My Deco Mesh Pumpkin DIY project recycles my summer wire baskets. This DIY autumn pumpkin decor is easy and inexpensive to do.
Since moving south and enjoying the extended spring and fall seasons has truly been an added bonus. The time to decorated for fall is upon us, and being able to enjoy fall themed decoration from September till we switch them out in late November for Christmas makes it really fun.
Deco Mesh Pumpkin Materials:
- One roll of 10 yards (21 inch mesh) should be enough to make this deco mesh pumpkin.
- Two round wire hanging planter baskets (available at the Dollar Store, Big Lots).
- 4-6 pipe cleaners/ chenille stems or a rubber band (available at the Dollar Store).
- Paper covered floral wire/ grapevine wire/ natural bind wire.
- Wired burlap ribbon.
Deco Mesh Pumpkin How to:
- I started with two old wired baskets that I kwik tied together to create a pumpkin shape. See the image below as an example.
- Then I used pipe cleaners, which are also called chenille stems to band together the tubes of deco mesh on both the top and bottom.
- These pipe cleaners connect the 18 tubes of Deco Mesh as instructed on the video tutorial.
I bought the deco mesh at the local Walmart. I also bought some wire curls, burlap ribbon for leaves and fall floral picks to decorate the top. To create the stem, I cut a large brown paper bag in half and twisted by hand as tight as I could and stuck it in the top hole and it was done.
Here is a nice video from Trendy Tree on how to make the Deco Mesh Pumpkin Project:
The local produce stands and home centers are showing great looking mums and other fall plants , pumpkins and gourds in all sizes and shapes. I like to wait on getting the pumpkins till later, so they will not rot or mold before Halloween. I have been collecting over the year a variety of artificial pumpkins and gourds that help fill in spots and crevices. I also have my eye on an old wheelbarrow wagon at the local resale shop I am hoping to pick up if the price isn’t out of my reach.
You can get more ideas from my Pinterest boards
https://www.pinterest.com/chrisjroman/
“Happy Fall!”