Splatter Guard Pumpkin With Cricut Wood Veneer

I made this super cute pumpkin décor out of splatter guards I bought at the dollar store. I bought a lot of the material at the dollar store actually. I love repurposing things into something cute!

Supplies

Cricut
Cricut Tools
Deep Point Blade
Strong Grip Mat
Cricut Wood Veneer
Splatter Guards (3)
Spray Paint
Floral Wire
Ribbon or Bow
Twine

Placement of Splatter Guards

I started by placing my 3 splatter guards on top of each other. I put two of them with the handle facing down, overlapping, and the other one I placed on top of those two with the handle facing up.

Connecting the Splatter Guards

Using floral wire I connected them together. I pushed the wire through two of the splatter guards and then twisted it to keep it together.

Bending the Handles

Slowly, I bent the two handles that are facing down, so they would be the stand for the pumpkin to sit up with. I was careful bending them so they wouldn’t break, but they were pretty easy to bend.

Painting Splatter Guards

I then took the splatter guards outside and spray painted the whole thing orange. I did two coats of paint.

Wrapping the Handle

I then wrapped the handle with twine. I started at the bottom of the handle and hot glued it to the back side. I continued to wrap and glue as I got to the top. At the very top, I decided to go inside the hole to make it look rounded at the top.

Using Wood Veneer

Next, I used Cricut Wood Veneer to make the word 'thankful' to put on my pumpkin.

Preparing Wood Veneer for Cutting

You will want to use the Strong grip mat when cutting wood.

I also use painters tape to secure the sides down.

Using the Deep Point Blade

Cutting wood veneer requires the Deep Point Blade. You can tell in this picture that the Deep Point Blade can cut much thicker material than the Fine Point Blade.

Inserting Blade Into the Cricut

Just insert the Deep Point Blade into Clamp B.

Ready to Cut Wood Veneer

Then I was ready to cut!

Removing Wood Veneer From Cutting Mat

Here is the wood veneer after it was cut.

I turned the cutting mat upside down and pulled it off the wood, so it would stay flat. Then I separated the word 'thankful' from the extra portion of the wood veneer.

Cutting Two Words

I cut two of them so that I could glue them together and make it a little thicker.

Painting the Word

I painted it white after it was glued together.

Gluing Word Onto Pumpkin

Using E6000 permanent adhesive, I glued the word onto my pumpkin.

Adding Ribbon Bow

Only thing left was to add my ribbon bow and I was done! It is such a cute little addition to my fall décor!