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Pumpkin Vase

November 14, 2010 By: Michele McDonald49 Comments

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…
 
 
 

Comments

  1. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    September 8, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    I made one with a real pumpkin one year but, this is perfect not to have to deal with it going bad. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & Shared.

    Reply
  2. Melinda says

    September 3, 2015 at 12:58 AM

    Gorgeous!! I probably would have thrown it! lol
    Here from Two Uses Tuesday!

    Reply
  3. Mrs Major Hoff says

    September 1, 2015 at 8:34 PM

    haha, I just read this and thought you were pregnant. Totally throw back post–love it! Very pretty!

    Reply
    • Michele McDonald says

      September 1, 2015 at 10:27 PM

      Oh goodness, no, Sara!! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Its So Very Cheri says

    September 8, 2012 at 12:12 PM

    Michele,
    So pretty. I love it. The brown is so beautiful.

    Cheri

    Reply
  5. chris says

    September 23, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    Brilliant. I love the brown color you used.

    Reply
  6. Erin says

    September 23, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    What a great idea! I’ll have to try it, making sure I find a hollow pumpkin. 😉

    Reply
  7. Shelia says

    September 4, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    You are the most clever one! This is awesome looking and I love your arrangement of flowers you’ve used too. I would never have thought of cutting a pumpkin into like this! Hmmm… 😉
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia 😉

    Reply
  8. Rebekah★All Thingz Related★ says

    November 23, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    It’s beautiful! Thank you for joining me for a Thanksgiving Party @ All Thingz Related!

    Reply
  9. Its So Very Cheri says

    November 21, 2010 at 11:59 AM

    I love love love this idea.

    Thanks so much for sharing your project with the DIY Club.

    I hope you are having a knock out weekend.

    Cheri

    Reply
  10. The DIY Show Off says

    November 20, 2010 at 9:15 PM

    Great idea – it looks so pretty! 😉

    Roeshel

    Reply
  11. Laurel @ Ducks in a Row says

    November 20, 2010 at 2:48 PM

    I love that you painted this – what a great detail!

    Reply
  12. Lydia says

    November 20, 2010 at 1:16 PM

    Fabulous! What a cute idea! 🙂

    Reply
  13. Kim says

    November 20, 2010 at 12:43 PM

    Gorgeous, I just love it! Ick, with the styrofoam mess.

    Reply
  14. apumpkinandaprincess says

    November 19, 2010 at 9:10 PM

    This is so cute! I’m going to have to make one next fall!

    Reply
  15. [email protected] Hill Interiors says

    November 19, 2010 at 8:42 PM

    I love that you made it brown.Super classy.

    Reply
  16. Lisa says

    November 19, 2010 at 8:35 AM

    Absolutely love this for a table centerpiece! This is such a great idea!

    Reply
  17. Colleen @ MuralMaker&More says

    November 18, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    Don’t you just love Krylon Fusion? No plastic is safe in my house now! Love the pumpkin vase. And the brown, too! Clever idea!

    Would love for you to join us this weekend at Passion for Paint!

    Reply
  18. Kassi says

    November 18, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    Aw, I love it! What a fun fall decoration!!! Thanks for linking it!

    Reply
  19. Nichelle says

    November 18, 2010 at 3:39 AM

    THIS IS SOOOOO AWESOME! Lame it wasn’t hallow though…

    Thanks for posting! I found your link on tip junkie! I would love for you to check out my blog at http://vintagewannabee.blogspot.com/ (I’m doing a giveaway of a bag I made… it’s pretty dang awesome.)

    Mucho love.
    Nichelle

    Reply
  20. Nancy's Couture says

    November 17, 2010 at 11:43 PM

    What a beautiful fall decoration. I love the brown pumpkin. Visiting from fireflies and jellybeans!

    Reply
  21. The Homemaker says

    November 17, 2010 at 9:09 PM

    Neat idea! Perfect for Thanksgiving Party. Just hopping by from Somewhat Simple.

    Reply
  22. Heather says

    November 17, 2010 at 5:18 PM

    Super duper cute, great project! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  23. Tara says

    November 17, 2010 at 4:35 PM

    WOW LOVE THIS! Perfect for a beautiful centerpiece.

    I would love to have you link this up at Trendy Treehouse!

    http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2010/11/creative-share-blog-hop-turkey-cookies.html

    Reply
  24. [email protected] says

    November 17, 2010 at 3:22 PM

    Great tutorial! I’m sending this idea to my sis for our Thanksgiving tables.

    Reply
  25. Holly says

    November 17, 2010 at 12:20 AM

    I love that you showed your snowy mess. I do stuff like this all the time…oh my! Did you save it for Christmas decor (ha – I just crack myself up!).

    I do like the end result…very pretty.

    Reply
  26. Something Nice and Pretty says

    November 16, 2010 at 11:22 PM

    Really cute…it’s a great idea for Thanksgiving!

    Reply
  27. Vicki says

    November 16, 2010 at 7:29 PM

    I love it so much better brown! Great idea. I’m going to do this for our porch on Thanksgiving.

    Reply
  28. Vicki says

    November 16, 2010 at 7:29 PM

    I love it so much better brown! Great idea. I’m going to do this for our porch on Thanksgiving.

    Reply
  29. Michelle (www.thereallifemom.blogspot.com) says

    November 16, 2010 at 9:01 AM

    Very Simple yet very classic. I love it! I’m thinking I’m going to have to try this one next year!

    Reply
  30. Davis and Laura says

    November 15, 2010 at 11:39 PM

    this is just what i needed!!! i was looking for a centerpiece for our thanksgiving table! this is perfect. thank so much. found ya on lucky star lane—stop by our blog when you have a chance: easypeasycraft.blogspot.com

    Reply
  31. Cyndi says

    November 15, 2010 at 11:33 PM

    great job! i think you made the right choice with the brown paint.

    i gotta check walmart for some of those foam punkies!

    Reply
  32. Elizabeth says

    November 15, 2010 at 4:20 PM

    So pretty! Would love for you to come link up to Made with Love Monday at Sew Chatty! http://bit.ly/bSsG5b

    Reply
  33. [email protected] Not Just Paper and Glue says

    November 15, 2010 at 8:45 AM

    I would have thought those pumpkins were hollow as well. 🙂 What an adorable fall arrangement!

    Reply
  34. Jenny says

    November 15, 2010 at 8:43 AM

    Love this! Looks great — worth the extra effort 🙂

    Reply
  35. Beverly @ FlamingoToes.com says

    November 14, 2010 at 10:18 PM

    This is so cute!! I love the color. I can’t believe you kept going after you saw it wasn’t hollow. I would have been VERY tempted to pitch it hahah. 🙂 Great job on making it work!

    Reply
  36. Days at Buttermilk Cottage says

    November 14, 2010 at 9:41 PM

    The pumpkin vase is great, but I REALLY covet that black cupboard…
    Susan

    Reply
  37. The Answer Is Chocolate says

    November 14, 2010 at 6:19 PM

    This turned out so great. I think I would have given up when I saw the pumpkin wasn’t hollow!

    Reply
  38. The After Craft says

    November 14, 2010 at 4:37 PM

    I totally laughed when I read about the non-hollowed pumpkin.

    REALLY? I would have screamed out loud too.

    Beautiful project!

    Reply
  39. Alison says

    November 14, 2010 at 3:58 PM

    Quote of the day: Cut a pregnant girl some slack for crying out loud! LOL Too funny. I love how your pumpkin vase turned out and you even made it work when the pumpkin wasn’t hollow! Perfect for fall!

    Reply
  40. Sue says

    November 14, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    I LOVE it!!!

    Reply
  41. Lindsay says

    November 14, 2010 at 2:32 PM

    Such a great idea! Love it! I’ve featured you today at That Village House on Spotlight Sunday. We’d love to have you stop by and grab a button.

    Lindsay
    http://www.thatvillagehouse.blogspot.com

    Reply
  42. Emily says

    November 14, 2010 at 1:27 PM

    Oh I think it turned out great! Thanks for sharing!

    Emily
    WhipperBerry.com

    Reply
  43. Erin @ Crafts and Sutch says

    November 14, 2010 at 11:01 AM

    Michele, sometimes I think we share crafty brain waves! I just spray painted three pumpkins brown! LOL! 🙂 Mine will be up this week. I think we are going to start a trend because they look SO great! 🙂

    Reply

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