Natural Birch Bark Pumpkin Art

Creating new pumpkin projects is one of my favorite things about fall. In the past, I've used everything from pallets, tin cans, mason jars, fabric and felt and today I'm using something completely different, birch bark.

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Sometime last year I picked up a pack of natural birch bark from Hobby Lobby. I had no idea what I was going to do with it, but thought it would be neat to use in a future craft project. That day came when I was digging through one of my craft drawers in August and got the idea to create pumpkin art. Yes, I've been holding out on posting this project since I'm sure no one wanted to think about pumpkins when it was 100 degrees outside.

MATERIALS NEEDED TO MAKE BARK PUMPKIN ART

- Natural Birch Bark (similar)

- Scrap wood

- White chalk paint

- Dap Rapid Fuse

-Vine wrapped rustic craft wire (remove outer covering)

- Scissors

- Sandpaper

HOW TO MAKE BARK PUMPKIN ART

The bark I bought came in about 6 inch strips and was thin enough to easily cut with scissors. After cutting each one in half (lengthwise) I laid out each piece then cut them down until they resembled a pumpkin.

After I was happy with the shape I applied a small about Rapid Fuse to each strip and glued them to a painted and sanded piece of scrap wood. (Remember when I said I like to keep scrap wood? Yeah, this is why, haha)