Sunday, November 11, 2012

Orange Slice Candy transformed to Thanksgiving Pumpkins! Stamp Simply Style!



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Good Sunday Morning!  How about using orange slice candy for Thanksgiving Pumpkins?  Isn't this the cutest ever?  I was searching for Pumpkin Ideas a while back and came across a You Tube video with a gal sharing how this is done! I thought I can do this!  Yes, I can!  And add some Stamp Simply Ribbon Store love to make it even cuter!  

Here is what you need for these adorable, easy, and fun pumpkins!  

  • Orange Candy Slices
  • Clear Cling type wrap
  • Green stretch floral tape
  • Small bowl/container to hold wrap & slices
  • Lay a piece of cling wrap in bowl.  For this pumpkin, I used 7 slices.  It really depends on the size of your slices and how big you want your pumpkin to be, it's up to you! 
After carefully pulling up each corner and sides of wrap, start twisting the cling wrap, the tighter the better. Have your floral tape ready to adhere and wrap a few times around twisted wrap, creating a stem. 

Here is a picture showing one with the excess wrap cut off and one before.  This makes the coolest stem.  Perfect to add some Stamp Simply Store embellishments, no?

Here is a picture of all three I made this time around!  JustRite's Autumn Words Stamp Set is a perfect stamping choice!  I created my tag sentiment by choosing two stamps, Pumpkin and Treats. This set features 40 stamps and is also on sale the SSRS!  It is perfect for Thanksgiving and beyond! I stamped using Versafine Vintage Sepia Ink onto my white card stock before hand trimming and shading tag edges.  After cutting the satin leaf trim, I tied it around each stem.  I then attached each tag using brown & white Divine Twine string.  The final touch is Prima Velvet Rainbow Natural Leaves!  Voila' and look what we have! Adding that trim and stamped tags make these pumpkins perfect!

  • JustRite Clear Autumn Words are HERE
  • VersaFine Vintage Sepia Ink is located HERE
  • Prima Velvet Rainbow Natural Leaves are HERE
  • Satin Leaf Trim is found HERE
  • Divine Brown/White Twine String is HERE

16 comments:

Sharon Johnson said...

Oh, Barb -- TOO CUTE!!! LOVE these -- AND I have an addiction to Orange Slices. I CAN NOT go down that aisle in ANY store -- I CAN NOT -- but maybe now I HAVE to -- LOL!!! Darling project!

Barbara said...

Too cute! Love them

Robin said...

Now this is thinking outside the box! Fab idea...

Shirley said...

What a darling idea! Gotta copy it and make it for gifts! Of course, I might have to eat a few. Hmmmm! Thanks for sharing. Happy Thanksgiving!
Shirley L.
Roseville, CA

Lynda said...

Oh, Barb, these are darling...Cute, Cute, Cute! Who would have guessed...orange slices...and the embellies from the SSRS are perfect...Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

I'm going to pin this. This is too cute!

Michele @ Better Organized Living

Colleen said...

Oh, my how cute and very clever. These are adorable and what a great idea and so easy to do to where a person can make several and with a little tag a person can make and use as name tags for the Thanksgiving table.
Thanks for sharing.
ColleenB.

Judy Inukai said...

Barb - that is a wonderful idea. Great favor idea.

Terriea Kwong said...

Sweet and cute. Good decoration idea too.

Kathryn Ferguson Griffin said...

OMGoodness! Those are super cute and looks easy to do. Thank you for sharing. Woud love it fi you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House which goes live at 8am CST on Monday. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

Diane said...

These are just the cutest and really over the top with you clever additons of leaves and tag...pumpkin perfection!!

Debbiedoos said...

Hi Barbara, those are the sweetest idea ever. Thanks so much for sharing with the newbie party. Enjoy.

Holly aka Toy said...

Squee! I LOVE orange slices. I am stealing this idea, my brilliant friend!

Amy Johnson said...

What a fabulous idea!

Ree Donnelly said...

So, so cute Barb!! Just LOVE this!

Pamela said...

This is such a cute cute idea! Off to Pin it. Thanx for sharing at THT.