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Twine Pumpkins

Modified: Jul 3, 2025 · Published: Oct 12, 2011 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · 14 Comments

Twine Pumpkins: tutorial on how to ordinary kitchen string, twine, and balloons to craft these beautiful decorative pumpkins for fall.
Twine Pumpkins: tutorial on how to ordinary kitchen string, twine, and balloons to craft these beautiful decorative pumpkins for fall.

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This fall, I'm loving the look of burlap, white pumpkins, and all things neutral. These twine pumpkins are the perfect addition to my table with battery operated tea lights.  

I love decorating with pumpkins this time of year, and my favorite are the ones I can use year after year, like these DIY Wood Pumpkins.

how to make a twine pumpkin

Materials:

  • cotton string, jute, and twine
  • balloons
  • white glue
  • tree branch
  • hot glue

How To Make Twine Pumpkins

I blew up several small balloons, all in slightly different sizes.

Next, I dipped the strings in white glue, and got my hands dirty wrapping the balloons.

string pumpkins

After the string was dry, I popped the balloons, and made sure there was a big enough space in the bottom to insert a battery operated candle.

Then, I went for a little walk to the forest, and found a stick large enough to resemble a pumpkin stem. I cut the stick to length, and glued it to the top of the string ball with a little hot glue.

sting pumpkin craft idea

I grouped the five little pumpkins on a cream coloured runner on my kitchen table. They look great flickering away in the evening.

how to make a string pumpkin

This was a fun, and simple project, and I got lots of compliments on them at Thanksgiving. 😉

With twine pumpkins, life really is a party!

You might also like our DIY Faux Concrete Pumpkins here.

DIY Faux Concrete Pumpkins: easy DIY to transform inexpensive dollar store pumpkins with a concrete faux paint finish.

Also check out our Driftwood Pumpkins here.

DIY Wood Pumpkins: made from collected driftwood pieces, these easy and beautiful DIY driftwood pumpkins are the perfect addition to your fall decor.

You might also enjoy our Paper Flower Pumpkin here.

Paper Flower Pumpkin: Use a faux pumpkin and an old book to create this pretty paper flower pumpkin craft, the perfect additon to your fall decor.

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Comments

  1. dnr says

    October 12, 2016 at 7:45 pm

    Hi Michele,
    The string will be completely covered in glue. The glue will be what gives the twine it's strength to not collapse. I used regular white glue, and it dries quite clear. Perhaps you didn't use the right glue? Not sure why it won't have worked well for you. Perhaps try again with regular white glue, if that's not what you used the first time.
    Best of luck,
    Dannyelle

  2. Michele Liso says

    October 10, 2016 at 6:14 pm

    I made one pumkin but there is alot of glue residue on the string. How do you avoid this? It also tends to collapse a little.

  3. betty embrey says

    November 18, 2011 at 12:03 am

    Very nice. I have seen this idea done in pastel crocheting thread with
    pastel crochet thread and Easter themes inside.

  4. linda lippiatt says

    November 01, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    very, very clever!!!

  5. kim@too much time says

    October 31, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    This is awesome! I featured you today, come check it out.

    http://kim-toomuchtimeonmyhands.blogspot.com/2011/10/good-morning-sunshine_31.html

  6. Lowri McNabb says

    October 29, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    WOW - these are amazing and thanks so much for sharing the how-to.
    Visiting from TT&J
    Lowri
    http://papervinenz.blogspot.com

  7. Amber says

    October 29, 2011 at 10:59 am

    Wow! These are super adorable. LOVE the little lights in the middle.

  8. nicole says

    October 29, 2011 at 9:58 am

    I've always wanted to try this...yours turned out great!

  9. Miss Kitty says

    October 28, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing how you made these great pumpkins! They are just adorable!

  10. Tracy @ Cotton Pickin Cute says

    October 18, 2011 at 1:48 am

    Hi I just found your blog at Whipperberry. I'm lovin' these pumpkins!!! Thanks for explaining how you did them. Now they're on my ever growing list of to dos.

    Hugs...Tracy 🙂 (your newest follower)
    I hope you stop by and visit me at http://cottonpickincute.blogspot.com

  11. Jamie says

    October 17, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    Those are cuuuuute! I kind of want to just make some as balls and stick them in a bowl!

    I'm following you now 🙂 I'd love if you come stop by my blog sometime when you get a chance.

    jamie@sewrockin.com

  12. Terri says

    October 15, 2011 at 1:28 pm

    Well, well dannyelle -- your twine pumpkin patch is well lit my friend and what fun. So you are not only smart but creative too -- great thing about crafting is there are no failures; only success!! Blessings Terri http://www.morningdewdrops.typepad.com

  13. Lisa says

    October 12, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    Your twine pumpkins turned out terrific! Fun but messy huh? lol I'm so glad you tried them. They look fabulous grouped together.
    Great job!
    Lisa

  14. Jessi Wight says

    October 12, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    Super cute idea!!!

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