Tutorial to Make A Black Kitty like Orange Plump Pumpkin Plushie Buddy

Reviewed By: TMR

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DIY Pipe Cleaner Black Kitty in A Pumpkin Plushie

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Difficulty: Easy

Time: 30 mins

Category: Halloween Craft

Materials: Pipe Cleaners & Eyes

I am back with another SUPER cute plush pipe cleaner Halloween project! Learn how to make a cute black cat sitting in a pumpkin using pipe cleaners. This is a fall buddy plush that you can make in few minutes.

First, wrap orange pipe cleaners around a marker to make coils, thread them onto a green pipe cleaner, and bend them into a round pumpkin with green top leaves.

Next, wrap black pipe cleaners into coils and thread them to make the cat head. Bend the remaining wire into pointed ears, front paws, and an upright tail. Finally, glue the cat on top of the pumpkin, add small white pieces inside the ears, and attach yellow eyes.

Difficulty Level

Level: Easy / Beginner
Why: The project requires only basic wrapping around a pen, simple wire bending, and gluing. There are no complicated patterns or difficult tools required.

Materials & Bending Techniques

Bending Techniques Used: This is a pipe cleaner craft rather than paper origami. The wire shaping techniques include:
- Cylinder Coiling: Wrapping pipe cleaners around a pen to make springs.
- Ring Forming: Bending coiled strands into closed circular rings.
- Triangle Bends: Folding wire into sharp points to make cat ears.
- Petal Loops: Folding wire back and forth to create green leaves and paws.

Materials:

- 3 orange pipe cleaners
- 1 green pipe cleaner
- 3 black pipe cleaners
- Small scrap of white felt or craft foam (for inner ears)
- 2 yellow craft eyes
- Pen or marker (used as a coiling tool)
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
- Scissors

Learn to Make the Ghost Plush

Better learn the whole method of making this plush pumpkin with a small black cat in this tutorial:

Frame-by-Frame Quick Guide

00:00 – 00:01: Finished black cat in a pumpkin preview.
00:02 – 00:19: Wrap three orange pipe cleaners tightly around a marker to make three separate spiral coils.
00:20 – 00:38: Slide all three orange coils onto a green pipe cleaner and bend the green wire into a ring to form the ribbed pumpkin.
00:39 – 01:43: Pull the green wire ends through the center hole and fold them into small loops at the top to create pumpkin leaves.
01:44 – 02:07: Wrap black pipe cleaners around a pen to make two black coils, then thread a straight black pipe cleaner through both.
02:08 – 02:30: Bend the coils into a ring for the cat head and fold the top wire into two triangular pointed cat ears.
02:31 – 03:29: Bend one wire end upward to make a curved cat tail and shape the bottom wire ends into two small front paws.
03:30 – 03:44: Apply hot glue to the top of the pumpkin leaves and press the cat body firmly on top.
03:45 – 03:54: Cut two tiny white foam triangles and glue them inside the cat’s ears.
03:55 – 04:02: Hot glue two yellow craft eyes onto the front of the cat’s face.
04:03 – 04:13: Display the completed Halloween cat and pumpkin plush figure.