Oh, how I loves me some sticks....

If only I could have grown my own pumpkin, this project would have cost zero dollars. (Instead it cost me $4.99)

I told you that I was going to let you in on my Mr. Toad's Wild Ride of a creative process. I got distracted from my "big picture" by this little project.

I took some of the many, MANY sticks and branches I've been collecting for my upcoming Halloween Party and spray painted them black. (I just throw 'em in a big pile and turn them every few coats....)

I spray painted an old ratty terra cotta pot while I was at it. Inside the bigger pot, I placed a smaller one. This elevated the pumpkin and created a little gap of about an inch all the way around. I tucked the sticks in around it.

That's it....
Go....
Do....
It's practically free.