Introduction: A Simple, Non-Traditional Pumpkin DIY in Natural Tones
Looking for a different way to decorate a pumpkin? Then check out this simple, unusual pumpkin DIY in natural/neutral tones. It's easy, there's no maintenance & it'll last for a few months.
Long gone is the time when you could only buy or grow pumpkins in orange. These days they come in dark to light orange, white, green, blue-grey, peach, yellow, brown with smooth skin, warts, ribbed, and in all shapes and sizes. This brown one caught my eye because I’d never seen one before. It was destined to be – I just had to do a pumpkin DIY in natural tones with this beauty.
Step 1:
My client had bought an SUV full of pumpkins and other squashes at Farmer John’s in Half Moon Bay, CA. I was working on a Halloween decorating job at her house and they were all to be part of the display. I took 3 of them home for a little fall decor and later decorated them. This is a really easy DIY which doesn’t take a lot of materials (some I collected) and only involves a few steps. My kind of project!
Step 2: Ingredients
– brown pumpkin. They’re really hard to find so you could paint or sponge a white pumpkin. I bet acrylic or chalk paint in brown would work just fine.
– lichen
– walnuts
– acorns (collected)
– red eucalyptus pods (collected)
– king palm seeds (collected)
– seeded eucalyptus foliage (collected)
– skillet
– I use a large electric skillet which I’ve had for years because I do a lot of crafting. This small one might work for you. If you have a glue gun, then that’ll work just fine too.
Step 3: STEP 1
Glue the moss on top of the pumpkin.
The 1st thing I do when I decorate pumpkins, squashes or gourds is glue moss on at the top. This gives the ingredients I’m decorating with something to attach to.
Tip: If your moss has gotten old & dry like mine here, simply soak it in water to revive it. This makes it much easier to work with.
Step 4: STEP 2
Add the walnuts on top of the moss.
Tip: Walnuts are a bit on the heavy side so I held them in place for about 10 seconds while the glue dried.
Step 5: STEP 3
Add the lichen & eucalyptus pods.
Step 6: STEP 4
Add eucalyptus leaves (I had already dried mine for another project) under the moss.
Tip: If you cut the stems off it’s much easier to glue the leaves in under the moss.
Step 7: STEP 5
Add in the acorns nestling them at different angles amongst the nuts and pods.
Step 8:
The collected materials were forged in the Santa Barbara, CA area. Use whatever nuts, seeds, pods and leaves you can get your hands on to create a similar look. As much as I dig bright colors, I just love this natural/neutral look. How about you?
Happy creating, Happy fall!
