Special Intro Price until Sept 30, 2026 (after 19.95).
Learn to create your own adorable Pumpkin Baby character using the traditional art of spun cotton!
A PDF document with 38 pages and over 100 photos.
In this detailed PDF tutorial, I will guide you step by step through creating a complete seated Pumpkin Baby—from constructing the wire armature and shaping the body to forming the pumpkin head, arms, legs, hands and feet. You will also learn how to add a whimsical face, curly stem, painted details and a charming ribbon collar.
Each Pumpkin Baby develops a personality of its own. Make yours sweet, shy, mischievous—or wonderfully strange!
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
• How to build and proportion the complete character armature
• How to begin covering the armature with spun cotton
• How to shape the body, arms, legs, hands and feet
• How to form the dimensional pumpkin head
• How to sculpt expressive facial features
• How to create the stem and curling vine
• How to paint, shade and finish your Pumpkin Baby
• How to add a cute collar and decorative details
The tutorial includes clear written instructions and plenty of step-by-step photographs to help you follow the entire creative process.
This project is perfect for artists and crafters who love vintage Halloween, primitive folk art, whimsical art dolls, spun-cotton ornaments and unusual handmade characters. Some patience and basic crafting experience will be helpful, but the photographs and instructions will guide you through each stage.
IMPORTANT—PLEASE READ:
• This listing is for a DIGITAL PDF TUTORIAL only.
• You will not receive a finished Pumpkin Baby or any physical materials.
• The tutorial becomes available as a digital download after payment is confirmed.
• Due to the nature of digital products, returns and exchanges cannot be accepted.
• Colours may appear slightly different depending on your screen or printer settings.
You are welcome to sell a limited number of finished Pumpkin Babies personally handmade by you. Please credit the design to Elena Originals. The tutorial, photographs, written instructions and original design may not be copied, shared, resold, distributed, reproduced or used for commercial teaching.
Gather your cotton, paint and imagination, and bring your own delightfully mischievous Pumpkin Baby to life!
Original design and tutorial by Elena Loukianova-Wan
Elena Originals
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