Browsing around the floral section of the craft store, I came across some rustic grapevine floral wire.   I used it to make some cute wire pumpkins for the house.  They would look so great in a fall tablescape or mantle!
Grapevine Wire Pumpkins

Grapevine Wire Pumpkins

To make the pumpkins, you just need grapevine floral wire, wire cutters, and pliers.

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I actually used this same technique to make these pipe cleaner and pony bead pumpkins with my kids.  Fun!  Using your wire cutters, cut four strands of grapevine wire.  I cut 14 inch strands for the smaller pumpkin and 20 inch strands for the larger one.

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Make an “X” with two of the wires and twist them in the middle.

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Wrap the other two wires around the middle the same way.

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Bring all of the ends together and trim any that are uneven.

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Use some pliers to twist the ends together.   This will become your pumpkin stem.  It’s not going to be pretty yet.  Just make sure it’s secure.

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Carefully pull and shape the wire into a pumpkin form.

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Cut off a much longer piece of wire and wrap one end around the stem to secure it.  Start weaving the wire in and out around the pumpkin.  This part takes a bit of patience, especially at the beginning with the long wire.  Just make sure to keep reshaping things as you go.

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Take a small piece of wire and use your pliers to wrap it around the stem.  It looks much better now!

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Get one last piece of wire and wrap it around the base of the stem to make the vines.

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Wrap the wire around a pen to make the vines curl.

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And you are done!

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Now go make five more!

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They look especially cute grouped with these burlap pumpkins that I made.  You can find the tutorial for those here.

Grapevine Wire Pumpkins