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Farmhouse Pumpkin Bucket

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I love this farmhouse pumpkin bucket and will show you how to make your own!

Farmhuse pumpkin bucket poster.

I’ve been toying around with the idea of purchasing a vinyl cutting machine recently since I wanted to make a Farmhouse Pumpkin Bucket. There’s tons of holiday craft projects I would like to tackle (especially holidays ones) but still I have a bit of sticker shock with those machines. So until I can save some pennies I need to find other options.

Last week I came across some rub on transfer paper at Hobby Lobby and thought I would give it a try. There was a bit of skepticism but overall I’m extremely happy with how my project turned out… my new farmhouse pumpkin bucket!

Galvanized bucket filled with pumpkins.

All I needed for this project was a tin bucket, a printable, and some rub on transfer paper. As mentioned I purchased mine from Hobby Lobby (4 sheets for $10) but you can also get it from Amazon here for a few pennies more (plus free Prime shipping).

The pumpkin bucket on the counter with the stickers beside it.

The first thing I did was create a printable for my pumpkin bucket. My farmhouse bucket is pretty big but I was still able to fit two images on one sheet. The key is you have to print in reverse. If you want to use the same one, right click on the image below to save it to your desktop or click here.

The black and white pumpkin printable.

There’s two different kinds of paper in the packet: the rub-onz film and adhesive film. You print on the rub-onz film first. Then take the backing off the adhesive film…

Pumpkin adhesive paper peeling the backing.

Next you’ll want to put your printed rub-onz film directly onto the sticky adhesive film.

Close up of a hand peeling the sticker back.

Use the stick provided to bond the adhesive to your design.

Pick your own pumpkin adhesive sign on the counter.

Then peel away the adhesive from the paper and your design should now be on the adhesive paper. Yep… pure magic. Now you’ll want to cut around your design before you place on your final piece. Yeah… I didn’t know this part. But luckily my project turned out just fine. The only issue is you can see the edge of the paper a bit, but barely. I suggest you watch the YouTube instructional videos first if you have any questions!

The pumpkin sticker on the galvanized farmhouse bucket.

After you place the adhesive paper you’ll want to use that little stick again to smooth everything out and get out all of the bubbles. Then peel away the film to reveal your final artwork!

The black pick your own pumpkins on the bucket.

Then I just filled my bucket three-quarters of the way with old newspaper and topped it off with some cute mini pumpkins.

Pumpkins and gourds in the bucket.

And here’s the final project!

The farmhouse bucket with lots of pumpkins.

I’m totally in love with how this Farmhouse Pumpkin Bucket looks. Seriously. I already have have two more projects in mind for this Rub Onz Transfer paper. At first I thought $10 was a little pricey for 4 sheets, but I was already able to make two of these buckets with only 1 sheet of paper.

Now I also did buy some clear sticker paper but this rub on paper is nice because it’s not as shiny and I’ve read that full color illustrations show up better on it. I’ll do some test runs with upcoming projects and let you know how it goes!

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Comments

  1. Laura says

    How Fun!! I LOVE what you did. I have to make one. Now the hunt is on for an OLD bucket!! LOL

    • howtonestforless says

      Garage sales, thrift stores, Goodwill… hopefully lots of options to find the perfect one. Good luck!!

  2. bonnie says

    That bucket is so cute. Thank you for sharing your ideas.

  3. Stacey says

    I forgot all about those rub on letters! When I first started teaching many years ago, we used those all the time.

    Your bucket is adorable. Great thinking!

  4. Cindy says

    So stinking cute! Hugs and blessings, Cindy

  5. Cynthia says

    Darling! Where did you find the bucket? Been searching all over and can’t find one similar.

  6. Virginia says

    Great project! Looks like I’ll be going to Hobby Lobby for some of this paper! Thanks for the tutorial and the e printable.

  7. Judy Van says

    I enjoyed your blog. Very professional results. I’m off to Hobby Lobby, going to try that pumpkin bucket. Thank you for this great tutorial.

  8. Joanna says

    That is seriously CUTE! I have a Cricut and a Silhouette, and I haven’t made anything that cute. Where did you get the bucket?

  9. Diane says

    Love this bucket. I am not creative at all so I really appreciate the detailed instructions!

  10. Marilyn says

    I’m looking for that darling bucket online at Hobby Lobby, and can’t locate it. (My nearest H.L. is quite a drive.) Could you provide a link? Thanks so much. Darling project!

    • howtonestforless says

      Unfortunately I can’t find it on their website either! We also took off the label so I can’t even give you a name or skew number. Sorry!

  11. Marilyn says

    Thanks for trying!

  12. Debra says

    Love the pumpkin bucket. Thanks for the inspiration and the printable!

  14. Sandi Allena says

    Love this! Thanks for sharing all the details with us. I never heard of this transfer paper before.

    Sandi

  15. Lee says

    Love it. I too am have no luck trying to find this bucket at hobby Lobby. 1. did you get it recently? 2. What was the exact price? maybe I can track it that way. Thanks, Lee

    • howtonestforless says

      I got it from Hobby Lobby about 5-6 weeks ago (a few days before I wrote this post) but I did see another one at my local store about 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately I dont remember the price. It was near the trays and tiered trays if that helps!

  16. Danielle says

    How do I get access to your printables? Thank you, Danielle

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