Keychain Pumpkin
Supplies:
- Polymer clay (orange + green) or felt/fabric scraps (orange + green)
- Small keychain ring with chain
- Jewelry eye pin or small screw hook (for clay version)
- Strong glue or hot glue (for felt version)
- Sculpting tools or scissors
- Optional: black paint/marker for a jack-o’-lantern face
Directions (Clay Version):
1. Roll orange polymer clay into a small ball (about 1 inch wide) to form the pumpkin.
2. Use a sculpting tool or toothpick to press vertical grooves around the ball for pumpkin ridges.
3. Roll a tiny green clay piece into a stem and attach it on top.
4. Insert a jewelry eye pin or screw hook into the top for attaching the keychain.
5. Bake according to clay package directions until hardened. Let cool.
6. Attach to keychain ring and add a painted jack-o’-lantern face if desired.
Directions (Felt Version):
1. Cut two small orange felt circles and one green felt rectangle for the stem.
2. Sew or glue the edges of the circles together, stuffing lightly for puffiness.
3. Attach the green stem at the top.
4. Secure to a keychain ring with thread or glue.
5. Optionally, draw or stitch a jack-o’-lantern face.