Pumpkin stems make great stumps...

[joe5mc]

I finally got around to turning last year's pumpking stems into stumps. Worked out really well.



A few more on my blog: http://therenaissancetroll.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/stumped.html

[Eric the Shed]

do you make sure they are make sure they are fully dried out ? I would also recommend a zap in microwave...otherwise they might rot

[Hitman]

What a simple, effective and Might I add, brilliant idea. You don't even have to paint them!! Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Hitman
 

[joe5mc]

I left them on the radiator for a couple of weeks, which seem to dry them out pretty thoroughly. I then left them for over a year, before I did anything with them. They seem pretty solid.

I did actually paint, though just a couple layers of brown did the trick.