Cinderella's Carriage Pumpkin

Isn't this beautiful, my raviolis?  What a fun way to decorate for Halloween and turn your pumpkins into Cinderalla's coach.

 

 

This first coach is easy to make. Have mom or dad help you with the cutting out of the door and windows.  Then you can decorate with pretty jewels from your local craft or dollar store. Add a crown and Cinderella and you have a pumpkin coach.

 

This is a much fancier version and takes a little more time to complete.

 You’ll Need

3 ornate metal belt buckles - go to Goodwill to find cheap belts for these buckles.
1 pumpkin, about 12 inches tall
Pencil or marker

Knife
Craft glue
1 ornate lamp finial - dollar store or hardware store
Cordless drill fitted with ¼-inch bit
4 gourds, about 4 inches tall
2 quarter-inch dowel rods, cut to the approximate diameter of your pumpkin
4 ornate drawer pulls - dollar store
Heavy-gauge florist’s wire

1. Trace the inside of each belt buckle on the pumpkin with a pencil and cut to create openings for two windows and a door.  Glue the hardware over the openings. Remove or cut down the stem until
it’s even with the flesh of the pumpkin, and twist the finial into the  top.

2. To create wheels, drill a hole through the center  of each gourd. Insert one dowel rod into the holes of two gourds to  create an axle, and secure with glue. Repeat to create a second set of  wheels. Finish off all four wheels by inserting a drawer pull into the outside hole of each gourd for hubcaps.

3. Line up the two sets of wheels next to each other  at about the same width as your pumpkin. Then wrap wire from one dowel rod to the other to fasten the axles together and to create a webbing
for the pumpkin carriage to sit on.

4. Gently place your carriage on the wire.

 

If you create a pumpkin coach this Halloween season, please send grandma-ma a photo so she can put it up on your blog.  Love Grandma-ma