I have a confession to make. I love decorating for Halloween, but I have never worked with craft pumpkins or decorated my dining table with Halloween decor. So I finally bit the bullet and picked up a craft pumpkin with some floral stems to create my first Halloween Floral Centerpiece!
The colors of the floral centerpiece were inspired by the Day of the Dead colors, which is my Halloween theme.
Supplies:
All supplies are from Michaels, unless noted otherwise.
- 9″ craft pumpkin
- pencil
- Versa-Tool hot knife
- Purple charger plate
- styrofoam
- serrated knife
- glue gun/hot glue
- wire cutter
- Floral stems
- 1 – yellow marigold
- 1 – purple flower (Dollar Tree)
- 1 – orange Halloween fall leaves with spiders
- 1 – orange glitter branch (Dollar Tree)
- 1 – Cascading red flowers (JoAnns)
Directions:
Before starting, plug-in the Versa-tool hot knife. This was the first time I’ve used this crafting tool and I loved it! It made cutting through the craft pumpkin easy and I would highly recommend this tool if you plan on cutting craft pumpkins.
With a pencil, I traced a 4.5″ circle around the stem of the pumpkin and cut it out with the hot Versa-tool. I did not use the top of the pumpkin in the floral centerpiece but kept it for another Halloween craft project that will be on the blog next week.
I’m not going to lie, cutting the styrofoam was MESSY! I first cut the square styrofoam down to a 1.5″ thick piece. Then, I used a serrated knife and basically butchered it until it fit into the 4.5″ hole at the top of the pumpkin. It’s a good thing no one is going to see the styrofoam. Last, I applied a good amount of hot glue onto the bottom of the styrofoam and placed it onto the bottom of the pumpkin.
To arrange the flowers, I cut the individual stems (6 total) off the main red flower pick and spaced them evenly in the styrofoam.
Since I like to reuse my flowers, I did not cut the individual stems off the remaining floral picks. I just spaced them evenly apart and bent them down to insert into the styrofoam. Once all the stems were inserted, I manipulated the flowers into position.
To finish off the centerpiece, I cut the individual glitter branches (used 4 branches) from the main stem and inserted them into the arrangement.
I now have my first Halloween Floral Centerpiece and you get a sneak peek at next week’s project.
If you want to follow along and make next week’s Halloween Sugar Skull project, here is a supply list –
- 2 Dollar Tree gray plastic skulls
- paint pens in various colors
- a rose (optional)
- orange and yellow marigold flowers
- mini butterflies (optional)
- hot glue gun/glue sticks
- gem stones
- drill (optional)
Here are a few other Day of the Dead inspired Halloween Projects…
Lighted Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Art
Follow my Halloween Pinterest Board for more fun ideas.
Follow My Pinterventures’s board Holidays-Spooktacular Halloween Inspirations on Pinterest.
Just want to get crafty? Follow my DIY: Fun Crafty Ideas on Pinterest.
Follow My Pinterventures’s board DIY: Fun Crafty Ideas on Pinterest.
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I love how colorful this is! it would look amazing on my oak table because it is not too dark! I love the nice white pumpkin touch too! Thank you for linking up with us at the Tips and Tricks Link Party! I hope to see you again this week!
Gabby recently posted…Bacon Apple French Toast Casserole
That’s an amazing halloween floral centerpiece. Nice creativity.
I love the colors and your creativity!! Thanks so much for sharing them at the Bowdabra Saturday Crafty Showcase!!!
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This is really pretty. I love the bright colors paired with the crisp white pumpkin. Great contrast! Thanks for sharing at Inspiration Thursday!
Lela recently posted…Industrial Farmhouse Bathroom Reveal
You rocked this! I always feel completely lost when it comes to styling flowers, but your centerpiece looks amazing, especially with the dia de los muertos sculls.
I love those foam white pumpkins so much, I need to pick up a few.
heidi @ a week from thursday recently posted…the best vegan pancakes
This is really pretty. I would love to have something like this on my front porch. Thanks for the tutorial. Pinning!
Heaven Smiling recently posted…Soft and Sweet Cornbread: the Ultimate Dinner Bread
I love this tutorial! So pretty. I love all the colors too. Pinned & shared. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Hope to see you again soon.
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Love this!! Featuring you Friday On P3Party!! I had a Day of the Dead Halloween Party a few years ago. Some of the pics are in my Halloween Album on FB if you want to see them!
Kim
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Thank you for the feature! I checked out your Halloween party…how fun!
Erlene at My Pinterventures recently posted…Halloween Sugar Skull Couple
This is very beautiful! I love the colors. I think I see this in my future.
Tamala
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Thank Tamala, I’m glad you like it.
Erlene at My Pinterventures recently posted…Halloween Sugar Skull Couple
Wow! Definitely a colorful centerpiece! Love the pop of color!
Melanie {The Party Suite at Bellenza} recently posted…Glow in the Dark Halloween Favors You Can DIY!
Thanks Melanie. It’s nice to bring some color into Halloween.
Erlene at My Pinterventures recently posted…Halloween Sugar Skull Couple
I had never heard of the hot Versa tool! I just learned something new. Your centerpiece turned out beautiful.
Shirley Wood recently posted…Crockpot Pumpkin Streusel Coffee Cake
Thanks Shirley. I’m in love with the Versa tool. You can even change the tip out to do wood burning.
Erlene at My Pinterventures recently posted…Halloween Sugar Skull Couple