DIY Hardware Store Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

Directions

1. Insert a galvanized bucket into a heavy-duty trash bag.
2. Put on nitrile protective gloves, then apply toilet bowl cleaner all over the bucket's surface, seal the bag, and leave it overnight.
3. Remove the bucket from the bag and set it on a surface that can get paint on it.
4. Use black paint to create a jack-o'-lantern face of your choice on the front of the bucket.
5. After the paint dries, fill the bucket with your favorite fall flowers to enjoy throughout the season.
6. Ask the hardware store to cut a 4x4 wooden post into three pieces: 15 inches, 11 inches, and 7 inches long.
7. Paint the cut boards with orange paint and let them dry completely.
8. Once dry, lightly sand the boards to give the paint a weathered appearance.
9. Cut several pieces of jute rope to about 6 inches each.
10. Unravel the braided rope until all the individual strands are separated.
11. Using pinking shears, cut a patterned ribbon into leaf shapes.
12. Wrap wired twine around a pencil to create curls, then cut it off with wire cutters.
13. Attach several of the separated rope pieces to the tops of the boards with hot glue.
14. Twist the rope around itself and insert a short, straight piece of wired twine inside to keep the rope upright.
15. Secure the rope to the twine using hot glue.
16. Complete the autumn look by gluing a couple of ribbon leaves and tendrils to the base of the stem.
17. Remove the chains and liners from two metal hanging planters.
18. Place the planter frames on a drop cloth and spray paint them orange.
19. Once dry, slide the liner back into one frame, then fill it with potting soil and your preferred fall foliage.
20. After planting, slide the other planter frame over the top and secure it to the first frame using wire.