Supplies3-5 Small Pumpkins
Knife for carving pumpkins
floral tape
floral scissors
flowers (mixture from the grocery store works)
3-5 metal cans, cleaned
dried oats or broom corn
pine or fir or filler leaves
oasis (optional)
First cut the ends of the flower stems (about an inch) and place them in a bucket of tepid water (with the nutrient powder stuff that comes with the flowers) and let them sit over night to soak up water. You can get at local grocery store for cheap: 3 bouquets at $12 or $4 each. Or you may be able to obtain for free at local park, bog area, your garden or from a friend or neighbor. The next day, cut the top off the pumpkin (making sure no bigger than size of your can) clean out the inside completely.
Take the flowers and form a bouquet in your hand. Make sure that it is balanced and not too big. Good flowers to use in this kind of arrangement are hydrangeas, Fiji mums, broom corn, oats, drumstick flower and pine sprigs. Optional: berries, painted branches and/or tiny plastic pumpkins or ribbon (all readily available at any dollar store). When you have a desired bouquet, tape the stems together and cut stems so that it fits nicely in the pumpkin.
These flower arrangements last about a week (or you can use artificial equivalent but I prefer the real thing) If you spray WD-40 or hairspray on the inside of the pumpkins, they will last longer BUT DO NOT DO THIS IF USING REAL CANDLES ANYWHERE NEAR THE PUMPKIN.
In addition to being a nice centerpiece, these pumpkins can be nice additions to any porch, sideboard, or coffee table.
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