Slinky Pumpkin

I added a new pumpkin to my collection! It's made from a mini orange plastic Slinky-like toy.

First, I gathered the materials. The spring toy, orange markers, twisties, a twig ...

some twine ...

and orange gingham ribbon.

I used a marker to color both sides of the twistie. Most of the orange on the plastic-covered side smeared off the twistie and onto my fingers. Welcome to crafting.

I cut the twistie in half.

Then I connected the two ends of the spring together in two spots. I trimmed the twisties down further to make them less conspicuous. 

I wrapped the twine around the twig. Then I folded the ribbon in half lengthwise to make it narrower while tying it around the stem. I made a bow, fluffed it out, then trimmed the ends of the ribbon.

The stem and bow are held in place with gravity, not with adhesive.

Here's what the pumpkin looks like in place!

Do you want to make your own? I got my inspiration from this blog post at Crafty Morning and this video from Chalk It Up Fancy:

Hooray for me! Yet another 24 Goals in 2024 project completed with stash on  hand.