I make velvet pumpkins at this time of year, as you may already know! One of the fun parts about making the pumpkins is choosing the fabric. I love finding new and different velvets each year to make my velvet pumpkins – adding real pumpkin stems as a finishing detail.
One velvet that I continue to use every year is a pink one. Since breast cancer awareness month is in October, what better way to celebrate it than with a pink velvet pumpkin!
Every year I make some pink pumpkins to give to friends that have survived breast cancer that I may see during the month of October. (One year I had the opportunity to give a pink pumpkin to breast cancer survivor Hoda Kotb when I met her at a book signing!)
A pink pumpkin makes a thoughtful gift for a breast cancer survivor and displaying one is a wonderful reminder of breast cancer awareness month.
This year, for a friend celebrating 5 years cancer-free, I added a ‘5’ using a wooden tag stamped with the number 5.
A pink velvet pumpkin is a subtle and beautiful reminder of breast cancer awareness month. If you would like to make your own velvet pumpkin for yourself or a friend, click here for my tutorial.
Thanks for stopping by, Jackie
P.S. The ribbon used on the ‘5’ pumpkin was inexpensive white seam binding tape I bought on clearance and dyed with strong coffee…some of my favorite ribbon!
Sharing with Nancherrow, Crafts a la Mode, Craftberry Bush, AKA Design, and Sand & Sisal.
What a great way to support those battling breast cancer and decorate for fall at the same time. The pink velvet is beautiful! Thanks for sharing at Fridays Unfolded, I’m featuring your velvet pumpkins this week!
Thanks so much Ange! I hope all that see them will make some for their friends! They are easy enough to make and add a special something to October! :) Thanks for Fridays Unfolded! xoxo Jackie
Beautiful velvet pumpkins and wonderful breast cancer awareness tribute, especially the wooden tag added in honor of your friend’s survival. Love love love!
Thanks Marie! Hope you will try your hand at making some! :)
Very cute. Where can we get the pumpkin stems?
From a pumpkin lol! Before you throw out your fall pumpkins and gourds, save the stems!
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