Pumpkin Treat Box Garland - Tutorial & Free Templates

Thought these would make a fun Halloween garland.

Pop a few treats in the pumpkins and tie them between some leaves.

There are free templates at the end of my post. 

 

Tutorial.

Pumpkin Treat Boxes:

1) Print the pumpkin templates onto orange card

and cut them out. (I cut seven).

2) It's best to cut the slots using a craft knife & steel rule.

 

3) Ink the edges to add depth - I used Distress inks

'rusty hinge' and 'brushed corduroy'

4) Score the box base.

 

5) Fold the two top flaps forward.

6) Use a round pen to curl the box sides.

 

7) Fold up along the score lines.

Here's where you would pop a few treats into the box.

8) To close the box - feed the top flaps

through the box side slots.

 

9) It will now look like this.

10) Punch a hole through the top flaps.

 

I highlighted the features with a touch of black glitter.

Thread ribbon through the punched hole.

I used 5mm wide (1/4inch) black satin ribbon.

 

Here's the 'motley bunch'

ready to be tied onto the garland.

 

Pumpkin Leaves;

12) Print the leaves onto green card. Cut out

and score some veins as shown above.

13) Ink across the surface to highlight your scored lines

I used 'crushed olive'

 

14) Ink the edges in a darker colour

I used 'forest moss'

15) Make two holes about 10mm (1/2inch) apart.

 

16) - 17) Thread the large leaves onto a

length of string.

I threaded 16 large leaves onto about 2meters

( just over 2yards) of jute garden twine.

It all depends on how long you want your garland to be.

 

18) Pop a small amount of glue above the perforated holes.

19) Attach a smaller leaf to hide them.

 

note: You can wrap a small amount of tape tightly

 round the ends of your string to make threading easier. 

 

I decided the leaves were not Autumnal enough

so inked over again using 'barn door' & 'spiced marmalade'.

Probably should have worn gloves!

 

Tie on the pumpkins!

I spaced them one pumpkin, two leaves, one pumpkin - to the end.

 

There are two pumpkin templates:

Template one has a face on the front & back of the box,

template two the faces are on the sides.

I alternated them along the length of the garland

so faces were visible front and side view.

 

(Hope that makes sense)!

 

 

Free Downloadable Templates:

Click on the image ,

right click & save to your computer.

Pumpkin Treat Box One

Pumpkin Treat Box Two

 

Large Pumpkin Leaves

Small Pumpkin Leaves

 

 

Here it is

I love Halloween!

 

 

Thanks for popping by

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