Blooming Pumpkin - Beautiful Fall Centerpiece

A Gorgeous Fall or Thanksgiving Centerpiece - Made By You!

Try this easy to make Blooming Pumpkin

Last fall I was walking through Michael's and I saw their Blooming Pumpkin centerpieces, I thought about buying one for my table - but then realized I could make one of my own easily, for half the cost and it would be so much more special.  So, this fall when I saw the crafter's pumpkins in the bin outside of Michael's I knew I needed to to get one and make my family one of these for our table.  It was as easy as I thought and I bought the silk flowers, pumpkin, and ribbon on sale - making it even more affordable.  This is quite large so it can fill up your table easily and looks stunning, even my husband was impressed that I made it on my own. 

The project took about an hour to make from start to finish, so for me it was something I did during my kids nap time.  Here are some easy to follow steps on how I made mine:

You'll need the following supplies:

1 crafter's pumpkin - size of your choice (I picked a medium sized one)

wired ribbon you can tie into a bow and shape

fall silk flower bunches - I used 4 flower bunches and 1 bunch of leaves. (I bought the 3 and 5 dollar bunches from Walmart)

1 - 1/2 circle foam flower ball

glue gun

wire cutters

craft knife

1.  Cut a hole in the top of your pumpkin - just like you would a live pumpkin.

2. Using your glue gun, glue the top back on - but flip it upside down.

3. Glue your foam ball to the top of your pumpkin.

4. Begin placing your silk flowers in the foam ball.

5.  Continue placing flowers in the foam ball and add bow if you desire (a bow is not needed, I like it just for the finished look).  Your finished product should look like this:

This is just stunning and looks like it cost me so much more than it actually did, plus making it myself I was able to choose the specific flowers I like and what I felt would match my fall decorations.  This is one of those projects that I just love and know I will display for years to come!  Hope you try it and enjoy it as much as I am enjoying mine.