The Tumpin on My Door

I'm sure you're familiar with tumpins,

though you may not realize it 

at the moment.

You see, when my kids were small

and unable to pronounce some of the

simplest of words,

'tumpin' is the best they could do

when attempting to say 'pumpkin'.

 So, see?
You do know tumpins!

Those lovely orange fruits 

whose flesh we love to carve,

whose seeds we love to roast

and whose meat makes the most

delicious and traditional of 

Thanksgiving pies.

I made this one last year.

Anyway, I was looking 

for something a little different 

to hang on my front door this fall.

I didn't have anything specific in mind.

In fact, it was just the opposite.

I really had no idea what I wanted.

I needed inspiration and 

spent hours combing through Pinterest,

all to no avail.

Then I took a trip to Crafts 2000 

with Brie and our friend Amanda

and lo and behold,

I found just the thing.

You see, not only did it catch my eye...

it was also super inexpensive.

I had only about $12 in the entire thing.

Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about.  ; )

I started with this:

Spent about twenty minutes with 

a pair of wire cutters and a hot glue gun

and ended up with this:

I'm pleased with it because it's different,

it was inexpensive,

and even though it doesn't have

the typical red/orange/yellow

color scheme

(which clashes terribly with 

my faded coral door)

it still looks plenty autumnal to me.

Now, your next vocabulary lesson

will come late next month 

when we discuss 'tippa tees'.

Come on.

I'm sure you can figure out that one on your own.

Hint:

; )