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DIY Wood Pumpkin Stand

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DIY Wood Pumpkin Tutorial: perfect project to make for Fall and Halloween! Decorate your porch, inside your home or for your next Halloween party! Use it to hold candy, plants, magazines and more. 

I’m so excited that Fall is here and share with you my latest DIY project! For someone like me whose passionate about decorating, Fall is a great reason for me to switch up my porch decor and add fall plants and…pumpkins!

Recently I made this DIY Wood Pumpkin Stand for my entryway – you can use this wooden holder to hold plants, candy, magazines or other home related items.

I’m showing you how it can be displayed for Halloween – Isn’t it beautiful?

DIY Rustic Wood Pumpkin Tutorial: perfect project to make for Fall and Halloween! Decorate your porch, inside your home or for your next Halloween party! Use it to hold candy, plants, magazines and more. www.settingforfour.com

 

DIY Rustic Wood Pumpkin Tutorial: perfect project to make for Fall and Halloween! Decorate your porch, inside your home or for your next Halloween party! Use it to hold candy, plants, magazines and more. Your family will love it! www.settingforfour.com

I’m so excited to show you how I made this rustic DIY wood pumpkin! 

Gather your supplies:

  • 2 – 72” x 5-1/2” cedar fence pickets, square edged preferred
  • 1 – 1×2 x 4 feet long (can cut a 8 foot long 1×2 in half for use on two projects)
  • 1″ staples
  • Exterior wood glue
  • Measuring tape
  • Circular saw or miter saw
  • Jigsaw
  • Staple gun
  • Clamps
  • Solid work surface
  • Sandpaper 150 grit
  • Carpenter’s pencil
  • Exterior paint – I used white
  • Paint brush

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Cut list for DIY wood pumpkin:

Pumpkin

  • 4 – Cedar fence pickets cut into 18” long pieces (length can be flexible to accommodate all four cuts on a single fence picket)
  • 2 – 1×2 @ 20″ long
  • 1 – 1×2 @ 8″ long (length can be flexible to use up scrap wood)

Front box

  • 1 – Cedar fence picket @17″ long
  • 2 – Cedar Fence pickets @ 5-1/2″ long
  • 1 – Cedar Fence picket @ 16″ long

Cut all of your boards on the cut list using your circular saw. For the pieces on the pumpkin, there is flexibility to cut slightly shorter to accommodate all of the pieces per given materials list. For the box pieces, you need to cut straight and accurate to the cut list.

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Lay the four fence pickets on the work surface – the overall width should about 23″. Place the 20″ long 1x2s on top with approximately a 1-1/2″ gap on either end.  Tip: Use the stem piece(stem is 1-1/2″ wide) as a guide! Use wood glue and staple gun to secure 1x2s to the fence pickets.

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Flip project over and add additional two staples per overlap of fence picket and 1x 2 to secure fence pickets from front to 1 x 2 support. Do not staple withing 1″ of the edges as there is no 1 x 2 backing here.

Use carpenter’s pencil and draw a pumpkin shape on the front of the cedar boards, starting 3″ out at the bottom edges. Do not cross the 1 x 2 supports when you are drawing your pumpkin shape! Don’t worry about your pumpkin shape being perfect – keep it organic and unique looking! Tip: Pumpkins are usually bottom heavy so consider a larger rounding at the bottom and a smaller rounding at the top.

Place project so the area to be cut overhangs the work surface to the jigsaw blade to cut freely. Secure the project to the work surface with two clamps. Cut your shape with the jigsaw. Cut a bit, remove the clamps, re-position your pumpkin, re-clamp, and cut again until it’s completely cut out.

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Place stem in center of pumpkin and attach with glue and 2″ staples. I put mine at an angle to give it more of a real organic look!

 Now it’s time to create the box: we used our glue and 1″ staples to assemble the box as shown above. Attach the front of the box to the sides applying glue along three edges of the bottom of the box. Place bottom of box inside front and sides. Staple in place along the side and front edges with 1″ staples.

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Next we attached the box to the front of the pumpkin with glue and added staples to the back.

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 Let everything set for 24 hours.

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Sand any rough edges and paint. I applied two coats of white exterior paint letting each coat dry in between. 

I also draped some bat garland over my DIY wood pumpkin for another Halloweeny touch. Then I added a ‘BOO’ rhinestone sticker to the front and filled it with candy. When our friends and family come over they can grab a piece of candy on their way in the door. This would also be a great idea for a kid’s or adult Halloween party to display on the party buffet table!

DIY wood pumpkin

DIY Rustic Wood Pumpkin Tutorial: perfect project to make for Fall and Halloween! Decorate your porch, inside your home or for your next Halloween party! Use it to hold candy, plants, magazines and more. www.settingforfour.com

Before  and after Halloween I’ll use it as a planter.

I just love my pumpkin – what a festive way to dress up your home for Fall! DIY Rustic Wood Pumpkin Tutorial: perfect project to make for Fall and Halloween! Decorate your porch, inside your home or for your next Halloween party! Use it to hold candy, plants, magazines and more. www.settingforfour.com

 

For more Fall inspiration see these other DIY wood pumpkin projects – aren’t they beautiful? 

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Filed Under: Crafts, Decor, DIY, Fall, Halloween, Tutorials Tagged With: Autumn, candy bowl, Decor, DIY, entryway, Fall, halloween, magazine holder, planter, porch decor, pumpkin, rustic, wood

heatherHeather is a Designer, True Color Expert® and proud military wife at Setting For Four Interiors. Heather offers online Interior Design and Paint Color Services. See all of our design tips & tricks on the blog and follow us on Instagram for more design and decor inspiration!

Comments

  1. kristin says

    September 14, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    I love it heather, perfect for candy!

    Reply
    • heather says

      September 15, 2015 at 3:42 pm

      Thank you Kristin!! It was a fun project to make! Happy Fall!

      Reply
  2. Jamie | anderson + grant says

    September 14, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    It is the perfect Halloween candy “dish”! Love the bat garland that you wrapped around it!

    Reply
    • heather says

      September 15, 2015 at 3:40 pm

      The bat garland is cute isn’t it?? The candy seems to be disappearing though….I wonder why?? 😉 I happen to have a weakness for chocolate lol!!

      Reply
  3. alissa@33shadesofgreen says

    September 14, 2015 at 8:57 pm

    Love how yours turned out – the white is perfect! Happy Fall!

    Reply
    • heather says

      September 15, 2015 at 3:41 pm

      Thanks Alissa for sharing your lovely compliments! Happy Fall to you too! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Maryann @ Domestically Speaking says

    September 14, 2015 at 10:11 pm

    So cute Heather… Love it all creamy white!

    Reply
    • heather says

      September 15, 2015 at 3:37 pm

      Thank you Maryann – I like the pop of fresh white too! Happy Fall!

      Reply
  5. Karen @ Dogs Don't Eat Pizza says

    September 14, 2015 at 10:44 pm

    So cute – I love the bat garland! Perfect for Halloween!

    Reply
    • heather says

      September 15, 2015 at 3:38 pm

      You are so sweet Karen – thanks for sharing your sweet comments!

      Reply
  6. ange says

    September 14, 2015 at 11:29 pm

    I love your cute boo sticker and how cute it looks on the porch, ready for Halloween and trick or treaters..

    Reply
    • heather says

      September 15, 2015 at 3:37 pm

      Thank you so much Ange! I’m glad you like it and the boo sticker too! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Kim @ Sand & Sisal says

    September 24, 2015 at 1:43 pm

    How cute! I love that it can be so versitile, both planter and candy box!

    Reply
    • heather says

      September 25, 2015 at 1:47 pm

      Thanks Kim!! It is very versitile!! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Pamela Smith says

    September 29, 2015 at 11:13 pm

    I made one of these too! It was the first time I had attended one of these events, but you can be sure I will be going again. My daughter and I went together and had a really fun time. We visited with people we knew and met new ones too! I love how you used yours for a candy holder. Great idea!

    Reply
  9. Angeline @ Dots & Dust says

    September 30, 2015 at 12:28 pm

    I am so thrilled that you showed us how to make this! And you used it as a candy bowl…how unique! Love it 😀

    Reply
    • heather says

      October 18, 2015 at 5:15 pm

      Thank you Angeline!! So sweet of you to say!

      Reply
  10. Michelle says

    October 31, 2016 at 9:51 am

    Thanks for the detailed cut list and instructions! I’m in the middle of moving but looks like a great project for next year!

    Reply
    • heather says

      November 4, 2016 at 12:22 pm

      You’re welcome Michelle – good luck with moving!! xo Heather

      Reply
  11. Candy Walsh says

    October 31, 2016 at 4:29 pm

    What a cute idea! It’s a little late for me to start for this year, but if I start now, I should have it finished for next Halloween, lol. So, I’m a lil slow! I love things that have multi-purposes!
    Thanks for another great idea!

    Reply

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