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Autumnal Decor Pumpkin Vase Tutorial

25 October 2019 Comments : 24

This year my autumn decor is sadly lacking. I just can’t seem to be bothered to do anything! We haven’t even got an autumn wreath or leaf garland. I have however now got a pumpkin vase, and it was so easy to do I thought I’d share this Autumnal Decor Pumpkin Vase Tutorial with you.

 

 

Last year Hols and I painted some pumpkins, which she LOVED. We painted them black and carved the Deathly Hallows symbol (quite shoddily) on the front. It was great, but carving out pumpkins isn’t really much fun. Holly starts out with good intentions but is bored after precisely 32 seconds of carving and scooping out the guts. This year I said I wanted to just paint them. It’s so much easier!

 

 

We set to work painting them, but she typically lost interest after we gave the pumpkins their first coat of paint and left me to finish off.

 

As Holly had decided she wasn’t involved in the pumpkins any more, I decided to make what I wanted out of them. I ordered some dahlias from my florist friend Liz (I would have used ones from the garden, had I not left them in the ground to die last winter). I foraged some bits from the garden and the lane, and came up with this!

 

Autumnal Decor Pumpkin Vase Tutorial by Life with Holly

 

It’s really easy to do. The first step is to carve the pumpkin. I cut a lid and scooped out all the guts. I put these on some tin foil and toasted them. I’ll leave them out for the squirrel when they’ve cooled down – we love our squirrel!

 

The next step is to grab a jar and fill it with water, then place it in the middle of the pumpkin.

 

Now it’s a case of arranging your sticks/twigs/offcuts/flowers in a way that you like! I used bracken, hawthorn, ivy flowers, dried allium heads, nigella seed heads, some fluffy weed (no idea what it’s called, but it’s lovely), some twisted willow and a couple of Cafe au Lait dahlias.

 

Autumnal Decor Pumpkin Vase Tutorial by Life with Holly Autumnal Decor Pumpkin Vase Tutorial by Life with Holly Autumnal Decor Pumpkin Vase Tutorial by Life with Holly

Remove all the leaves to the lower part of the stems, as they’ll likely rot in the water.

 

I’m really pleased with how the arrangement has turned out. I may even make some more!

Autumnal Decor Pumpkin Vase Tutorial by Life with Holly Autumnal Decor Pumpkin Vase Tutorial by Life with Holly

If you end up making one, I’d love to see! Tag me in your pictures on Instagram @life_with_holly.

 

Autumnal Decor Pumpkin Vase Tutorial by Life with Holly

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Comments

  1. Ashley T says

    29 October 2019 at 11:01 pm

    This is beautiful and seems so simple too!

    Reply
    • lifewithholly says

      31 October 2019 at 7:46 am

      Thank you! I loved doing it x

      Reply
  2. Kelly says

    30 October 2019 at 5:01 am

    This is such a cute idea! I never thought about doing this before.

    Reply
    • lifewithholly says

      31 October 2019 at 7:45 am

      It’s so much easier than carving them (and I think it looks prettier too!) x

      Reply
  3. Morgan says

    30 October 2019 at 12:21 pm

    This is so cute! My neighbor did something like this and I love it!

    Reply
    • lifewithholly says

      31 October 2019 at 7:45 am

      Ah thank you! Your neighbour has style! 😊 X

      Reply
  4. glenny says

    30 October 2019 at 3:10 pm

    omg how cute is this – make such a great center piece. I wish I had the time to create this!

    Reply
    • lifewithholly says

      31 October 2019 at 7:45 am

      Thank you so much! X

      Reply
  5. Laura says

    30 October 2019 at 3:16 pm

    I love them! So pretty!

    Reply
    • lifewithholly says

      31 October 2019 at 7:44 am

      Thank you so much! X

      Reply
  6. Niki says

    30 October 2019 at 4:31 pm

    Such a beautiful idea!! I can’t wait to do my own!

    Reply
    • lifewithholly says

      31 October 2019 at 7:44 am

      Thank you so much! I much prefer these kind of decorations to the plastic orange tat! X

      Reply
  7. Jennifer Hu says

    30 October 2019 at 5:58 pm

    This is so brilliant and easy to follow. I will be sure to forward this to my mom because my parents’ home is in need of some serious decorating.

    Reply
    • lifewithholly says

      31 October 2019 at 7:44 am

      Glad you found it easy to follow! Hope you manage to make one for your mom x

      Reply
  8. Arella says

    30 October 2019 at 9:25 pm

    These are beautiful. I am so excited to try them for myself.

    Reply
    • lifewithholly says

      31 October 2019 at 7:43 am

      Thank you! They’re so easy to make x

      Reply
  9. Kim says

    31 October 2019 at 10:57 am

    I love how simple and elegant it looks!

    Reply
  10. Kim says

    31 October 2019 at 10:58 am

    Love how simple and elegant it is!

    Reply
  11. Tara Jackson says

    31 October 2019 at 2:02 pm

    Very clever! I love it!

    Reply
  12. Allison says

    31 October 2019 at 2:08 pm

    I’m def gonna try this!

    Reply
  13. Gabi says

    1 November 2019 at 10:57 am

    Wow! Amazing, I like it a lot! It seems simply to realize and gives a warm atmosphere to the house 👏🏻

    Reply
  14. Smart Home says

    21 November 2019 at 2:14 pm

    Beautiful! Never thought pumkings can make such a good decor.

    Reply
    • lifewithholly says

      22 November 2019 at 6:13 am

      Thank you! It’s nice to do something a bit different with them x

      Reply
  15. Interior blogger says

    4 March 2020 at 6:15 am

    I am so happy when reading on interior tips. It is an opportunity to expand my knowledge.

    Reply

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