wreath of pumpkins

Here's a great use for those miniature pumpkins that you see in grocery stores and at produce stands this time of year.  For a Halloween decoration that will bring seasonal color to your front door, attach some miniature pumpkins to a plastic foam wreath. 

It's easy to do . . . Just wire the tiny pumpkins to the wreath form, and use sheet moss to fill in the spaces between them. Then cap the wreath with a big black bow, and hang it on the front door. 

Here's how . . .   

MATERIALS

heavy-gauge florist wire

nail or ice pick (optional)

miniature pumpkins

plastic foam wreath form

sheet moss

florist pins

wide black ribbon   

Step 1

Use the end of heavy-gauge florist wire to make a hole near the bottom of a miniature pumpkin. Run wire through pumpkin and out the opposite side. You could also use a nail or ice pick to make a hole on either side of the pumpkin, and then insert florist wire.

Step 2

Place the miniature pumpkin on the form; on underside of wreath, twist wire ends together to hold the pumpkin in place. Continue threading and attaching pumpkins with wire until wreath form is completely covered.

Step 3 

Cover exposed areas of wreath form with pieces of sheet moss, securing with florist pins.  

Step 4

Twist a piece of florist wire around the top of the wreath to make a loop for hanging. Make a large bow from wide black ribbon, and attach it near the wire loop. Hang the wreath by the wire loop from a nail or hook inserted in the front door.  

. . . and voilà ~ a gorgeous wreath 

you can enjoy through the Fall season.