
sageandivydesigns
Love this paper book page pumpkin I would use it all year!!!
Happy Fall,
Kippi
Trina
Really cute fall idea.
Danielle Jones
This is just a cute idea! Love it!
floridforest
That looks cute and easy. Gotta love arts and crafts.
Joanna
This paper pumpkin can be a very unique decoration for the house in autumn, even for the dinner table. I like it’s rustic look given by the pain you’ve used on the edges.
Jaana McEntee
This is a really awesome idea! I will make this for Halloween with my kids 🙂 Thank you
justthatperfectpiece
Please share your picture!! I am so glad that I could help
Philomath
This is really nice idea. I think it would be perfect for autumn with that color for people who loves pumpkins.
justthatperfectpiece
Thank you!!
onehoppymomma
What a unique way to reuse old books. So simple & inexpensive!
justthatperfectpiece
Yes it is! Thank you for stopping by.
itsasweetsweetworld
This is a really unique idea. I’ve never seen this before!
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justthatperfectpiece
Thank you sooo much! You made my day!
Jen
This pumpkin turned out AHHH MAZING are you kidding ? you did a marvelous job on this!! Now my question is, how did you make a template like out of cardboard?? Also did you use just one side of that template to cut through the whole book if that makes sense?? Like after you took off the front and back of the book did you just set one side of the template on the top of the book and just start cutting around it until you reached the bottom?? Then you open up the book glue the two back pages etc??? Also could you do this on ANY size book?? Thanks for this OUTSTANDING idea I cannot wait to hear back from you and try making this on my own!!! Just BTW the rope with the modge podge made the pumpkin in my opinion!!!
justthatperfectpiece
Thank you soooo much for stopping by! Yes template was out of cardboard. Cutting through 3-4 pages at the time is much easier. All those details are explained in my blog post. Thank you again!
Adventures with Shelby
Such a cute idea! Pinning for later
justthatperfectpiece
Thank you!!
Janay
O wow this is super creative and fun! I love this idea!
Sanjota Purohit
Very cool craft! We can try this with multi color pages as well right?
Anny Bon
Interesting craft that anyone can make on their own… Thanks for sharing
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Merry
I used a kid’s paperback novel. Doesn’t look as full. Did you break book spine first?
justthatperfectpiece
I didnt break a spine of my book. How Big was you novel? That maybe where problem is
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