Sunday 27 October 2013

Tinker Bell-Inspired Trick-or-Treat Pail

It's easy to transform this ordinary cheap-o, plastic pumpkin trick-or-treat pail into something magical to match your Disney Fairy on Halloween night. All you need is a little faith, trust, and pixie dust (and some felt, tulle, ribbon, rhinestones and hot glue)!

What you'll need

  • Plastic pumpkin trick-or-treat pail
  • 1/4 yard green felt
  • 1/4 yard green tulle (with optional glitter)
  • 1/4 yard pink tulle
  • 1/8 yard pink felt
  • 3 yards gold ribbon
  • 6 rhinestones
  • Hot glue gun & glue sticks

How to make it



  1. Use the PDF pattern provided to cut out the following:
    6 large green felt leaves
    6 large green tulle leaves
    12 small pink tulle leaves
    6 pink felt flowers
    12 pieces of gold ribbon, 8.5" each with swallowtail cut into one end




  2. The first layer will be the green tulle leaves. Fold one tulle leaf in have lengthwise to find the center. The pointed side is the bottom, the slightly curved side is the top. Cut a small slit down the top center that is long enough to slip the handle into the slit. The tulle should come up about 1/4" over the edge of the pail opening. Hot glue the tulle leaf into place at the top. You only need to glue it in a few spots, it will be secured in the next step. Make a slit in a second tulle leaf and place it on the other side at the handle. Add the remaining four tulle leaves evenly distributed around the pail.





  3. Apply hot glue along the top edge of a green felt leaf. Center the leaf over the pumpkin's face and fold the glued edge over the pail's opening. The center of the felt leaf should be over a point where two tulle leaves meet so that the felt leaves are staggered over the tulle leaves. Glue the remaining felt leaves around the pail's opening, evenly distributing them and slightly overlapping. If necessary, cut small slits into the felt leaves to accommodate the handle.






  4. Pinch together two pink tulle leaves at the flat end, pointed ends down. Apply a dab of hot glue at a point where two green felt leaves meet. Glue the pinched end of the tulle on top of the felt leaves. Glue two gold ribbons over the pink tulle, folding the ribbon over the pail opening. Repeat all the way around at the points where the green felt leaves meet.






  5. Slit up the centers of two of the felt flowers and place them around the handles. Hot glue them into place. Glue the rest of the flowers on top of the gold ribbons. Glue a rhinestone to the center of each flower.





  6. The Tinker Bell-inspired trick-or-treat pail is complete!

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