Make these mini pumpkin flower arrangements for a fall dinner party or any autumn family celebration…and give them away as favors!
Creating these pumpkin flower arrangements is a fun and festive way to bring the beauty of fall into your home. Instead of using a regular vase, hollow out a pumpkin, and fill it with your favorite fall flowers. They are easy to make, and they add a charming touch to any room. Whether you want to decorate your dining table or give them away as gifts, these pumpkin flower arrangement are a creative way to celebrate and welcome the season.
Use whatever flowers and greenery you like or have on hand…and of course, use the pumpkin color you like best. I chose little white pumpkins, white berries, russet mums, eucalyptus, and rosemary. Read on to find out how to put these little cuties together.
Tip to Make These Arrangements Last Longer
If you want your mini pumpkin flower arrangements to last as long as possible, use this method to prepare your pumpkins before you start arranging.
Supplies Needed
- real mini pumpkins
- floral foam
- assorted fresh flowers, greenery, and berries
- flower shears
- Press’n Seal or plastic wrap
- Sharp chef’s knife: this knife has over 14,000 positive reviews!
What Flowers To Use
Everything used for these four arrangements was purchased at my local Kroger store. I picked up one bunch of mums, two bunches of eucalyptus, and one bunch of white berries. I used fresh rosemary from my garden. Faux flowers can also be used to make these mini pumpkins. If using faux stems, there is no need to add any water.
Assembly instructions
- Soak about half of a block of floral foam in water for a few minutes.
- With a sharp knife, cut approximately the top third off each pumpkin. Slice straight through the pumpkins. Don’t use a ceramic chef’s knife for cutting the pumpkins. I promise you it will break!
- Scoop the seeds out of the pumpkin bottoms with a spoon.
- Tear off a small piece of press ‘n seal to line each pumpkin. Place the sticky side down and press it into the pumpkin holes.
- Trim off the excess press ‘n seal with scissors.
- Cut pieces of the wet floral foam to fit the hole of each pumpkin.
- Add more water to each piece of floral foam. You want them wet, but not wet enough to overflow.
- Prepare your flowers and greenery by cutting the stems to about 3 or 4 inches long.
- Begin by placing pieces of greenery around the outside edges of the floral foam.
- Fill in the outside edges of each arrangement with blooms.
- Use the rest of the blooms, greenery, or berries to fill in the top of each pumpkin.
- Try to make the top of each pumpkin as rounded as possible.
- Stand back and admire your handy-work!
How Long Will They Last?
I love the way these mini pumpkin flower arrangements turned out. From start to finish, the four pumpkins took about an hour to arrange, and I enjoyed every minute. You can definitely make these a few days in advance. If you prepare your pumpkins first, the arrangements will last four to five days…especially if you use mums.
By the way, I recently heard from a reader who was making 30 of these arrangements for an event she was hosting! For even more inspiration, see how these mini pumpkin arrangements made this fall table setting extra special.
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You fill my day with joy with your simple directions and easy things for us to do. I am looking forward to making these adorable mini pumpkin flower arrangements.
Hi Anne,
My 6 year old granddaughter wanted to know what I was looking at on my phone and I showed her your adorable pumpkins. Right away she stated singing I’m a little pumpkin short and round. I grow on a vine and on the ground. I started as a seed, then grow and grow. Soon I’ll be ready to be carved and glow glow glow! She loves the little pumpkins and wants to make them with Nana Honey🥰
Great project not only for adults but also little ones can fill the pumpkins with fresh or artificial flowers.
These are really cute!! Great idea and pretty easy 🍂
I’ve been looking for some good knives. Cutting pumpkins, gourds or squash…even watermelons really require a large sharp knife.
This is perfect for those short stemmed flowers that seem to get lost in the vase of larger ones I pick from the garden.
Covering the inside with wrap is a good idea. this way too I can re-use my foam. It’s getting expensive now days:0)
So cute Ann! Love it!
These are adorable! I have a long, narrow tray that these would look great on!
Lovely!! Would be beautiful as Thanksgiving place settings as well!! 🍁🍁❤️
Ann, thank you just doesn’t seem adequate, but it does express my gratitude, along with every other comment the ladies have left above. Thank You,
Lovely idea !
I love these little pumpkins! They’ll be perfect for an upcoming party. Thank you for the tutorial.
The tutorial was just perfect. Step by step decorations is just what I need! Can’t wait to make them for Thanksgiving. Thanks!
Oh I love these colors! Thanks for the great tutorial and the inspiration!
Love this. The colors really pop with the white pumpkins. Thank you for the easy to follow instructions.
Here in Texas we are getting our first touch of fall with temps in the 40’s, a welcome season after weeks of 90’s. Your mini pumpkin arrangements are just the touch I need for an upcoming luncheon. Love the way you use fresh flowers in such inspiring decor. Hugs
Excellent instructions that anyone can follow!
So beautiful Ann! Can’t wait to try this for Thanksgiving. Love everything you do! Going to make your apple walnut bread this week! Looks yummy!
Thank you so much for the tutorial. They’re darling pumpkins!
Wonderful! These are great and your instructions are so wonderful I think I could even do this!
I’m thinking with one of your name tags tucked in among the flowers at each place setting – what a wonderful fall table. The creative ideas are floating around in my head. Can’t wait for Thursday!
Hi Ann!
I love these little beauties! I especially like the white berries with white pumpkins!
Too cute!!
God bless,
Carol
Just lovely, Ann! Great tutorial, too!
Ann, I really enjoy your blog. You teach us to cook, craft and decorate our homes in such a beautiful way. Your home is done in a very tasteful and beautiful way without looking like you a person has bought out a craft store or two. I loved the little pumpkins and such detailed instructions on making such beautiful flower arrangements. Thank you for creative projects!
These are adorable! Love at first sight! Your instructions are great and I think even I can make these for Thanksgiving. Can’t wait to start collecting my supplies! Thank you! Gail
These floral arrangements using pumpkins are so adorable. Great idea for Thanksgiving. Jean
Darling! Thanks for the instructions…they will look fabulous at my Thanksgiving table! ;)
Ann, these are so wonderful! I might just try those for my own Thanksgiving table. Thank you for all of your wonderful ideas! I love your blog.
These are soooo sweet, love the white pumpkins with the subtle touch of color.They will look beautiful on your Thanksgiving table.
These are beautiful! Like others, I appreciate the clear, thorough instructions! Thank you!
So pretty, Ann! Thank you for the clear instructions on how to assemble these. I am imagining a large, orange pumpkin filled with white Mums and greens.
Adorable arrangements!
Ann, your directions are excellent. This is a practical and cute idea. Thanks!
These are beautiful. Thank you for the how-to.
So pretty, Ann, just perfect! Add a name tag and they serve as place markers too.
Sheila