Need something for the table this Thanksgiving? These thankful, grateful, blessed wood slice pumpkins using the Cricut Joy will be perfect as decorations or as place cards.

What do you think of when you think of fall?

For me, it's falling leaves, cozy socks, cooler weather, and of course, pumpkins.

I love these little wooden pumpkins! They are perfect for placeholders on a table, a take-home gift from a conference, or even a gift tag. The perfect little pumpkin craft using your Cricut!

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How to Make DIY Wood Slice Pumpkins Craft

Materials Needed for Painted Wood Slice Pumpkins

Set of 3 birch wood slices, 2.25” diameter x ⅜” thick
Americana Decor Chalky Finish in Heritage and Everlasting
Paintbrush
Twine
Tree branch cut into 3 pieces measuring 1” long
Faux pumpkin leaves, small
Hot glue gun and clear glue sticks
Cricut Joy
Smart Vinyl, Permanent in white
Weeder
Scissors
Cricut transfer tape

Instructions:

Gather supplies.

Painting the Wood Slices

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Paint both sides of one wood slice in Heritage.
Mix equal parts Heritage with Everlasting and paint both sides of another wood slice.
Mix 1 part Heritage with 3 parts Everlasting and paint both sides of the third wood slice.
Ensure paint dries fully before proceeding.

Uploading the SVG Pattern

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Upload the Blessed/Grateful/Thankful SVG File into Design Space.
With the image highlighted, click on ungroup to separate the words.
Adjust word sizes to fit your wood slices accordingly or maintain size (2” wide) as provided.
Highlight one word at a time along with the heart shapes and click on “Attach”.
Duplicate each word to have a total of 6 for cutting (two per wood slice pumpkin).

Cutting the Vinyl

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Ensure the machine is set to Cricut Joy and select “Make It” in Design Space.
Choose “Without Mat” as the option for cutting when using Smart Vinyl.
Set material type to Smart Vinyl.
Follow prompts for loading the mat into the Cricut Joy and cutting the Smart Vinyl. When prompted, unload the vinyl from the cutting machine.

Applying the Vinyl to the Wood Slices

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Cut around each word with a pair of scissors.
Using the weeding tool, peel away the excess vinyl around the word and discard.
Cut a piece of transfer tape a bit larger than the size of the word.
Peel away the transfer tape backing and place the transfer tape over top of the cut image. Gently rub the vinyl to help it stick to the transfer tape.
Peel away the vinyl backing and place the image onto one side of the wood slice. Gently rub the vinyl to help it stick to the wood slice. You can use a Cricut scraper tool for this.
Carefully and slowly peel away the transfer tape.
Repeat steps 15-19 for the other wood slice pumpkins and for the backside of each pumpkin.

Assembling the Wood Slice Pumpkins

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Cut a tree branch into 3 pieces each measuring about 1” long.
With a hot glue gun, glue the one end of the branch to the top of the pumpkin. Hold until glue sets and the branch is secure.
Cut a piece of twine about 2” long and tie it into a bow. Glue the bow to the tree branch.
Glue the faux leaf to the top of the wood slice pumpkin next to the branch.