6 Easy and Awesome Ideas For What To Do with Plastic Pumpkins
Do you ever wonder what to do with plastic pumpkin buckets? Here are 6 ways I have given plastic pumpkins a makeover.
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What a fun way to display artificial pumpkins. No need to use real pumpkins when you can use dollar store pumpkins from last year to create these fun DIYs. Have fun with these easy 6 plastic pumpkin bucket crafts.
Pumpkin #1 –
I sprayed the fake pumpkin with black spray paint and let it dry.
I then sprayed it with Rustoleum Stone spray paint and let that dry.
I placed a witch hat on it and put it on display. I think it looks like faux concrete.
Pumpkin #2 –
I sprayed this pumpkin with Rustoleum Copper spray paint and let that dry.
I added a mum plant inside and set him on the front porch for display.
Pumpkin #3 –
I painted this pumpkin with Folk Art acrylic paint Chalkboard paint and let it dry.
I used it to serve cold apple cider. You could use the back side of him and write words with chalk of what you’re serving.
Pumpkin #4 –
I used hot glue to glue on Dollar Tree burlap ribbon on the pumpkin bucket. Gluing both the bottom and the top and overlapping the ribbon.
I used to to create an apple display.
Alternatively, you could rubber band the extra ribbon on top, closing the top of the bucket and creating a stem. I also wrapped a little ribbon around the stem, added some twine, and hot glued on a couple fake leaves.
Pumpkin #5 –
I painted Mod Podge onto the bucket and added strips of plaid fabric.
I then put another coat of Mod Podge over the top of all the fabric. I let this dry completely.
I gathered the extra fabric on top and used a rubber band to close the top, and left the excess fabric hanging loosely. I took another piece of the fabric and rolled it up and hot glued it into place as a stem. I found some red ribbon and let that dangle as the vines.
Pumpkin #6
I painted the pumpkin with Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint in the color Sheepskin and let dry completely. You could use white spray paint as well.
I hot glued rhinestones onto the pumpkin.
I added a hat and you can display the pumpkin rhinestone side forward or …
with the face side forward.
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You are so very sweet Marilyn, thank you and thanks for your amazing support. I’ll see you at the next party!
Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
You’re so very sweet and supportive Marilyn, thank you and I’ll see you at the next one.
These are all so great! I love the first one the most but all are super easy and adorable!
Thank you Sarah and I love hearing which one speaks to everyone – so fun to learn and see everyone’s opinions.
You are the pumpkin queen!! So many inexpensive, adorable ideas. Pinning. And grinning!
Thank you, absolutely love all things fall and Halloween 🙂
So many great pumpkin projects in this post! Thank you for linking up to Creative Compulsions!
Thank you so much Michelle 🙂
Hi Chaz,
These are all great projects and ideas. They’re all cut, the one bejeweled and the hat and sunflower is cute.
Cindy
Thank you so much Cindy, and I love reading which one is everyone’s favorite.
As usual, you have such clever ideas! I love the witch one the most! Now, all I need are to get some pumpkin buckets so I can decorate them like yours!!
I’m going to be featuring these at the Party in Your PJs link party. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas at our link party. You’re awesome!! (I wanna be like you when I grow up . . .)
You are so very sweet Nina, thank you so much for the kind words and for the feature. Hope you have a lovely week, and I’ll see you at the next party.
There are so many great ideas here! I especially love the pumpkin bucket turned planter! It was completely transformed with those gorgeous mums!
Thank you so much and I love that little planter too 🙂
What fabulously creative projects for fall Chaz.
I’d love to invite you over to link at my Create, Bake, Grow & Gather party where we love all things homemade.
Thank you Kerryanne and thanks so much for the invite. I’ll be sure to stop by 🙂
Wow – these pumpkin decorations are are amazing; if we celebrated Halloween I would think about creating a few of these outdoor decorations to be place on our front porch! #TrafficJamWeekend Linky Party
Thank you so much Antionette
You always have the best ideas for re-purposing items– I think I’m going to try the chalk paint one! Thanks!
You are so sweet Suzie, thank you 🙂
What great ideas for plastic pumpkins. I want to make all these. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much Pamela
Hard to believe those are plastic pumpkins. A great new look. I love the cloth ones. Those can sit out until Thanksgiving! Thanks for linking up with #trafficjam
Thank you so very much Tracy
Where do you buy the LED Strobe Lights?
Hi Pam, I got them at Dollar Tree
The first one is my fave! Love the concrete look! 😉
Thank you Julie, I love that one too 🙂
I love how the halloween buckerts turned out! It looks like a grandma Jovie project is in order! Thanks Chas.
Thanks Marilyn and Awe, I LOVE that – building memories with the family. Those are some of the best.
so cute chas gonna have to buy alot of them to make this
Thank you so much Faith, I’m excited you want to try some of them
cute