This Floral Pumpkin Will Make Your Home Feel Like Fall All Year

Add dried flowers to a faux pumpkin to create a pretty fall centerpiece. This craft project looks complicated, but it's so easy that you'll be finished in minutes! We used a mix of strawflowers in classic fall hues like crimson, orange, and yellow. We found dried strawflowers online but they're also available at most garden centers or greenhouses. Using a faux pumpkin and dried flowers that can last for years means this beautiful piece of decor is reusable. Finish this no-carve pumpkin decoration with a real stem—it adds the perfect natural touch.

How to Make a Dried Flower Pumpkin

Supplies Needed

• Faux Pumpkin
• Real Pumpkin Stem
• Xacto Knife
• Hot-Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
• Assorted Dried Globe and Strawflowers
• Scissors

Step-by-Step Directions

With a few supplies and these how-to instructions, you can create your own fall pumpkin decoration. Customize your pumpkin craft with your favorite dried flowers.

Step 1: Attach the Stem

Adding a dried pumpkin stem gives this faux pumpkin a real feel. It also looks perfect with the dried flowers. Cut the faux stem from the pumpkin with a Xacto knife ($9, Staples). To be sure the hole isn't too large for the new stem, draw a small circular line to cut along. Glue the real stem in place, filling any gaps with more hot glue—you can cover this later with flowers.

Step 2: Add Big Blooms

Cut the flower heads from the stems and sort the flowers by size; you'll want to disperse large and small flowers evenly around the pumpkin. Hot-glue a large flower at the base of the stem. Continue with large and small flowers around the base of the stem, covering any pen marks or hot glue. For a fall look, choose flowers in pink, orange, and yellow colors.

Step 3: Add Small Flowers

Continue adding flowers until the entire pumpkin is covered. Save the smallest flowers for any gaps. Lightly wrap pumpkin, then store in a sealed box. The dried flowers are brittle and will break if bumped. Use your finished pumpkin project as a holiday centerpiece or fall mantel decoration.