Halloween is just around the corner guys! Today my friend Lori from the blog Giggle Living will be sharing super DIY cute Halloween centerpiece idea. Follow along with her easy step by step tutorial and learn how to make your own!
Hi everyone! Iâm Lori from Giggle Living and Iâm so excited to be here as a guest blogger today! Iâm really honored that Sarina invited me to share some inspiration with you on her wonderful site! We have plenty in common when it comes to easy ideas for celebrating all the special little moments that donât have to be grand to warrant some festivity! With fall and winter holidays approaching, we have so many opportunities to entertain and decorate our spacesâŚand the good news is that it CAN be easy, economical and still look pretty!
Today Iâd like to share a simple DIY, holiday centerpiece for your tabletop. A fun decoration to display whether youâre having a dinner party or not! It will easily transform from Halloween to Thanksgiving and is practically effortless to create! You only need a few simple suppliesâŚand maybe a trip to the pumpkin patch! Letâs get startedâŚ
Bouquets presented on pumpkins are such a beautiful trend. The only problem is that if you cut the top off of any perishable itemâŚit wonât last long. I was inspired to create the same look, without damaging my pumpkin so that the centerpiece would last for weeksâŚmaybe more!
I chose the Flat White Boer Ford pumpkin for the base of the centerpiece. Itâs a variety that lasts a long time and itâs low & squatty so it wonât interfere with chatting around the table if youâre entertaining! (you can also find artificial versions in craft stores) A few silk flowers, pins, and a spooky touch completes the supply listâŚ
Because my pumpkin is real, glue from a glue gun may not adhere wellâŚbut a simple pin will easily attach the florals to the top and the tiny hole wonât cause the pumpkin to deteriorate faster.
Begin adding some flowers near the stemâŚ
You can simply stick the pin through a petal on the bottom where it wonât showâŚ
Add as many or as few blooms as you likeâŚkeeping in mind to save a little space for whatever Halloween embellishment you choose.
I picked a simple craft skull made from Styrofoam and I did use a little glue to adhere him to one of the flowersâŚbut a long corsage pin would also work to hold him in place.
Because the skull is Styrofoam I could pin some of the blooms directly to him so he looks nestled into the bouquet!
A few extra leaves from the floral stems can be tucked around to fill gaps, cover exposed pins and just add some green!
You might have noticed that I had some fresh flowers and greenery in my mix of suppliesâŚ
One of my favorite hacks is to add a few stems of fresh blooms to my artificial ones just before entertaining. It adds elegance and sometimes even scent to a faux arrangement. After the party is over, you can simply remove them and still have a pretty decoration for your table!
I chose to embellish the base of the centerpiece with the fresh additions I cut from the garden. You can do the same by placing the pumpkin on a pretty tray or plate. Merely tuck the extra blooms or leaves wherever you wish! A really pretty way to dress it up!
But once the fresh greens are goneâŚthis not-so-spooky pumpkin still looks pretty and should last well past Halloween. And if your pumpkin is still in good shape, just pop out the skull and add another pretty posyâŚthen it will be perfect for the Thanksgiving table!
I hope you enjoyed this simple Halloween centerpiece idea as much as I enjoyed sharing it with you! Many thanks to my friend for bringing me on as a guest today! For more inspiration, stop by my blog Giggle Living!
Happy Fall everyone!
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Thank you soooo much for inviting me to share today!! It was so fun getting to create this but even more fun was that we got to communicate so much!! Happy fall my friend!! Xoxo
Thanks for your sharing your idea with my audience! I loved having you guest post! Have a great week!
I love easy and cute ideas like this! And any decor that can be used for two holidays is even better!
So fun! Just remove this calls and youâre ready for Thanksgiving
Thanks for your comment! My friend Lori from http://www.giggleliving.com did a great job on this!
Lori from http://www.giggleliving.com did a great job on this! I love it too!
This idea is fan-freaking-tastic! Cutting into the pumpkin is the worst and hardest part, so I love that you don’t have to do that! I would have never thought to pin or glue flowers to the pumpkin!
Isn’t this great?? Lori did an awesome job on this!