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Thursday, August 19, 2021

Adorable Pumpkins made with Everyday Things


I know,  I know.....it's not officially fall yet but after I created these adorable pumpkins I just couldn't bring myself to put them away until the "right time" to put them out!    When I looked at the pumpkins I had on hand from years past,   I knew I wanted something a little more home made this year.    So,  I got busy making pumpkins..... 


 
The first one I want to share with you guys was made by combining Dollar Tree trays with cottage fabric to make and throwing in a little heavy duty foil into the mix.     


I have seen this Dollar Tree pumpkin many times on the web mostly just painted with a bow attached to the stem.,  but I wanted mine to reflect my own personality.    I chose not to paint mine since I wanted an elegant pumpkin with a cottage flare.    Another reason I didn't paint mine was that I wanted to construct a stem using heavy duty foil.......something I had been wanting to try my hand at.


My stem looks kinda messy from the back but it looks like I had visioned from the front,   so who cares?


The next pumpkin I want to share is made using a silver tray with 3 compantments.    


I filled each compantment with fabric that I had left over from the slip covers that I made for the sofa.   If you missed that post here's a link to it.....http://penny-pennystreasures.blogspot.com/2021/06/cottage-slipcovers-layered-rugs-for-our.html



The last pumpkin I created was so so simple!


 
It doesn't get any simplier than to marry an empty frame....ornate easel....burlap ribbon.....and a littlebit of heavy bark ribbon  for the stem.


I think the bark ribbon came from Hobby Lobby several years ago,   but I'm sure that you guys can think of a good substitute if they don't still carry it.     Maybe a piece of twisted brown paper bag would work!


My Pumpkin sign is a recent purchase from TJ Maxx....under $20.    And...... as you might suspect,    I couldn't bring myself to put it away until fall is officially here....hehe! 






 

12 comments:

  1. Hello,
    Vraiment une très bonne idée les citrouilles avec les plateaux ! Beaucoup de créativité ! Très joli!
    Sourire de Montréal, Canada.

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  2. This is brilliant...adorable and certainly your own. I splurged and bought a thrift store fabric pumpkin out of some lovely damask...you never know what will catches your eye!
    Hugs, and I'm sure these photos will explode on the web! Sandi

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  3. Good morning, What a cleaver idea for making a beautiful pumpkin from $1.00 trays. I really like that idea. It is very pretty too.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  4. i love your pretty pumpkins!!! i think sometimes the muse flits among many of us creatives, because just this past week a similar idea came to me and i created some pumpkins using salvaged silver trays! they won't be up on my blog for a few weeks yet, and they are different than yours - just use the same basic element. what fun to see yours on the funky junk link party! ~ deb @ homewardFOUND

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  5. My DIY fall decor is going out too! I don't want to put it away then drag it back out in less than a month. These are adorable pumpkins. Thanks for sharing on Happiness is Homemade! Make sure to share these on Traffic Jam Weekend too! We've got a lot of fall decor posts rolling in, and these would be the perfect addition!

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  6. What fun pumpkins Penny.
    Thank you for sharing your adorable pumpkins made with everyday things at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I'm delighted to be featuring them at tonight's party and pinning too.
    Hugs,
    Kerryanne

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  7. Love your pumpkin patch. Beautiful and so very creative! Thank you for sharing at #omhgww. See you next week.

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  8. Amazing!! Love the one made from Dollar Tree trays!! I never saw anything like this!! Love it!! I may have to borrow this idea but with a Halloween twist!!
    Hugs,
    Deb

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