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The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft

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Here we are halfway into fall and I have not shown you any pumpkin crafts.  Well what kind of fall lover would I be, if I haven’t done a pumpkin craft?

So here it is.  My pumpkin.  My pride and joy, although it does  have a few dents. 

And you say “so what, we’ve seen already seen this in your DIY easy Fall eucalyptus vignette”.  

Yes, you have.  But you haven’t seen my paranoid man pumpkin craft. 
pumpkin, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
But let’s start at the beginning. I have had this bowl sitting in my… no, not the basement.  This time it’s the kitchen cabinet. The only problem was that it had a burn in one spot and all the liquids seeped out. So it was pretty useless. 

Of course, I kept it around with the intent of repurposing it.
Bowl with hole, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
I took a book that I had read years ago and mod podged the bowl with the pages.  And in case you’re wondering the book is called “A Man.”
pages of a book, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
 This is a ribbon spool.  I placed that inside the bowl…
ribbon spool , The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
…and placed my pumpkin inside the bowl, added a fedora and called it a day!

Oh, and let’s not forget his eyes!
Pumpkin man in bowl, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
 The poor pumpkin man looked to his right and there were more pumpkins….
Pumpkin man next to orange and black pumpkins, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
And to his left was another pumpkin… too much competition!
Pumpkin man next to green pumpkin, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
And that evil faced bottle. We’ve seen that before too!  Why it’s positively glowering at the pumpkin man. 
Chalkboard bottle, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
Pumpkins made with old scarves and stuffed with toilet paper and tissue paper … everyone knows that old trick!
Scarf wrapped toilet paper pumpkin, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
Pumpkins made with fabric scraps, driftwood and dried eucalyptus leaves. 
Pumpkin made with scrap fabric, driftwood and dried leaves The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
The pumpkin man was not at all happy about this situation.  He wanted to be the center of attention!
Fall Pumpkin Vignette, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
Would a change of attire help to distinguish him?
Pumpkin with black hat, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
Or would he still be outshined by those sassy pumpkins next to him?
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Black wearing hat pumpkin, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com

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toilet paper covered in fabric, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
Or those dried out leaves which looked like they had turned into leather?
Dried leaves, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
Ohhh, this idea with the black hat was not working!
black fedora wearing pumpkin, The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
I guess our paranoid pumpkin man is destined to be squished among the rubble pumpkins. 
 The paranoid man pumpkin craft, www.theboondocksblog.com
And so we leave him miserable and all squished, till we can find the paranoid pumpkin man craft another hat that will outshine them all!  Which hat do you prefer on the paranoid man pumpkin?
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Easy craft with pumpkin wearing fedora in a decoupaged bowl, #pumpkincraft #pumpkinfun #fallcraft #falldecor #funcraft #easycraft #pumpkinface #funnypumpkinface #easypumpkin The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft www.theboondocksblog.com

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Saturday 13th of February 2021

[…] love if we did this. This is the first time I’ve seen this idea by The Boondocks Blog, the paranoid pumpkin. A pumpkin that looks […]

Monroe

Thursday 13th of October 2016

I love your paranoid man! He's so cool and... paranoid! I also love your fabric pumpkins!

Mary

Monday 24th of October 2016

Thanks Monroe, I had lots of fun with this one.

Marjan Hoebeke-Pfaff

Thursday 13th of October 2016

Hello Mary, that's a real funny story! Turth be told: I never was any good in carving out pumkins - so why did I never come up with the idea of drawing a face onto the pumpkin instead of fighting with it for hours on end!??? Argh, well... Eventually there will be grandchildren... Have a lovely day, Marjan

Mary

Monday 24th of October 2016

I used to carve pumpkins but they rot so quickly that I wanted an alternative. It's now the 24th of October and Paranoid man is still going strong.

julie at icanlivewithoutsugar

Thursday 13th of October 2016

Mary, I love it! I reckon this could become a series. The adventures of Mr Pumpkin man, a tale for every season. We don't celebrate Halloween in Australia very much (if that is why a pumpkin is being featured) but I love a great story. Your post really put a smile on my face! Thank you.

Mary

Friday 21st of October 2016

Julie as long as Pumpkin man has not rotted, because he is a real pumpkin, I will find a way to weave him into my posts at least until Halloween. Thank you for your sweet comment.

Michelle

Thursday 13th of October 2016

Lol Mary, poor paranoid pumpkin man. I think he looks gorgeous in the black mafia hat and he has no reason to feel left out. Give him a little kiss on his cheek for me please ;-)

Mary

Friday 21st of October 2016

He is a mafia lord, no? I will give him a kiss if he wipes that sour look off his face.

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