Pumpkins aren't just grown for food. Many varieties are ideal for making vases, candlesticks, mini-sculptures and other crafts. They will be useful for decorating a house, a summer residence, a personal plot, creating coziness and a unique autumn flavor.
Pumpkin vase: simple and practical
A beautiful and unusual decorative pumpkin vase can be made in just half an hour. For work, it is better to choose fruits of medium size, regular shape and uniform color. Round and pear-shaped pumpkins are suitable, they can be painted, supplemented with carvings, small decorative elements. But the main decoration will be a luxurious bouquet of asters, chrysanthemums, immortelles, rowan berries, maple or oak branches. Such a composition will decorate any interior and bring the atmosphere of autumn into the house.
To make a vase, you need a medium-sized pumpkin. In addition, you will have to purchase:
- flower foam (sold in any florist salon);
- a glass container to be inserted into the pumpkin;
- carving knife;
- wax or paraffin.
Place a glass or small narrow jar on top of the pumpkin. Using a knife blade, mark a circle with a diameter slightly larger than the bottom of the glass container. Cut out the cone, spoon out the pulp. In order for the vase to serve for a long time, you need to remove all the seeds, leaving only thin walls.
Rinse the pumpkin with running water, wipe with a napkin and dry thoroughly. Heat the paraffin or wax in a water bath and use a flat brush to scrub the inside of the vase. The wax coating will protect the pumpkin from damage, the vase will be able to decorate the house until spring.
Place the flower foam on the glass or jar inside the pumpkin. Water should be poured only into a glass container, not allowing the pumpkin to hit the walls. It remains to make a beautiful bouquet and place it in a new vase. If the container is intended for dried flowers, you can do without installing a water container, it is enough to clean the pumpkin from the inside and cover the walls with paraffin or wax.
The vase can be finished with varnish or pastel paint. It is sprayed from a spray gun or applied with a small foam roller. To make the product look neat, paint is applied in 2-3 layers, each layer is well dried.
Autumn candlesticks for home and garden
Summer and autumn are great times for making seasonal interior decorations. All the materials you need can be found in your own garden. Small decorative pumpkins make a spectacular eco-style candlestick. They are absolutely safe, non-flammable, durable. For manufacturing, you will need a carving knife, a spoon, decorative elements.
Cut off the tops of small, beautifully shaped pumpkins. With a spoon, select all the pulp, rinse and dry the blanks. If the candlesticks are intended for tall candles, they are shaped like a bowl, the lamps in which the low floating candles are placed can be made elongated or round.
In order for the candlesticks to transmit light, the walls must be openwork. Mark a simple pattern with a pencil, then cut out the outlines with a sharp carving knife. The larger the motifs, the easier it is to cut them. The edges can be left smooth, scalloped or scalloped.
Ready-made candlesticks are placed at home or in the garden, they look beautiful on a dining table or mantelpiece. Products must be protected from moisture, with careful use, they will last for several months. Similarly, it is easy to make other crafts: jewelry boxes, hanging jewelry, wall clocks, original photo frames, children's toys and even handbags.
