DIY Shabby Chic Pumpkin Vase Centerpiece

It’s Pumpkin season, yippie!! So get your DIY hat, fall crafting supplies and join me for a fun and easy DIY Shabby Chic Pumpkin Vase Centerpiece Tutorial. After seeing the “Bootiful Pumpkins” in this month’s Better Homes and Garden I knew that a Pumpkin vase was absolutely going to be my first pumpkin décor project of the season. I wanted to try something a little different, so instead of a plain orange pumpkin vase I took it a step further and gave my pumpkin vase a look that is a little more chic….shabby chic that is!!  a shabby chic pumpkin vase. As most of you know I am in LOVE with Shabby Chic décor, so painting my pumpkin vase white and adding burlap was the only logical thing to do 🙂

You can make a DIY Shabby Chic Pumpkin Vase or just a regular pumpkin vase out of Foam (Carvable) Pumpkins or Real Pumpkins. For my DIY Shabby Chic Pumpkin vase I chose to use a 6” foam pumpkin that I purchased from the dollar tree a few years back (I bought like 15 of those things) at the time it may have seemed a little extreme, but they have lasted me through 3 seasons of pumpkin crafts and I think I’ll be good for at least one more season. 🙂

The Dollar Tree only have Carvable pumpkins in one size (6 inches), so if you would like a carvable pumpkin that is larger or smaller in size you should check out Hobby Lobby or Michaels, as they have a wide variety carvable pumpkins.

I decided to use my shabby chic pumpkin vase to display a flower arrangement (it’s not really an arrangement, it’s just a bunch of fake roses) but they are orange so I thought they would look nice for fall 🙂

I am temporarily showcasing my shabby chic floral pumpkin arrangement on my fireplace mantel; however once I get everything for my fall tablescape I’m going to move it to my dining room (I’m not a fan of the white pumpkin on a white mantel) but it works for now 🙂

Alright, let’s get started!!

Here is what you will need:

• Carvable Pumpkin
• Pencil
• Knife
• Paint
• Paint Brush
• Burlap
• Twine
• Burlap flower
• Mod Podge or Hot Glue Gun

Step 1: Draw a circle to outline where you are going to carve

Step 2: Carve your pumpkin. I used a regular kitchen knife to carve out the center

After carving out center

Step 3: Paint your pumpkin (I used acrylic paint)

After 2 coats of paint

Step 4: Embellish your pumpkin. Start by wrapping a piece of Burlap around the center of your pumpkin

To add a little more character I took a long piece of twine and wrapped it around the pumpkin (in the center of the burlap) about 4 times

Lastly I added adorned my pumpkin vase with a Burlap and Lace Flower (The flower is slightly larger than I’d like it to be, but I didn’t realize it until it was glued on). Next time I’ll use a smaller flower 🙂

Step 6: Add Vase Filler. This will help your flowers stay in place. I’m using silk flowers so I didn’t add water; however if you want to use real flowers you will use slightly less vase filler and add water

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Step 7: Arrange your flowers

Here is what it looks like after you’ve arranged all of your flowers into your pumpkin vase