There’s a pumpkin in my dryer… oh, wait!
Now that Fall has officially arrived I remembered a cute craft my mom made years ago.
A dryer duct pumpkin!
I use to have one, but I can’t find it, so I just made another one. Now I get to show you a tutorial on how to do it. Yippie!
These pumpkins are so fun and easy to make. And who would have thought to use a dryer duct?
For this project you’ll need:
* an aluminum dryer duct 3″ diameter about 21″ long
* 3 cinnamon sticks
* raffia
* hot glue gun or small stapler
* orange Rust-oleum spray paint
First thing, aluminum duct.
I purchased mine at a hardware store. This package was about $13, but just look at it!, it will probably make tons of pumpkins! Maybe you and your friends can go in together and split the cost.
I wrapped the duct around into a circle to figure out how much I need. Make sure you cut a little extra. Better safe than sorry!
Since the duct spirals around, you’ll have to clip the wire in the duct.
I tried to use scissors but they weren’t strong enough. I had to use pliers with a cutter on it to snip that one section.
After the section was cut I measured it and it was about 21″ long.
Either end of the duct will look pretty sloppy.
So you’ll want to tuck the extra aluminum inside to make it smooth looking.
Take either end of the tubing and bring them together and hot glue the edges together. Or if you have a small stapler you can probably just staple it together.
Now it’s time to spray paint! I already had bright orange Rust-oleum spray paint in my stash from my botched cooler project. I’m glad I finally found a use for this bright orange. I was afraid I had wasted four bucks.
Once the paint was dry I just hot glued 3 cinnamon sticks in the middle and tied a raffia bow around it.
I used 3 cinnamon sticks as opposed to one because the three together made a thicker stump which in my opinion looked better.
I also used about 5 strands of raffia to make a more full bow.
On a side note, I bought the cinnamon sticks at Hobby Lobby. I originally found a package on the Fall isle for $3.99 but after browsing all the isles I found a package on the Christmas isle for only $1.99.
Sneaky, Hobby Lobby. Very sneaky!
Maybe it will help my totally pathetic attempt at a computer desk seem more festive!
Well, at least the mini dresser and pumpkin are cute!
~ Happy Fall Crafting!! ~
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Adorable! I’m going to have to keep an eye on Freecycle for a dryer duct.
pretty pumpkin!
How cute is that! And very easy, too. Thank you so much for sharing a cute and quick craft. My kids might even like this one
wow! such a creative idea!
I was flipping through my reader and saw this and said, Hey, that looks like the pumpkin that Allison had in her house.
DUH! ;D
How adorable is that?!?!? So very creative.
That is too cute!!! Never would have thought to use a dryer duct!
What a great idea! So unique!
Hope your flooding issues are over.
~ The Speckled Dog
That’s so cute! Very resourceful!
What a good idea! I will have to add that to a craft project for us to do.
Now that’s stinkin cute!
Hi Allison-
This is so clever and cute. What a great idea. I think I have some excess dryer hose in my basement. Prest-o Change-o a pumpkin. Love re-purposing projects like this.
My best- Diane
A-DOR-A-BLE!!!!!
That’s a cute idea!
That is the cutest pumpkin ever! I love it!
Love it! Want to go buy a duct and make pumpkins to put all over my house. It would be perfect as I have very little fall decor!
OMG – that is so cute! And clever!!
We made those at MOPS one year and they had even painted them for us so we just had to put it together. One of my favorite fall decorations.
Wow, now THAT is adorable!!
That is just too cool! I love it! Hooray for fall!
I was just blog-hopping and came across your blog. I’m so glad I did!
I LOVE this project! I actually have an extra dryer duct lying around…why? I have no idea! I’m definitely going to make this. So cute!!
Love the fuller stump! Very cute idea@
omg this is amazing. just by looking at that pumpkin i would have never thought it was a dryer duct? so cool and so creative!
I LOVE this idea! It looks adorable! Gotta love our mom’s creativity
That pumpkin is so adorable!! Love it!! I am going to have to give this a try!
Hugs
SueAnn
That is so cool and sooo cute, I love it!
This is so stinking cute!
That is a super-duper creative pumpkin!! I think I might have some dryer ducting in the garage.
How freakin cute is that???!! And so cheap too!! I’m liking!!
very cute,, another one of those “who woulda thunk it” creative ideas. I want to make one too!
OK, that is just ridiculous…ly adorable. So smart. Thanks for linking up…and can you come back and re-link because I was apparently so tired at 4:30 this morning I installed the mkliny with the teeniest tiniest thumbnail you could possibly imagine. I could barely even see the pictures. I’ve changed the thumbnail size and they’re all blurry now!
So cute! I never would have thought to use a dryer duct, but it’s adorable.
SO creative!! I am going to use this for my monthy craft party. Thank you for sharing.
Cute idea! Thanks for linking up to Flaunt it Friday!
This is genious!!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! Thank you so much for sharing. Your blog colors are eye candy for me today. Thanks
Cute idea! Followed your link over from Fab Friday. Drop by Atticmag and leave a comment for your chance to win Roxy bedding.
Allison
Atticmag
Uhm… SO stinking cute. Love this!
I loved this project! So much so that I featured it on my Friday Fave 5 on my blog! You should go check it out! http://www.landofthemisfittoyz.blogspot.com
Now THAT is really ingenius! I can hardly believe it. I NEVER would have thought of it in a million years. Too cute! Dryer duct … ha!
What a clever idea!!
This is SUCH a cute idea!
Allison, that’s adorable. I think I need to make some in white!
So cute! I know I have some of this stuff laying around-now I just need to find it.
I’m gonna try using the plastic dryer venting (the white stuff) that I have in the basement and see if that has the same effect!!
You have one clever Mommy to come up with this adorable pumpkin. Lucky that you remembered how to make it too! Thanks for sharing.. I am sure that after construction.. I have plenty of that stuff around.. now atleast its useful!
Wow I can’t believe that’s made out of a dryer duct but now that I see it, I also see that it’s perfect since the ribs are already part of it! I didn’t realize how cute and little it was until I saw it on your desk, what a fun decoration! Thanks so much for joining us at A Crafty Soiree! I hope to see you next week too!
so cute! I think I may make a few for a craft fair I am doing! Thanks for sharing…
Denise
http://www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalities
TOO smart, I love it! Featured you here http://homeaandgarden.craftgossip.com/dryer-duct-pumpkin/
Fabulous! On my way to the Depot for some dryer duct. Found you through Craft Gossip’s link. Thanks so much for sharing. Happy Sunday and Happy Crafting!
this is so clever! i love it!