Welcome to the “It’s All Fall” blog hop!  Be sure to check out the blogs (AND GIVEAWAY) listed at the end of this post for more fun fall ideas!

I am so glad that I finally did something with this Dollar Store foam pumpkin!  It’s been sitting in my craft room for almost TWO YEARS looking all boring and out of place.

First, a de-stemming will be necessary.

You only need a few things main things for this project: a pumpkin, twine, scissors and hot glue.  Using my Fiskars Craft Knife, I cut off the stem.  Keep the stem around.  Yer gonna need it.

Now, it’s just wrap and hot glue, wrap and hot glue.

And we’re wrapping … and wrapping…

I had quite a time deciding how I would wrap my pumpkin.  I chose to keep the twine in one long strand while I criss crossed the pumpkin and glued.  However, I found that keeping one continuous strand made for quite a bulky pumpkin.  In the end, I went back and cut some of the areas much shorter and blended them in.  That gave the pumpkin a much nicer look.  You could cut a bunch of strands and apply them but I just didn’t have the patience for that. 😉

Top of the pumpkin to ya!

Can you believe that’s the pumpkin stem we removed earlier?  Copic Markers can do amazing things.  I used these two markers to turn that previously super fake looking stem into a not quite as obviously fake looking stem!  LOL!

All from a $1 pumpkin, glue and twine!

Now that the stem is all colored, I just hot glued it to the top of my finished pumpkin.  Woo hoo!  To give the pumpkin some extra details, I used a thinner and lighter color twine to define the lines of the pumpkins sections.  I left the thin twine long at the top so it would look like the vine.

Using Joy’s Life “It’s All Fall Puns” stamp set

I wish you could see this pumpkin in person because it looks even better in real life!  Even my hubby and sons loved it!  If you need some fall stamps for your projects, check out my, “It’s All Fall Puns” stamp set on my Products Page.

Time for a Giveaway!!

Leave a comment on this post to be eligible to win an awesome Martha Stewart glue gun…like the one I use in this post.  I love that thing!

AND THE WINNER IS:

Sallyedm says: SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 AT 12:36 AM

Hey, Joy!  I haven’t written in forever…but just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your blog. The mini-mini vacations were so fun to read. I’m in california so won’t be able to go to any of the places you went anytime soon. I really like you wrapped pumpkin. I found a little pumpkin I’ve had for a long, long time, some twine and an exacto knife…now if I just had a glue gun! Hmmmm.  How about some fun and spooky vinyl projects for Halloween? I have a bunch of vinyl, but just never know what to use it for!
Thanks for everything. You ROCK!  P.S. My dog just got skunked! Do you have any recipes to get the smell out of carpet (and hardwood floors and bedding and towels and bathtubs…auuugggghhhh!)

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56 Comments

  3. That was a great hop 🙂 I saw lots of great projects and a couple of them i am going to copy. Thanks!

    sheri r

    sherii at cfl dot rr dot com

  4. OMG Joy!!! This is awesome!!! What a GREAT idea and love how the pumpkin turned out!!! Off to the Dollar Store 🙂
    Thanks for sharing and have a GREAT weekend!!
    jessica
    chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
    [email protected]

  5. Ooo, I like this idea Joy! Will have to visit the $$ store and see what they have!
    I just made some DIY pumpkins for my stairs, I think I’ll make some of these for my entry way! Thanks for the inspiration!!

  7. Love your pumpkin! And I love the fall! Can you believe I’ve never used a glue gun? Thanks for the giveaway!

  11. Hi Joy,
    This is just as cute as ever! WOW! What a difference a little twine makes. I’m going to run to the dollar store real quick before the Alabama / Arkansas game starts. Don’t you just love fall!!
    Charlotte

  13. This is a brilliant idea!! I love it!! I’m off to hop around and see what your DT is up to these days!

  14. ALWAYS LOOKING FOR DOLLAR STORE CRAFTS GREAT IDEA. LOVE YOUR BLOG AND GIVEAWAY A NEW GUN WOULD BE GREAT MINE IS 10 YEARS OLD.

  16. Joy,

    i have so enjoyed the hop today. I have my pumpkin from the dollar store, so I am set to make one. Just wanted you to know that I could not resist test cute fall puns. So I have placed my order and can’t wait to get them. Have a great weekend.
    RTR
    Charlotte

  22. Love your pumpkin! Will have to try this! Thanks for the chance to win a glue gun! (pick me, pick me, lol)

  28. Love your project! Your ideas are always so creative. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

    scrapbooknut67114 at gmail dot com

  30. This is so neat. I always try to think of cute creative things to make with dollar shore products. Awesome job this job came out so cute love the rustic look of it 🙂 awesome blog hop theme

    Micia
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  37. I need a new glue gun, mine just melted. Yes I left it on too long, don;t forget to unplug. No harm, no foul.

  42. Hey, Joy!
    I haven’t written in forever…but just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your blog. The mini-mini vacations were so fun to read. I’m in california so won’t be able to go to any of the places you went anytime soon. I really like you wrapped pumpkin. I found a little pumpkin I’ve had for a long, long time, some twine and an exacto knife…now if I just had a glue gun! Hmmmm.
    How about some fun and spooky vinyl projects for Halloween? I have a bunch of vinyl, but just never know what to use it for!
    Thanks for everything. You ROCK!
    P.S. My dog just got skunked! Do you have any recipes to get the smell out of carpet (and hardwood floors and bedding and towels and bathtubs…auuugggghhhh!)

  43. Hi Joy, this pumpkins is super cool. Gotta love those Copic markers! Thanks for a new idea and for the chance at a nice prize.

    Sew Sweet N Crafty
    SewSweetNCrafty.blogspot.com
    [email protected]

  44. Very nice Pumpkin Joy. An idea I have yet to see anywhere else! This one I will have to try as I have those pumpkins and the twine, just not those colors of copics. I love how you posted the project and the maker colors on the stem, that was wicked cool idea! I hope you have a great Monday!

  45. Super cute as usual Joy! I just picked up a few of these little pumpkins to cover in white and orange twine. I may have to try one like this too!

  46. I got to give this a try!!!!!! I love It!!!!! I did the Dasmask pumpkins when you posted them ,These would look great with them,joydee1963 at yahoo dot com

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