Tissue Pumpkin Jar
Material List
- Americana® Decoupage Glue Matte
- Americana® Acrylics – Burnt Sienna
- Glass Jar - Smooth Quart
- Paintbrush – ¾" Flat
- Paper Towels
- Water Container
- Palette (or Plastic Plate)
- Scissors
- Scrapbook Paper (or Cardstock)
- Tissue Paper – Orange and Light Green
- Jute, Hemp, String or Yarn
- Votive Candle (or Votive with Battery)
Project Instructions
Step 1 Tear orange and green tissue paper into small, uneven pieces (about 1").
Step 2 Cut jute, hemp, yarn, or string into pieces that fit from jar neck to bottom.
Step 3 Use Decoupage Matte Glue to adhere jute on jar to form pumpkin sections.
Step 4 Apply Decoupage on jar in one area at a time. While wet, imbed orange tissue piece. Push tissue to wrinkle a little and then apply more Decoupage. Continue with tissue and Decoupage, overlapping tissue pieces, until jar is covered.
Step 5 Repeat Step 4 using light green tissue on jar neck.
Step 6 When dry, side-load brush (Fig. 1) with Burnt Sienna and use to shade in each side of covered jute.

Step 7 Cut leaf shape from scrapbook paper or cardstock. Adhere jute down leaf center. Tie neck of jar with another piece of jute and attach leaf.
Step 8 Insert votive candle or votive with battery inside.

