I could spend hours on Pinterest (and lets be honest, I do!). I love looking at the Home Decor section and the DIY section. I have lots of design ideas/projects pinned. Like this one...
I followed the link on the pin and it led me to this blog...
http://adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com/2011/09/dryer-vent-pumpkin-tutorial.html
Turns out the pumpkins were made out of dryer vent. Sounded simple enough so I went to the home depot and gathered some supplies...
I cut the dryer vent into 3 equal sections then hot glued the end of each section together...
I gave it a good couple of coats of spray paint, stuck a stick that I found in the yard in the middle for the stem, and ta-da. Simple as that!
I left them like that on the mantel for a couple of weeks but I just didn't love them. They were a little boring so I got motivated one day and spruced them up a bit...
I wrapped wine corks with burlap and then tied ribbon around them and replaced the sticks as the stems. They look a little more sophisticated.
I added them to the mantel when I put up some Thanksgiving decor.
The glitter trees came from The Holiday Mart, the Thankful sign I painted (it is just a foam board wrapped in burlap then hand painted...total cost...$4! The frame is one I had already and it just happened that the foam board fit in it!) and then the jar is filled with pine cones and white pumpkins.
Here is another view...
Where is the third dryer vent pumpkin you ask...well he got a total makeover...
Look close and you will find him...he got covered in burplap!
I love burlap so I decided to cover him and then I covered his stem in moss that I found in the craft room. He is probably my favorite now. My first project pinned on Pinterest completed!
