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Fall Craft: Chrysanthemum Pumpkins
Try this clever way to use chrysanthemums and freshly-picked pumpkins on the front porch.
Image courtesy of Melissa Caughey
Blooming pumpkins decorate the front porch.
By:
Melissa Caughey
I love fall in New England. Each year, I look forward to decorating the front porch. I love to stack pumpkins, display gourds and adorn the front door wreath with Indian corn. Typically, I also pick up a few mums to tuck among the pumpkins.
This year, I wanted to come up with a clever way to display our house numbers. So instead of putting the mums in planters, I decided to use them to decorate the pumpkins with our house numbers. It was easy and so much fun! If you prefer, you could even add mums to a pumpkin to fill in a silhouette of the moon, pumpkin, an acorn or anything else that reminds you of autumn.
Supplies:
- Pumpkins
- Mixed fall mum floral arrangements
- Scissors
- Knife or drill
- Newspaper
- Floral vials
Take a peek at all of the step-by-step directions in the gallery below.
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