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What NOT to do with your pumpkins

By Debbiedoo's Team Published: Sep 25, 2010 · Modified: Jan 14, 2014

OK, I totally suck at crafting.

I really do! Somethings are better than others I must admit. However, this is not one of my better projects. Some you have not even seen the disasters, as I am appalled to put that out to you. You know, I have an image to withstand, and have you all brainwashed!  After seeing my brave friend Marla post her hilarious pumpkin, I thought I would be brave enough to show you my disaster, that I in fact did the day before Marla!
I tried, but to be honest, I am sticking with my traditional ORANGE plain ole pumpkins.
Enjoy the laughter…and have a wonderful weekend.

Please do not laugh at me too hard….although, I can take it, and it is seriously worthy of a good laugh!

 
 
These are serious craft fails.
 
 
 
Buttons ribbons and trim, really? Why?
 
 

So Marla, if you think your pom poms, and fringe skirt were something to laugh about….I seriously think we should have a PATHETIC PUMPKIN party!

 

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  1. marty (A Stroll Thru Life)

    September 25, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    Oh I think they are fun. You used such imaginative things to create their faces. I don't even try to decorate them. Hugs, Marty

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  2. Allison

    September 25, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    Oh Debbie! They aren't that bad! But they did give me a bit of a giggle. hehe Sorry you didn't see my glitter pumpkins until it was too late. But just think… you can tackle another craft project now! 😉

    Reply
  3. linda

    September 25, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    what a cute idea did yo paint the blue one he he 🙂

    Reply
  4. Linda @ A La Carte

    September 25, 2010 at 3:10 pm

    Girl I am cracking up but in a good way! Those are fun and funny! Goes along with your severed feet at the door. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Courtney ~ French Country Cottage

    September 25, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    I giggled a bit too when I saw them- but they are kind of adorable! 🙂

    Reply
  6. gnee @ Singing With Birds

    September 25, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    I think you and Marla need to start a contest! Actually, Lynn @ Happier Than a Pig in Mud is having a pumpkin parade and I think giving prizes. Be sure to enter you FABULOUSLY fun creations! We need more of this kind of perfection!

    Reply
  7. Wym

    September 25, 2010 at 3:46 pm

    contest contest! Please?
    I use Mr potatohead stuff so…I need inspiration.

    Reply
  8. Kim @ Savvy Southern Style

    September 25, 2010 at 4:16 pm

    Debbie, they are cute and very creative. I love the tree nose. I am laughing just a bit at the yarn hair ones though.

    Reply
  9. Blondie's Journal

    September 25, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    Ohhhhh…I think they are darling! You know, we have to make a few mistakes before we become really good at something. I can testify to that!! Now I have to check out Marla's blog!! ;-D

    xoxo
    Jane

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  10. ♥ Sonny ♥

    September 25, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    your creativity is showing, big time.. too funny..

    Reply
  11. Teri

    September 25, 2010 at 5:45 pm

    They are CUTE!!! Definitely, a "what to DO with your pumkins" post! I love it! =)

    Reply
  12. Vanessa

    September 25, 2010 at 5:47 pm

    My kids would love those Debbie! Actually I think it would be a good craft idea for me to do with them. But, really you are preaching to the un-crafty choir here! 🙂
    Vanessa

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  13. Teresa @ Grammy Girlfriend

    September 25, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    I think they are great…totally fun
    Happy Saturday!
    I have a Christmas ornament giveaway on my holiday bog that ends Sunday night….
    http://grammyababychangeseverything.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  14. Pam @ diy Design Fanatic

    September 25, 2010 at 6:36 pm

    Oh my gosh, that is too funny! Kids would definitely love them!

    Reply
  15. Marla @ Always Nesting

    September 25, 2010 at 6:36 pm

    Debbie, I am laughing my head off at your pumpkins. They are awful, lol, just awful!! Thanks for making me feel better.

    I just can't stop laughing!!!!!!

    Reply
  16. Shine

    September 25, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    hehehe…they're not awful!!! They're funny….whacky, just like Halloween is suppose to be! Not too scarry….whacky!!

    Reply
  17. Olive Cooper

    September 25, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    You are crafting Debbie. I do not try at all. I think they are full of whimsy and we all need some whimsy. ♥O

    Reply
  18. shannon i olson

    September 25, 2010 at 7:55 pm

    um, I like the upside down tree nose!

    Reply
  19. A girl needs 2 Talk

    September 25, 2010 at 9:38 pm

    I LOVED the tree nose the very minute I saw it! It is sooooooooooooo cute!!! Deb, my darling, stick two buttons on the existing buttons for eyes and your pumpkins will look gorgeous! Or maybe, paint a little on those eye buttons. Retain them!!!!

    Reply
  20. Tee

    September 25, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    Awww, they're not that bad. I kinda like the blue ones. Many years ago I saw pumpkins painted hot pink outside a chi chi boutique and thought they were crazily cool. Definitely memorable – just like yours!

    It is certainly a small world – I knew you lived in SC, but didn't realize you were so close in Tega Cay. Maybe we'll do a bloggy get-together someday. You, me, Pam, Donna, 3 Pixie Lane…

    Reply
  21. Sailing Simply

    September 25, 2010 at 10:19 pm

    LOL! This must have been wacky pumpkin decorating week. OMG, you created an Adams Family cousin "IT" pumpkin! I am sorry that one is just so funny looking! I love it! I do appreciate the laugh! You and Marla are now the official honories of the "Pumpkin Follies"! ROFL! Love ya both! 🙂

    Reply
  22. myletterstoemily

    September 25, 2010 at 10:32 pm

    well, i think those pumpkins are
    mighty crafty!

    i am a serious non-crafter and
    think you are amazing.

    so there.

    Reply
  23. Olivia

    September 25, 2010 at 11:06 pm

    Debbie,
    Listen, I bet the kids love them and did you have fun making them….embrace the funky pumpkin!!!!!!!!!!!!! Halloween is all about the weir and unusual and scary and spooky…I painted one white and then added glitter, well, the glitter did not stick! It was a splotchy albino mess…I still put it out behind some others! HA! I think they are cute!!
    Hugs,
    Olivia

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  24. Mariette

    September 25, 2010 at 11:35 pm

    Dearest Debbie,

    Those pumpkins are not a disaster; they are truly ingenious and very artistic!

    Sunny greetings from the Heart of Georgia,

    MariettesBacktoBasics

    Reply
  25. Linda

    September 25, 2010 at 11:47 pm

    LOL Debbie! And I love the party idea…we always hide the things we aren't happy with!

    Reply
  26. Jo

    September 26, 2010 at 12:37 am

    LOL Debbie those pumpkins are hilarious!!!! i think they are fun!!!

    Reply
  27. The Polka Dot Closet

    September 26, 2010 at 12:50 am

    Oh lord, I have done worse than that! I will post my next disaster, i wish I had taken a picture of my first mosaic project…..just before I thru it in the garbage.

    Carol

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  28. Erin@likegrandmas

    September 26, 2010 at 1:27 am

    I laughed out loud. The man and I went away sans kids today, and on the way home I was talking about you. To further my point, I showed him what I meant by showing him the pumpkins. I said that you are you, and you are not afraid to be you. You can laugh at yourself and you are terrific. I have one question… Are you out of that blue paint yet? LOL! Love them Debbie, I really and truly do!

    Reply
  29. Wendy

    September 26, 2010 at 1:53 am

    Cute! Thanks for the smile tonight 🙂

    Reply
  30. the cape on the corner

    September 26, 2010 at 1:58 am

    hey, at least no one can say you aren't creative, right?

    Reply
  31. Steve

    September 26, 2010 at 1:59 am

    I'm sure glad my wife is not the only ugly pumpkin maker. It takes all kinds of pumpkins to make the world go around.

    You and Marla win the festive pumpkin awards.

    Steve (Marla's Husband)

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  32. NanaDiana

    September 26, 2010 at 2:24 am

    OMGosh-Well, thank you for ratting yourself out today. I love it. It reminds of something you would see at a bad craft show. They rank right up there with those crocheted geraniums and Fancy Lady Sitting On A Roll of Toilet Paper covers that I have seen. lol

    I suppose I should feel bad for laughing and agreeing with you but hey…what the heck are friends for? I have had some disasters too…but I don't think I have kept pictures of them….all the better for me and MY image! Hugs- Diana

    Reply
  33. Kim

    September 26, 2010 at 2:46 am

    What a crack up – the tree nose really got me!

    Reply
  34. CINNIBONBON

    September 26, 2010 at 4:27 am

    That's too funny!!!

    Reply
  35. Jemsmom

    September 26, 2010 at 5:10 am

    Debbie… step away from the fuzzy orange yarn and nobody gets hurt!! Ha!!!!! I think the face ones are pretty original, but what are we going to do with you and the fuzzy yarn! I can just see the boys now wearing their fuzzy yarn hats to school!!! 🙂

    Reply
  36. Jennifer@SweetSimplicity

    September 26, 2010 at 5:51 am

    Okay this was the best laugh I have had all week long! Thank you!!!!!

    Reply
  37. Becca

    September 26, 2010 at 12:24 pm

    Love it !! Those are the cutest, funniest pumpkins ever. Display them loud and proud, girl! -Becca

    Reply
  38. Michelle

    September 26, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    LOL Love that blue one with the hair…too funny! 🙂

    Reply
  39. Katie

    September 26, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    Aww, I think they're cute!! 🙂

    Reply
  40. Melanie

    September 26, 2010 at 8:58 pm

    Y'all are too funny. I think that the ugly pumpkin party would give everyone a laugh. LOL!

    Reply
  41. Momma Fargo

    September 26, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    Oh, Debbie, now there is always something fun about being creative and having new ideas. I think they are super funky.

    Reply
  42. Sherry @ No Minimalist Here

    September 27, 2010 at 12:54 am

    Debbie, I am glad to see that I am not the only one! I have my share of 'what was I thinking" projects. Actually the pumpkins are rather cute…in a strange kind of way! LOL
    Hugs, Sherry

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  43. Slamdunk

    September 27, 2010 at 3:24 am

    Not that bad at all. At least you had fund with it.

    Reply
  44. Melanie

    September 27, 2010 at 11:27 am

    Not bad at all, Debbie!! I think they're kind of cute. 🙂

    Reply
  45. Susan

    September 27, 2010 at 6:21 pm

    I think they are adorable! It looks as though a lot of creativity was put into making those pumpkins…you should be proud! ;o)

    Reply
  46. Hope Filled Living

    September 28, 2010 at 6:39 am

    I love the pumpkins! They are so cute…

    Reply
  47. Debbie @Dewdrop Gables

    January 14, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    Talk about different! And no where near as nice as the pumpkins you’ve done the last couple of years!
    Debbie 🙂

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's

      January 15, 2014 at 1:32 am

      LOL Thanks Debbie!

      Reply

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