Don’t you love it when you find a craft that is super cute, easy to make, and light on the pocket book? Well friends, I have just that for you today.

I love the natural look of these pumpkins! They are made with sisal rope and are so easy to make. In fact, it’s kind of hard to stop at just one. You can even make two different sizes of pumpkins. I have the measurements for the large pumpkins and for the small pumpkins. Heck, you might as well make a couple of both!

To make the pumpkins, I  bought a 1/4 in. x 50 ft. roll of sisal rope at Home Depot for around $8.50. You can buy the natural or the light brown rope.  You will be able to make 4 to 5 pumpkins with this rope. I also bought the pvc pipe in a 3 ft. section for around $3.00 and cut it into a 2 inch sections with pvc pipe cutters.

So lets get crafting with these Super cute and very affordable Rope Pumpkins!

With love from my kitchen to yours,

Carrie

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This sign took very little time to make and I think it was the touch that my kitchen needed. I got lucky and found the kitchen utensils at a local thrift store for seventy five cents each. I had been keeping my eye out for over sized utensils for a long time.  So I was so excited when I found these. I didn’t have to do a thing to them, they were already tarnished and old looking.

I love it when the projects in my head turn out in real life. This sign required very little supplies and very little cash. I think the whole thing cost me five dollars, maybe less.

I had it sanded and painted within 30 minutes. I only painted two coats because I wanted the distressed look. The part that took the longest was hanging it up on the wall. That is only because I insisted that I could do it on my own with Command It Strips. My husband kept telling me it wasn’t going to hold since it was cedar wood and I should just let him do it the right way. Finally after is fell down for the third time, I realized that once again he was right.

I did however use the Command It strips to attach the utensils to the sign. So far they have held up just fine, dispite what my husband says.

With love from my kitchen to yours,

Carrie

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