Dried Flower Pumpkin Tutorial

I am so excited that you are going to be crafting a dried flower pumpkin with flowers from my farm! Each bloom was grown and dried by me...and I hope they make a wonderful addition to your decor for years to come.

To begin this project, you will need the kit that contains your flowers and moss, craft glue (I like Tacky Glue), and a pumpkin. You may use a real pumpkin, or a faux pumpkin made from whatever material you like. I prefer natural materials, so paper mache or grapevine pumpkins are my preference...but anything that fits your decor will work.

Cover your table with newspaper before you begin...dried flowers can be a bit messy!

If you are using a real pumpkin, wash it with dish soap, and then rub it down with some diluted vinegar. This will get rid of any surface bacteria and make it last longer. Dry it well before beginning.

To begin, put a generous layer of glue on the top of your pumpkin where the moss will go.

Press the moss onto the glued area, adding more glue as needed. You want the moss to look natural, so it is all right if it is uneven.

Starting with some of the larger flowers in your kit, cut off the stems and arrange the heads around the stem of your pumpkin. Again, this looks most natural when they are not too symmetrical. Use a good amount of glue and press them into the moss.

Using as many remaining flowers as you like, tuck the smaller blooms in and around the larger ones. For greenery, leave it longer, put glue on the ends, and push it between and beneath the flowers, trailing out from the pumpkin a bit.

Keep adding blooms, greenery or more moss until the pumpkin looks full and beautiful. There is really no "wrong way" to do this...just have fun using natural materials!

The process is the same for mini pumpkins, just with smaller flowers.

Dried flower pumpkins add a sweet touch of nature to your fall decor! Use them as part of an autumn shelf display, add them to a table centerpiece or set them on a coffee table along with a pretty candle.

Try not to display your pumpkin in a damp place (like a steamy bathroom) or in direct sunlight, as the flowers will fade more quickly.

When the season is over, if you used a faux pumpkin, simply wrap the whole pumpkin in tissue paper, put it in a cardboard box and store it in a dry place until next year! If you used a real pumpkin...gently lift the flowers off the pumpkin by inserting a fork beneath the moss. A portion of the moss should pull away from the pumpkin along with the flowers. Wrap them to re-use next year! For more details on how to do this, see my blog post about it HERE.

I would love to see your finished pumpkin! To do so, click the link at the bottom of the page to see my e-mail address. Send the photo to that address and I will send you a discount coupon for your next project.