Pumpkin Vase

Did you see Ashley's pumpkin vases last month at Little Miss Momma?

If not, you must go check them out. Too cute!

I knew when I saw them that I wanted to make one!

So make one I did!

Here's how I went about it...

(it took a little longer than Ashley's 5 minutes, but you'll see why)

I found this great pumpkin at Walmart on clearance for $4. Not bad since it is from Better Homes & Gardens! So of course I snatched it right up.

I also purchased a fall bouquet and grabbed my pumpkin knife and one of my son's plastic cups.

I went to work cutting the top off of my pumpkin only to find...

It wasn't hollow! What???

Cut a pregnant girl some slack for crying out loud...

Anyway, I set about carving a hole in the center of the pumpkin which made quite the mess with all of the styrofoam.

I seriously looked like I had run through a field of vanilla flavored Dippin' Dots by the time I was finished.

I picked up as many chunks as I could and let my best friend, the dust buster, handle the rest.

I got out my trusty can of Krylon for plastic to give my pumkin a good coating.

I love the brown glittery finish!

(You may remember I also used it for my Gourd Decor.)

This stuff is seriously fabulous for plastic!

I gave my pumpkin a good two coats of paint which took no time at all because this stuff dries in 15 minutes. Seriously!

Now, I do love orange pumpkins, but I wanted to paint this one because I wanted to be sure my fall bouquet stood out and wasn't competing with the orange of the pumpkin.

I wasn't able to gouge out enough room for my original plastic cup, but one of my small glasses fit in the pumpkin quite nicely.

I trimmed my stems down and did a little flower arranging letting the larger flowers hang over the side of the pumpkin to hide any styrofoam.

I have to say, I'm lovin' it!!

The perfect fall accent for my kitchen hutch!

Now I just have to remember to water them...