Turning Things into a Pumpkin...Before the Stroke of 12

I'm all for putting out pumpkins, but let's be real they rot. These paper pumpkins will still look adorable, and won't stink up your apartment before Halloween. This project is everywhere (such as here and here)  as a fun craft for kids, but it's still fun for adults especially ones who are still 5 years old on the inside.

Paper pumpkins!
Here's what you'll need:
Paper (it can be construction paper, magazine paper, scrapbook paper, etc.)
Scissors
Pipe cleaners (preferably green)

Here's what you do:
1) Cut 1/2 inch (can by smaller or bigger, but all should be aprox. the same size) strips in your choice of paper.

2) Cut 2 inches of pipe cleaner, and twist the end in a spiral.

3) Pick an order that you want your strips in (if all the same color it obviously doesn't matter).

4) Push the pipe cleaner through one side of the strips so that they are all stacked on the pipe cleaner, and twist the other end of the pipe cleaner so that they stay stacked all together.

5) With the unused part of the pipe cleaner curl the end so that and poke it through the other end of the strips in the same order. If you are using something with an image on the other side, make sure that it will be on the outside.

6) When you are done, separate each of the strips so that they are evenly spaced and either curl the rest of the pipe cleaner or make it into a triangle as like a stem.