Autumn is here again and it’s time for autumn decoration of which pumpkin is the most frequent element. It can be purchased in various shapes, sizes and colors but its disadvantage is getting rotten after a while, so it can’t be stored for the next year. However, pumpkin shaped decoration can be made DIY by using creatively the materials around, this way creating durable and eco-friendly decoration.
Let’s collect the corks of vine bottles. Choose the pieces in the same size and paint them in orange (maybe in other color if it fits better for the interior). Glue them to each other by their long sides as giving round shape front wise. Let’s start with a row of three, then put four on top of it, five on that row, and so on and so on, at last decrease the number of the corks in one row again for getting the round shape. Glue a stem made of branch and string on the top.
Old knitted pullovers in proper colors can be saved from throwing out. Turn it over, cut off the sleeves, sew the holes and the bottom of it. Turn it over again and fill it through the neck hole with wad or spared fabrics for getting a round shape. Sew it tight at the end and stick a fabric covered branch in it as a stem. If leaves are made also, the seam on the top can be covered more easily.
Have a bigger log cut into 2-3 cm thick slices. Paint the cut surfaces in orange. Fix a branch and cirri made of wire on the top of each pieces. Leaning to the wall, it will be a showy pile of pumpkins.
Lids of jars should be holed on their brims in two places, 2 cm from each other. Paint them in the desired color. String them on a thin wire for being them around and twine the ends of the wire. Glue a branch (cinnamon twig is good also), raffia and dried leaves on the top.
The simplest way of making faux pumpkins is buying orange yarn balls in a haberdashery shop in several hues and types. Only a stem and faux-leaves have to be tucked in it and the faux-pumpkin is ready.
Ask for help of an interior designer for further creative decoration ideas.