Using Dollar Tree items to make a cute pumpkin planter to decorate your home! I placed mine on our Dining room table.
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For my pumpkin theme I am taking 8 Dollar Tree door hangers, 1 Dollar Tree pizza pan, 1 Dollar Tree wire candleholder, 1 ring binder, 8 screws with bolts, and antique gold spray paint to make an adorable metal pumpkin.
How to make a wire pumpkin
Remove all the hooks from the labels.
Starting with the square hook part of the hanger straighten the top crease only, do this step to all 8 hangers.
I straighten out the hook part of the hanger (where you would place the wreath on) to less of a curve.
I gave the hanger a squeeze to give it more of a curve shape.
Sit the hangers to the side for now. Disregard the color and bad shape my pizza pan is in (I used this for another project) taking the pizza pan, ruler and pencil mark a dot at one edge. Use that mark as a guide to start marking lines resembling a cut pie. 🙂
I drilled where I marked the dots on the pizza pan and in the center of the straight end of the hanger.
I had 8 bolts with nuts on hand, mine are a little long for my project, but I don’t mind they stick out I am covering over it anyhow. You might want to use smaller screws if you are purchasing them, I am using what I had on hand.
Attach the hanger to the pizza pan with the nuts and bolts, making sure you have the head of the bolts on the bottom and nuts on top.
With needle nose pliers bend the top of the hanger curve into a curvature hook. You could do this in the first step of prepping the hangers.
To hold all the hangers in place I am using an album ring binder and hooking all the hangers to the ring.
For the stem I am using a Dollar Tree wire candle holder. I removed the plate off the base. Wiggling it back and forth broke the plate off.
Straitening out the legs of the base, shaping the piece to resemble a stem of the pumpkin. I formed two of the wires into a shape of an outside curvature and two wires inside curvature.
Apply E6000 to the end of each wire and place it on top of the pumpkin with the wires on the outside of the ring. I pinched the ends toward the ring to keep secured.
I sanded the pan and wiped off all the dust with a damp cloth. This step can be skipped if your pan is new.
The pumpkin is turning out so cute!!
To finish it up, I am giving the whole pumpkin two coats of Rust-oleum Antique gold spray paint.
I am loving this!!
You can style your pumpkin with wire leaves and curly twig if you want. Make it your own.
Making a centerpiece with the metal pumpkin planter
Here are the items I used:
- faux eucalyptus garland
- faux pumpkins
- 2 Dollar Tree fairy lights
- a few sprigs of eucalyptus leaves
Begin with greenery and insert into the wire pumpkin making sure the greenery covers the bottom. I draped over the sides of the pumpkin as well.
Taking the pumpkins arranging them on the greenery.
Placing the fairy lights around the greenery and pumpkins.
Filling in the gaps I am using pieces of eucalyptus.
And that’s it! An inexpensive Fall decoration to make and I love how you can add whatever you want inside the planter to make it your own. Wouldn’t this look cute on top of an urn? Decorating with this could be a lot of fun.
I think it looks good with the lights off or on.
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Next up is Jodi, The House House I can’t wait to see what she has inspired! To see more pumpkin inspiration click on each name of my friend’s blog title and it will take you over to see their idea to decorate with pumpkins.
Decorating our home on a budget is my thrill. I think a home can look beautiful without breaking the bank. Your home should bring the best out of you and make you feel happy. You should smile every time you enter your home. 🙂
That’s awesome, being that you did it cold you could also use it for Christmas put a small tiny tree top angel on top of the stem, with some twinkle lights up inside the dress. Then put some hay down, and do a little manger scenery inside. The lights that twinkle inside the tree top dress of the angel, Will glow down on top of the baby Jesus in the manger…♥️🙏♥️
Thank you! I was thinking of removing the stem and adding a metal sphere in it’s place and using it all year long. It is a great piece. I need to figure out a different item for the stem next Fall.
Terrie, your pumpkin is a work of art! I never would have thought to use dollar tree wreath hangers to make a pumpkin. I like the way the little lights shine from within and the colors look great with your dining room furnishings.
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Thank you Rachelle. I used those door hangers for a lantern. They are so easy to shape. I love how the pumpkin looks and could be used for any season by just removing the stem and adding a knob or something else in it’s place.
Oh Terrie, I LOVE this!! You are beyond clever, this is so cute and creative and such a fabulous centerpiece! You have mad skills girl!
Thanks Jenna! You are way too nice. I just love making things for our home. Sometimes when you are cheap you have to be clever. ha! Thanks again!
As usual, a very creative project, Terrie. You are a magician. So cute and I lvoe that you can reuse it over and over.
Thanks Carol! Best decorations is one you can use more than once. You are so sweet thank you. Have a great Fall season!
I love it Terrie and Dollar Tree needs to use you as a spokesperson. You create amazing pieces.
Just love it and thanks for hosting this hop each month!
Cindy
Thank you Cindy! I am just a little pinch of people using Dollar Tree items. I just love roaming in the store searching for abnormal things to use. You are so sweet, thanks for all your kind words.
Terrie! Once again you crushed it. This is absolutely adorable. Great job!
Thanks Jodi! It looks super cute sitting on our dining room table doesn’t it? To think it was made out of a pizza pan and door hangers.
The pumpkin is adorable! Not sure I’m that ambitious (or talented). Yes, Dollar Tree needs to know how you scout their store for materials to make all your cute projects.
Donna, it had several steps to it but it was really easy. Plus…to buy one similar would be triple the price. You know me, I like to change things up every season so keeping it budget friendly means DIYS. Thank you so much my friend for your visits and sweet comments.
I love how you think, girl! Your metal pumpkin is perfection and the ways to decorate it are endless! Thank you so much for all you do hosting this fun hop!
Oh Christine you would never want to be inside this girls head! Thank you, I love how the pumpkin arrangement turned out, perfect? It’s not but it looks great on our table.
Thanks for joining in my friend!
Terrie, you amaze me every time! Love this!
Awe thanks Corine! I am so happy that you like my pumpkin arrangement. It turned out so cute. Happy Fall my friend!
Wow!! Does the #DollarTree know what amazing things you can do with their stuff?? I think they should hear about it!! Great pumpkin idea!
Liberty
I am just a small person using Dollar Tree items, I am so touched that you feel like they would be amazed. You are so sweet Liberty! Thank you!
Girl! I want my mind to work like yours for just one day! You come up with just the best things!!!! Love this…
You know the saying watch what you wish for!!! You are safer staying in your own head. ha! Thank you for the sweet compliment Tammy.