DIY Fall Farmhouse Decoration (Peat Pots & Pumpkins)

Better late than never for fall projects, right?!! Today I’m going to show you how to make a quick and easy DIY fall farmhouse decoration that will compliment your holiday decorating.

I’ve been so busy getting ready for the annual Shaker Holiday Show that I participate in every year, that I neglected one of my favorite things: decorating for fall. I made a bunch of today’s decorations and they are now scattered around my kitchen, creating an a nice, festive atmosphere.

Let me show you how to make them…

Materials to Make DIY Fall Farmhouse Decoration

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Materials:

1. Small (3″) white pumpkins (or paint-your-own)
2. Chalk paint (not shown)
3. Sponge brushes
4. Peat pots (3 1/4″ high x 3 3/8″ top diameter)
5. Craft paint 
6. Orange berry trim 
7. Hot glue gun

Step 1: Paint Your Peat Pots

Using a sponge brush, give your peat pots a splotchy coat of off-white craft paint (or “vanilla” or “antique white”). Depending upon the thickness of the paint, you may want to add a bit of water to get the look you want.

Of course you can cover the pots evenly with paint, but I think the splotchy look gives it an older, antique appearance, which is what I was going for.

Step 2: Paint Your Baby Boo Pumpkins

Chances are, whether you buy white or orange pumpkins, you’ll want to give them a coat or two of chalk paint. All of the white pumpkins I’ve seen for sale at craft stores tend to be quite glossy and for this project, I much prefer the textured, matte finish of chalk paint.

I used my own homemade chalk paint, but I also use Hobby Lobby brand (shown) and Folk Art brand for some of my projects.

Pro Tip: Some of my pumpkins didn’t have stems, but I have a stash of real stems saved off of real baby boo pumpkins from years-gone-by. I use them whenever I make stuffed sweater pumpkins (or flannel shirt pumpkins).

An alternative to real pumpkin stems that has also worked well for me is twigs from trees in my yard.

Step 3: Add Trim to the Peat Pot

Using hot glue, attach the orange berry garland to the top of the peat pot, wrapping it around as many times as you like, until you’re happy with the result.

When I was ready to make these pumpkin pots, I couldn’t find orange garland anywhere, so I picked up a fall candle ring and took it apart.

I twisted the individual stems together and gradually glued them to the pot until I was satisfied with the look. In the end, I liked that the pots have different sized berries and a few leaves, too.

Step 4: Glue Pumpkins onto Peat Pots

Set one of your pumpkins on top of a peat pot and notice where they make contact. Apply a bit of hot glue to the bottom of the pumpkin where you saw they made contact. Press it into place. You’re done!

If you have pumpkins in various sizes, you can glue a smaller one atop a larger one (after removing the stem) to create a sort of pumpkin topiary.

Pro tip: Take any extra brown wire pieces that may just be “hanging out” and wrap them around a pencil to create little decorative curly ques (like those you see on the pumpkin pot to the right above).

DIY Farmhouse Pumpkin Pots as Table Centerpieces

One way you can use your pumpkin pots for the holidays is to run them down the center of your table. Here you see them on either side of an ironstone pitcher that I have filled with dried hydrangea.

Or you can simply tuck them into your fall decor wherever you like! I’ve nestled this one between my fall thermoses and a brand new, perfectly rusted scale.

Let me know if this projected inspired your creative juices in the comments below, and should you make some of your own, you know I want to see them!!

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