It’s A Rustic Pumpkin Patch

It’s a rustic pumpkin patch and I will tell you how to make one for yourself. Once upon a time I had wood landscape edging all around my flower beds. So inspiration struck and I decided if I took one off the wire hooking them all together it looked like a pumpkin. I gave the little post a wash of orange craft paint and painted on a pumpkin face in black. Next step was to find a twig and glue it to the top. I made more.  Then I hot glued some floral moss, wood chips and straw to top of the heads.  Craft glue will work also but take longer to dry.

Materials used for the rustic pumpkin patch.

Now I like to decorate with pumpkins during the fall months so I usually turn them around so the face isn’t visible in September and November. For this post I decided to up it a notch and drilled a hole in the top of the wood.

Hole drilled in post

Then I color washed the wood with orange craft paint. I had to patiently let the paint dry so I decided to find green leaves to use on this pumpkin.

Orange Craft Paint

I used what I had so I know the leaves are not pumpkin leaves but this is a rustic pumpkin not a real pumpkin so I am ok with that. I also cut off a few pieces of rope I had from another project.  I unraveled them  and stuck them in the drilled hole. Then I stuck in 3 leaves.   Remember to put the wood glue in the hole. Then I stuck the twig in the hole and I have my rustic pumpkin. It is such a fast and easy project that you certainly can make a rustic pumpkin patch in no time at all.

Top of Pumpkin with leaves, rope and twig.

I bought the edging at Lowes so it should be readily available either there or any garden center.  Don’t you think this would be a fun craft project to do with the kids after you drill the hole?

Wood Landscape Edging

 Rustic Pumpkin Patch Materials List

• Wood Landscape Edging
• Orange and Black  Craft Paint
• Twigs,  Wood Chips, Straw, Floral Moss, Rope
• Silk Leaves
• Containers for paint and paint brushes.
• Drill and Drill Bit
• Wood Glue, Hot Glue Gun and Glue or Craft Glue

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