Pumpkins and Flowers Centerpiece for Halloween

As you know, every year I eschew the typical Halloween colors in favor of my own pastel palette.  Lucky for me, nature invented the mini white pumpkin - although, I think they may technically be squash. :-) In the past, I have dusted them in pale pink hues and painted them in pretty, chalky pastels. This year, I decided to glam them up a bit with some gold glitter and fresh flowers.

To make this super simple centerpiece, I purchased nine little white pumpkins (squash!) from my local farmer's market.  I washed them thoroughly in warm, soapy water with a little bleach (this helps keep them fresh longer). Once they were completely dry, I carefully painted each stem with elmer's glue and sprinkled them liberally with vintage gold glitter, shaking off the excess. I decided to just glitter the stems because I like to keep the pumpkins somewhat natural.

When they had dried completely, I stacked them on a creamy white pedestal cake stand...

Next, I interspersed the pumpkins with springs of pale blue Hydrangea. (Hint: if you want the centerpiece to really last, insert the Hydrangea stems into small florist water tubes (available at any craft or floral supply shop) and just hide them behind the pumpkins).

Happy Halloween!

:-)

Jessica

Comments

[Sherrill]

Super cute! I love them!

[koolchicken]

This looks fantastic. And just a heads up, pink pumpkins exist. I have two in my house right now! I live in WA and we had them at the local farms and Whole Foods had tons as well. They're a nice pastel pink too, though they do veer slightly coral. The farm also had tiny pastel yellow gourds, tiny white ones, and large white pumpkins. :)

[Laura Tieri]

That is a very elegant display! Very pretty!

[Rachel]

These are absolutely beautiful! What a clever idea to cover the stems in glitter ;-) Makes me want to grab all the pumpkins off my porch and cover them in glitter! Happy pastel Halloween!!! You make it elegant, as always.