Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington Decorations

So this was another one of my pinterest fails.  But after having completed it I think I could do a much better job on this.  First off, I did not know what kind of string to use.  Either thinkness would have worked, but to look like the pin, it would require the thinner string over the yarn.  Most of what my attempt missed is a lot more string.  I was being far to conservative with the amount of string I was using.  Be incredibly generous with the amount of string you use.  It will help it to maintain its shape and look a lot better in the end.  Any ideas for another Nightmare Before Christmas project  let me know in the comments.