HI everyone! I am joining Create with Joy’s Inspire Me Monday Blog Hop ( I know it is Wednesday). I am obsessed with Pinterest and found some cute pumpkins made out of bandanas on SadieSeasonGoods. I changed it a little and made mine into a catnip/silvervine pumpkin.
I cut an orange bandana in half, then folded it inside out and stitched it on 3 sides with the sewing machine. I filled it with polyfil and catnip then hand stitched the top. Then I used embroidery floss* to sew some lines on the pumpkin. And to top it off I stuck a silvervine stick in the top for a stem. I got the silvervine stick from CatABliss on Etsy.
*I only let me cats play with this under supervision because of the embroidery floss. No one has tried to chew it, but you never know.
The word today for #JHC is blood, but I decided to go with eyeball instead. And the winner of Phoebe’s eyeball giveaway is : The Island Cats-Congratulations! 
And one more thing- pawTree is having a contest to celebrate their new line of treats and Superfood seasonings. You can enter a heart warming story about your cat for a chance to win a gift basket of products and $500 worth of products to the charity of your choice. Hurry the deadline is the 23rd! Click Here
That pumpkin would make a great ‘tocks pumpkin! Look at the bottom of it, MOL!
MOL! 🙂
Wow, you are SO creative! I love that the silvervine stick makes the stem.
Thank you 🙂
What a clever idea!!
Thank you 🙂
Now that is one VERY handsome punkin’ !!! Never thought of using an orange bandana to make a punkin’ but Mom is gonna give that a try.
Hugs, Sammy
I am sure she will do a great job. XO
I love the pumpkin! How crafty. And how clever, using the silvervine stick as the stem. Concatulatinos to The Island Cats on their pawesome win! Purrs to all of you!
Thank you 🙂
Love the pictures of you and Sammy (and yes … I can tell the difference 🙂 )! That’s a fun pumpkin too!
Glad you can tell the difference. 🙂
those eyeballs are BLOODshot !! ha ha ha haha (yes you may do your eyeball rolling exercises here)
MOL!
That’s a great pumpkin, and the silvervine is the purrfect finish to it.
Thank you sweet Flynn.XO
awesum pumpkin guys….and it will stix round for like for ever N knot get crazed like a reel one afturr 3/4 monthz….conga ratz two wally ernie & zoey on winnin all de eye ballz !!!!!! way kewl ~~~ ♥♥♥
Yes, it will keep like Nellie’s pumpkins.
I’m thinking I want some of those silvervine sticks too. Ellen, you are so creative, and I’m betting the cats are enjoying your handiwork!
Thank you 🙂 Your cats will love them.
Those are cute. Not as cute as the kitty, but very cute.
Have a purrfect day. My best to your mom. ☺
Thank you and Phoebe thanks you too 🙂
That is really a super cool idea!
Thank you 🙂
You are so very talented. Ya’ did lose us at da floss stuffs, not sure what dat is or why it might be dangerous. But your punkin looks great and with dat stuffin’ we’re sure it’s a hit. Big hugs fur all. Have a pawsum day.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
Embroidery floss is like a thick thread so some cats may chew it off and ingest it. XO
That’s a clever idea to use silver vine for the stem!
Thank you, the cats love it.
That is such a good idea. Well done. We like how you did it all. You all have a great day.
Thank you, I hope you had a great day.
You are the best at cre8ting fun things
Hugs madi your bfff
Thank you XO
People who can sew and create things fascinate me. That’s a neat looking pumpkin!
Thank you, I can’t make many things, but cats don’t mind if my stitches aren’t perfect 🙂
This is really creative and adorable! I love it! You are amazing, my friend. Hugs.
Thank you, you are so sweet. XO
What a clever – and cute – pumpkin!
Thank you 🙂
What a cute pumpkin! We bet it smells good.
And we are SO excited to win the eyeballs!! We really really wanted these. Thank you!!!!!
Congratulations on winning them 🙂
How cute is that?! We bet you’ll have lots of fun with that pumpkin!
Thank you, they are enjoying it.
That’s such a cute bandana pumpkin. So festive!
Thank you 🙂
What a great idea for a pumpkin! And you made it into a kitty toy, OMC! That is clevfur indeed!
Thank you, the cats love it.
Your take on that bandana pumpkin is again awesome! You are so creative!
Thank you 🙂