When decorating your home for the changing season, why not try a festive pumpkin inspired floral centerpiece. Halloween decorations don’t have to be just ghosts and witches, pumpkins as a vase are an ideal eye-catching decoration throughout Autumn and Halloween.
What you will need:
- 1 pumpkin which you can pick up at the local supermarket.
- A block of floral foam or small vase of water to fit inside the pumpkin.
- Carving knife to cut the top off and a spoon to scoop out the insides.
- Autumnal flowers, leaves and berries.
Here are some tips when dressing your pumpkin:
- When cutting the top off your pumpkin try keep a wide opening in the center to make it ease to scoop out all the guts.
- Line the inside of the pumpkin with plastic. The plastic lining will help keep the moisture in when you water the floral foam.
- Cut the floral foam to size and soak this in water as you are preparing you flowers.
- Insert the foam block or vase inside the pumpkin and begin creating your arrangement.
- Begin your arrangement with flowers then you can add leaves, berries and other seasonal embellishments.
- An ideal color scheme is orange, yellow and red to give an autumnal feel. You can also add a splash of purple to bring some life to the arrangement while also keeping the arrangement seasonal.