DIY Decorative Pumpkin: Flower Power

Decorate pumpkins without using a knife? Yes, you can! This DIY floral pumpkin can be made using real or artificial flowers.
Difficulty level: Easy
Duration: 2 hours
Material

Large pumpkin

Aerosol paint

Flowers

Black permanent marker

1

Gather the material

2

Paint the pumpkin

  • 2.1 - Apply two coats of spray paint (here: flat black) on the pumpkin.
  • 2.2 - Don’t forget to paint the stem also.
3

Draw the design with a sharpie

4

Make holes and insert flowers

Pro Tip

For this pumpkin, we used natural flowers (carnations, peonies, gladioli). The final look is prettier but less durable, the flowers lasted less than 24 hours. If you want your pumpkin to last longer, we recommend using plastic flowers instead.
5

Decorate and admire your work

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