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    Floral Pumpkin Wreath to Make for a Colorful Front Door

    September 21, 2017 by Patti Estep 6 Comments

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    Two images. Top is a completed floral pumpkin vase wreath and the bottom shows a cut white craft pumpkin.

    A floral pumpkin wreath that acts as a vase is easy to create using fall flowers, berries, and grasses attached to a grapevine wreath base. Using one pumpkin and cutting it in half so that you can create two for a double door. Or, share it with a friend and have a fun craft night together.

    A floral pumpkin wreath perfect for a front door in the fall.

    Have you seen people use a pumpkin as a vase for their dining room table? I was looking for something fun to create for this year's fall decor and thought of this pumpkin centerpiece idea.

    Instead of using it for my dining room, I decided to create a floral pumpkin wreath by cutting an old plastic pumpkin in half, and attaching it to a grapevine wreath.

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    Pumpkin wreath cut in half with cardboard backing

    How to Make a Floral Pumpkin Wreath

    Since we have double front doors in our house, cutting one pumpkin in half gave me two perfect pumpkin vases with flat backs.

    • Cut the pumpkin in half. It was surprisingly easy to cut this pumpkin in half with an old serrated kitchen knife. Just follow the line along the molding.
    • Then cut around the top.  
    • Use a piece of cardboard and glue it to the back. 
    Pumpkin wreath floral foam inserted into base.
    • Next, hot glue the pumpkin vase to a grapevine wreath.
    • Then add a bit of floral foam inside, which will make it easier to arrange your flowers and other fall floral picks. Any kind of Styrofoam will work here.
    A pumpkin wreath made with half a pumpkin that acts as a vase for faux flowers is a great way to add beautiful fall color to your front door.

    Make it Natural

    It's easy to find all kinds of faux flowers, berries, and other fall pieces this time of year at any craft store. I bet most of you have some laying around from past projects that you can reuse.

    However, you probably have several natural options around your home such as viburnum berries, bittersweet, hydrangea blooms, or some grasses which would look wonderful in this pumpkin wreath. I love to make foraged natural fall wreaths and natural centerpieces during the fall and early winter.

    A floral pumpkin wreath on front doors.

    The funny thing is that we just purchased a new front door, with sidelights to help bring more light into the house. I guess I'll have to give one of these floral pumpkin vase wreaths away or move one somewhere else in the house.

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    More Fall Wreaths

    • Felt Floral Fall Wreath
    • Grapevine Bittersweet Autumn Wreath
    • Natural Foraged Fall Wreath
    • Grapevine Pumpkin Wreath

    A pumpkin wreath made with half a pumpkin that acts as a vase for faux flowers is a great way to add beautiful fall color to your front door.
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    Floral Pumpkin Wreath to Make for a Colorful Fall Entrance

    Learn how to create a floral pumpkin wreath by cutting an old plastic pumpkin in half, and attaching it to a grapevine wreath. Add pretty fall flowers for a unique and beautiful autumn wreath!
    Prep Time15 mins
    Active Time45 mins
    Total Time1 hr
    Course: DIY Projects
    Yield: 1 Pumpkin Wreath
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $20

    Equipment

    • Kitchen Knife

    Materials

    • Foam Pumpkin
    • Fall Flowers
    • Grapevine Wreath

    Instructions

    • Cut the pumpkin in half with a serrated kitchen knife.
    • Cut around the top. Use a piece of cardboard and glue it to the back.
    • Hot glue the pumpkin vase to a grapevine wreath.
    • Add floral foam inside and secure your fall flowers.
    • Hang your beautiful wreath!
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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Charlotte

      August 15, 2018 at 8:02 am

      Stunning! I love autumn, so this one is added to my to-do list! Thank you for the inspiration 🙂

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        August 15, 2018 at 11:03 am

        Thanks, Charlotte. I love fall too. I just wish it lasted longer.

        Reply
    2. Maureen Young

      September 21, 2017 at 7:59 am

      Beautiful colors! Love this wreath design.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 21, 2017 at 9:21 am

        Hi Maureen,

        Thank you. Fall colors are so welcoming this time of year. Now if the weather can catch up.

        Reply
    3. Carole

      September 21, 2017 at 7:38 am

      Very nice and love how you turned that pumpkin into two pieces. Very welcoming entry!

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 21, 2017 at 9:20 am

        Hi Carole,

        Thanks so much. They were fun to make.

        Reply

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