The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft
Here we are halfway into fall and I have not shown you any pumpkin crafts….
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.
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.
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.”
This is a ribbon spool. I placed that inside the bowl…
…and placed my pumpkin inside the bowl, added a fedora and called it a day!
Oh, and let’s not forget his eyes!
The poor pumpkin man looked to his right and there were more pumpkins….
And to his left was another pumpkin… too much competition!
And that evil faced bottle. We’ve seen that before too! Why it’s positively glowering at the pumpkin man.
Pumpkins made with old scarves and stuffed with toilet paper and tissue paper … everyone knows that old trick!
Pumpkins made with fabric scraps, driftwood and dried eucalyptus leaves.
The pumpkin man was not at all happy about this situation. He wanted to be the center of attention!
Would a change of attire help to distinguish him?
Or would he still be outshined by those sassy pumpkins next to him?
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Or those dried out leaves which looked like they had turned into leather?
Ohhh, this idea with the black hat was not working!
I guess our paranoid pumpkin man is destined to be squished among the rubble pumpkins.
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?
To find out what happened to my Paranoid Man you can check out the complete saga here:
The Paranoid Man Pumpkin Craft
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Paranoid Man Goes to the Halloween Party
Fun and Easy Halloween Vignette
Halloween Wall Unit Decor
How to Make A Fun Tube Halloween Wreath
Paranoid Man Goes to the Halloween Party
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hahaha, Mary, so funny and what a fun fun fun and clever idea to dress up that pumpkin and make it into the paranoid pumpkin man! Love it, the grey hat is my favourite on him and the way he looks over to the fancy other pumpkins is so cool!
It’s all in those eyes of his, following us all day long. 😉
I love your paranoid man! He’s so cool and… paranoid! I also love your fabric pumpkins!
Thanks Monroe, I had lots of fun with this one.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 😉
He is a mafia lord, no? I will give him a kiss if he wipes that sour look off his face.
Love the ideas. Another mission accomplished. Your absolutely amazing!
Mary, I love, love, love this paranoid pumpkin man!! You are really too funny and clever!! The bowl is perfect. I also like all the fabric pumpkins sitting around him, so pretty!! The paranoid pumpkin man’s eyes are so interesting and captivating that I actually didn’t notice he switched hats until I got the end of the post, oh he’s good, real good. 😉
Yes, he is one clever fellow that Pumpkin man!
Adorable, Mary! I love his eyes and how he looks so paranoid. Another clever idea from you!
It’s all in the eyes Carol !
Mary you are so funny! This is so nontraditional and I love it.
Kellie there was nothing special about the repurpose so I had to give the poor guy a good storyline. haha!
Ha ha, this is so cute!
lol, so cute. I actually laughed as I read through the story. He may be paranoid, but he is surrounded by beauties. That’s not so bad for a pumpkin man..
Leanna he doesn’t like competition and with the preparations for the party it will only get worst for him.
Very clever! And, I loved the way you repurposed the bowl!
Susan I am so bad at throwing things out, I have to repurpose everything.
This is so funny and so original, Mary! Great job once again.
Patricia I think because Halloween is around the corner we ought to have some fun!
So cute and funny too. Great craft idea that I pinned. Love Mr. Pumpkin man in the white hat.
White hat it is Nancy!
Clever idea. The story was fun. I think I like the grey hat the best.
That’s cute Mary… love the whole put-together from the bowl to the pumpkin to the hat. Very clever & pinned it
Thanks Florence. He is having an identity crisis, the poor thing.
I really enjoyed this. I think I would be keeping Mr. Pumpkin Man around. Can you make him an elf on the shelf outfit so he can celebrate Christmas? He is so cute.
That is such a great idea Debra but he is a real pumpkin so I don’t know how long he’s going to last. haha!
This is just to cute!
I love this! He’s adorable with both hats, but the grey one is my favorite. You’re so cute Mary!
We’ve got to get into the Halloween spirit around here. Truth be told, I think I am enjoying this more than the kids.
Ok, Mary, seriously, this is my favorite fall craft so far this year. Actually, maybe ever. You just made me laugh and smile so hard…Now I need one.
Kim this is the easiest thing to do. And you too are always saying how the best crafts are the simplest.