It’s pumpkin season! Decorate your home and more with these simple and perfect pumpkin crafts.
1. Pumpkin Succulent Centerpieces
For this project, you will need a flat-topped pumpkin, moss, scissors, hot glue, and a variety of succulents. Apply hot glue to the top of the pumpkin and add moss in batches. Continue until the whole top is covered. Next, trim stems off succulents, leaving only about a 1/4”. Hot glue them down to the moss, going around the top of the pumpkin. Once a week, mist with water and it will last two to three months.
2. Positivity Pumpkins
Cut positive words and phrases from old magazines. Ask neighbors and friends if you don’t have any of your own, or gather them from library used book sales. Purchase a plastic or foam pumpkin and a bottle of Mod Podge. Decoupage the words on the pumpkin with Mod Podge until it is completely covered with positive words. Place it in an area, like your desk or kitchen, where you can see it every day.
3. Wood Block
Crackle Pumpkins
This is a great project for scrap wood. Cut into different sized rectangles. Paint all sides with black paint and let dry completely. When dry, paint on a layer of Elmer’s glue to one side and then, before it dries, paint a layer of orange (or white) paint. As it dries, it will add a crackled effect. Repeat on other sides, if desired. For a stem, you can use a dowel rod or a stick of hot glue on the top. Add embellishments like ribbons and greenery around the stem.
4. Fabric-
Wrapped Pumpkins
For this project, you will need a foam pumpkin from a craft store, a glue gun, and several strips of fabric. Cut fabric pieces to 4” wide and the circumference of the pumpkin plus two inches. You will need to remove the stem and make a hole where you will tuck in the fabric. Fold the fabric in quarters to create a 1” wide strip. For the first piece, glue one end inside the hole and wrap it around the pumpkin, adding a few spots of glue to hold. Place the other end of the fabric in the hole on the other side and glue it in place. Continue around the pumpkin with other strips until completely covered. Add a small branch in the middle for a stem.
5. Pumpkin Coffee Mugs
Grab a white coffee mug and colorful Sharpie markers. Decorate the outside of the mug with pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. Personalize with a name or add a pumpkin saying like “Pumpkin spice and everything nice” or “Oh my gourdness!” Place in the oven directly on the grates while the oven is off. Then set the oven to 350 degrees. When the oven reaches that temperature, bake the cups for 30 minutes, and then shut the oven off. When it is done, let the cups completely cool in the oven before removing them.
6. Marbled Pumpkins
For this project, you will need a clear storage box or a bucket filled with water, nail polish of various colors, and white craft pumpkins. I suggest wearing gloves for this project. Pour several drops of each color onto the surface of the water. Then draw lines through the nail polish to create some swirls. Hold the stem of the pumpkin and dip the pumpkin through the nail polish swirls, pushing it straight down and pulling it straight up. Let dry and display.
7. Jute Pumpkins
This craft is simple and cute. Wrap jute twine around an empty toilet paper roll–30-40 times. When done, gently pull off the roll, careful not to unravel it. Next, slide another piece of jute through the rolled up jute and tie it tightly. Place on a flat surface and fan the jute out to make a round pumpkin shape. Add a twig for a stem. To hold the stiff shape, spray with a clear varnish and let dry.
8. Pumpkin Coasters
Purchase pre-punched wood slice ornaments from a craft store. Paint one side orange or white and let dry. If you choose to make jack-o’-lanterns, add the face with black paint. If you want a more farmhouse look, add gray paint with a dry brush to look more weathered. Add a coat of spray varnish on top to make it water-resistant. Use floral wire to weave through the pre-punched hole and wrap to make a stem.
