Wire Pumpkins

You may have seen those cute little grapevine pumpkins at the store. I love the natural look of those rather than the bright orange ones, which don't really fit into my decor. Well, I attempted to make a similar style pumpkin using stem wire. I found these in the floral section of Joann Fabrics for $1.99 each. I made one with a thin, dark brown wire, and the other with a thicker, straw-like wire. I also picked up a green wire for an accent color.

The first step is to wrap the wire around something circular, like a bowl or a glass. I had to play around with the sizing a bit, but ended up using a coffee can for the thin wire and a glass for the thick wire. Twist the ends together to secure.

Once all your circles are done, stack them together and wrap a piece of wire around the middle. I twisted it tight and then wrapped it around several more times using the entire piece of wire and twisted the ends tight again to secure.

I also twisted a piece into a stem and added some green curli-cue sprigs by wrapping the green wire around a pen.

Fan out the circles until they look more pumpkin-y :). I really like how the thin, brown one came out a lot better than the thicker one. (They look better in person too than in the photos I think. It was hard to photograph them!) I discovered the more wire you use the better because your pumpkin will be fuller. I used two packs of wire for each pumpkin and if I did it again I'd probably add a third.

This was a fun, little fall crafty creation! Let me know if you give it a try :).