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DIY Halloween Pumpkin Planter with orange flowers and glowing lights! How to make a Jack-O-Lantern planter basket with this fall craft idea. Make it cute or make it spooky, this DIY planter is a fun way to get ready for Halloween!
DIY Halloween Pumpkin Planter
With small lights gently wrapped around the pumpkin’s stem and lying around the orange flowers, this little pumpkin planter really comes to life at night!
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Supplies:
- Basket
- Pot of fall color flowers of choice
- Orange acrylic paint (or orange spray paint)
- Dried wheat stems, sticks, or anything similar
- A small wooden dowel or a wooden skewer
- Green ribbon
- Black craft foam
- Scissors
- Hot glue
- Battery-operated lights
Instructions:
Begin by painting your basket orange. This can be done with acrylic paint or spray paint. You can use any size basket you have on hand or find. If you have a larger basket, spray paint is a great option!
Next, cut the stems down to size. You can use dried wheat stems (found at a craft store) or even sticks. Whatever resembles a pumpkin’s stem works, so be creative! The stem needs to be just a little taller than the flowers of your potted plant.
Using ribbon, tie the stems or stick to the wooden dowel. The dowel is what is going to stick into the soil, so have the dowel sticking out a couple extra inches below the stems.
Stick the dowel down into the soil and adjust the ribbon so that it rests just above or around the flower’s height.
Get creative and cut out your favorite jack-o-lantern face out of black craft foam. Using hot glue, adhere the jack-o-lantern face to the pumpkin planter.
Using soft white and/or orange string lights, wrap the stem and flowers in lights. When the sun begins to set, turn the lights on and enjoy your DIY Halloween Pumpkin Planter!
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DIY Halloween Pumpkin Planter
Supplies
- Basket
- Pot of fall color flowers of choice. Lantana flowers are pictured.
- Orange acrylic paint (or orange spray paint)
- Dried wheat stems, sticks, or anything similar
- Small wooden dowel or a wooden skewer
- Green ribbon
- Black craft foam
- Scissors
- Hot glue
- Battery-operated lights
Instructions
- Paint your basket orange (kids are great at helping with this part!)
- Cut the wheat stems or sticks down to size, so they pop up just above your flowers
- Using ribbon, tie the stems or stick to the wooden dowel. The dowel is what is going to stick into the soil, so have the dowel sticking out a couple extra inches below the stems.
- Push the wooden dowel into the center of the potted plant. Adjust the bow so it is about flower height. The wheat stems or sticks should pop up just above the flowers
- Cut out your desired jack-o-lantern face out of black craft foam
- Using hot glue, adhere the jack-o-lantern face to the basket
- Wrap small lights up the pumpkin's stem and lay out additional lights around the flowers
- Turn the lights on at dusk and enjoy your beautiful DIY fall decor!
