When organizing thematic evenings, both for an adult audience and for children, it is important to take into account modern design methods, harmoniously selected details, quality attributes for the holiday and much more.
- How to choose a pumpkin
- How to dry a pumpkin
- Painted Pumpkins for Home Furnishings
- Pumpkins with patterns and patterns.
- Pumpkins with letters
- Glamorous Pumpkins
- Autumn composition of pumpkins for giving and home
- Pumpkin with Herbarium
- Pumpkins with applique
- Watercolor pumpkins
- Candlesticks and Vases
- Carved pumpkins
- Pumpkin instead of an ice bucket
- Pumpkins with Ribbons
- Mini pumpkins
- Yard Decor
- Birdhouses
- Pumpkin carriage
- Various little things
Pumpkin in the interior is a real symbol of autumn. From it you can prepare a delicious dish or turn it into a piece of art. In order for this link to look advantageous in the overall picture of the holiday, you need to know exactly how to choose it correctly.
How to choose a pumpkin
Pay attention to the size: large fruits are suitable for street decoration, medium fruits - for decorating the living room, but small ones may fit on the table. An orange mood can be created when a choice is made after careful analysis. Get root vegetables without dents, cuts or stains.
Color, size and shape may vary by grade. So, in the market you can find yellow, green, white, red, orange and even gray fruits. The tail, however, should be a bit dry: this affects the long life of the plant.
Not all varieties are suitable for decoration. If you are going to dry a pumpkin in the interior, choose a rounded shape with pronounced bulges. Shake it in your hands: if you hear the seeds rattling, it means the vegetable is ripe. This is just right. Important: buy a pumpkin with a stalk. Otherwise, the juice will slowly leak out and the root crop will begin to deteriorate.
How to dry a pumpkin
Today it has become fashionable to decorate home decoration with improvised materials. Thus, you can give a touch of novelty and update the atmosphere in the house. In the fall, pumpkin is often used as the original material. In the growing season, it is possible to dry them to several hundred, and subsequently use them for handmade design.
How to dry a vegetable to maintain integrity for a long time? Take the root vegetable, rinse under running water, wipe with a towel. Cut off the top where the ponytail is. Carefully remove the insides with a small knife. Disinfect the hollow area with medical alcohol, fill it with dry newspapers, and put it in an unventilated room. The paper needs to be changed when it becomes wet. The room temperature should be above 20 degrees Celsius.
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Painted Pumpkins for Home Furnishings
To turn a vegetable into a decoration element, you can try to colorize it. The only moment: if you have pets, be prepared for the fact that the finished product may be inadvertently damaged or destroyed. Therefore, place this kind of souvenir in distant places or on high shelves.
Pumpkins with patterns and patterns.
The painted elements will give the simple root vegetable bright colors, and it will be difficult to distinguish whether it is a porcelain vase or a stand on a coffee table. The option with painting is suitable for those who want to excel due to the skillfully painted picture. To complete the theme of composition, put the finished item on the table with a snow-white tablecloth, and next to it put a small bouquet of colorful leaves.
Pumpkins with letters
Lettering is one of the best ideas for decorating an orange Halloween guest. Stylish decisions will appeal to dreamers, for whom the priority is to complement the holiday with the main thing - the name. Also, the pumpkin with the inscription "Trick or treat!" - the phrase symbolizes the essence of the celebration. On small vegetables, write the names of the guests and place them on a table or chairs. Thanks to this technique, everyone will be able to receive a gift in the form of a registered product.
Glamorous Pumpkins
To turn a simple orange fruit into a fashionable element of interior decoration is simple. You can create your own pumpkin in a sparkly robe. Apply small or large rhinestones, gilding and sparkles. No need to cover them with the entire surface, just the top or center. Just do not overdo it! You can draw strips of diamond drops or even decorate with old grandmother's beads - it will also be glamorous.
Autumn composition of pumpkins for giving and home
In the country, it will also be possible to create an autumn atmosphere. Interior compositions in the form of stylized pumpkins will please the eye for more than one week. To create a unique decor, you will need a muse and imagination. Collect colorful fallen leaves, cook seasonal berries, take bright ribbons and create a wonderful image. You can also use light garlands. This will be especially noticeable in the dark, when the fruits will be illuminated with bright lamps and beautifully shimmer.
Pumpkin with Herbarium
Since childhood, everyone knows how to dry fallen autumn leaves. Many even collected entire collections. How else can you use unique natural patterns? Take pressed dried plants and decorate pumpkins with them. With the help of decoupage glue, you can glue the herbarium gently and make unique drawings. Try to create your own decoration.
Pumpkins with applique
Not the last role in the decoration of various objects is played by applications. Try to surprise loved ones and make your own design on the surface of the pumpkin using various sequins or sparkles. The finished beauty can be placed in the center of the dining table or put on the desktop. So the main holiday symbol will be able to delight the eyes of households every day.
Watercolor pumpkins
Watercolor pumpkins will help to dilute the colors, which will become a bright accent on the festive table. To transfer paints to the fruit, first dry the surface, mix the colors with a drop of water and apply gently from top to bottom. Of great importance is the choice of shade: use the halftone staining method of ombre. Your pumpkin will definitely stand out among other decor items.
Candlesticks and Vases
A candle is an image of light, goodness and purification. They are often used in the interior to give mystery or intimacy. As a “warm” element, candles also play an important role, especially in creating a romantic dinner. In cold countries, fire is an integral part of the concept of "hugg", where light is associated with comfort.
You can also give the space a little comfort by making, for example, a pumpkin candlestick. To get started, take a medium-sized fruit, cut off the top, make a recess inside. Then select a suitable bowl under the inner hole and attach the candle there. You can complement the decoration with an ivy branch with an openwork pattern. A new element of home heat is ready!
Carved pumpkins
To carve beautiful ornaments from an orange fruit, it is not necessary to own carving. The art of carving vegetables and fruits is not needed here. Just draw an approximate version on a clean peel with a marker, leaving a distance of 2-3 cm between future slots. A cutting tool will come in handy: an awl, a thin knife or a small drill. The last option will be most suitable for cutting - the tool is safer. Finally, remove the leftovers.
Pumpkin instead of an ice bucket
Want to surprise guests for the holiday? We offer to create an ice bucket. Such an attribute for soft drinks will definitely emphasize the creative nature of the owner of the house. In order to make the necessary object out of the fruit, first cut out the place where the tail is located. Remove the core and place inside a suitable sized glass bowl. Fill the place with the required amount of ice cubes, place champagne and enjoy the evening. A beautiful decor element for the festive evening is ready.
Pumpkins with Ribbons
If you can’t fiddle with small elements or just do not have time, you can arrange a symbol of autumn for the holiday in the simplest way - ribbons. Fasten or glue them on the peel in the form of bows or shape the tail of the fetus with an interesting knot. Select the shade of the braid based on the general color scheme of the interior or take a ribbon of a different color to create a bright accent.
Mini pumpkins
To save time on decoration, you can purchase small decorative pumpkins in a store in the gift department. Then arrange them in a chaotic manner around the house: on a cabinet, shelf, table, or place them on the floor. You can also arrange small fruit compositions on the table and place the contents under a glass dome. Thus, it will be possible to create an excellent “orange mood” in two counts.
Yard Decor
It is very important to create the mood of the holiday already on the doorstep, and therefore in the yard. The use of pumpkins in decorating has no limits. You can decorate the porch or garden, place the symbol of autumn in the center of the garden. It is important to consider the shades - they must be different from each other. Consider exactly where you want to start decorating the yard. Perhaps it will even be a roof. The main thing is to call inspiration for help.
Birdhouses
The ability to do a good deed and help friends to our lesser ones is an important trait of a person. Along with this, you can diversify the holiday. Try to create a birdhouse from a gourd. An elongated decorative fruit is more suitable than ever for making a bird house.
Find the necessary element in the pantry, put it in order, cut a hole in the middle and place a small canopy in place of the tail, so that the birds can sit. Try to find a suitable master class on the Internet and create a useful thing for the fauna with your children, it’s easy.
Pumpkin carriage
Crafts from natural materials of various kinds will help to dilute boring tones in the interior. Try to make the whole family a colorful stagecoach made of pumpkins. Make wheels from thick wire and paint them black or gold. Buy a white root crop, clean and carefully cut out the doors and windows like a fairy-tale carriage. Attach the wheels, place the candle inside. The only thing left is to paint the product with patterns to your taste.
Various little things
How much beautiful can be made from improvised, as well as natural materials.Experiment with flowers, openwork sketches and decor. The main symbol of autumn will help to bring more colors to the interior of the house, will cheer up and unite the family for joint creative activities. Do not put aside in a long box, but start now, because autumn will end soon.
