Festive Funkins

Halloween is here! As one of our favorite holidays, the Girls Team used MIHM to make festive Funkins. What’s a Funkin? It’s a fun pumpkin! We saw the idea in a magazine and after a search around town for fake pumpkins and Halloween and fall themed scrapbook paper, we were ready to go.

Fake plastic pumpkins in all shapes and sizes.

Halloween and fall themed paper.

 

To make a Funkin, you decoupage (our favorite!) paper onto a fake pumpkin. At first we were having some trouble smoothing the paper onto the pumpkins since they had unusual contours. By cutting the paper into strips, and even making a few side cuts into each piece of paper, we were better able to manipulate the scrapbook paper onto the pumpkin. If you're trying this at home, do not put the Mod Podge onto the pumpkin - it's too slippery! Add Mod Podge onto the back of the paper, then stick the paper onto the pumpkin, holding for a few seconds to secure. To prevent the pumpkin from rolling around and messing up the wet decoupaged strips, we placed our pumpkins in a bowl and completed one side at a time, allowing the strips to dry for about 10 minutes before rotating.

Adding paper strips.

After allowing the paper to dry for about 15 minutes, we then added a thick layer of decoupage as a sealant which helped smooth the paper to the pumpkin.
 

Generously applying Mod Podge as a top coat.

Our Funkins dried overnight and the next day we added raffia to two of them for some rustic flare. We may need to hot glue the raffia down for longevity, but as of now we think it looks great as is.

Spiderweb pumpkin and raffia detail.

 

After getting the hang of applying the strips in a non-lumpy manner, the Girls Team enjoyed this project. We are very happy with how our Funkins turned out, and hope that our work was quality so we can keep these DIY décor items for years to come.

All four finished Funkins.

 

Since some of the scrapbook paper we used wasn’t specifically for Halloween, we can keep these Funkins out through Thanksgiving! Meaning we’ll get to laugh each time we say Funkin for the next month :)

Happy Halloween from the Girls Team!