Dollar Store Elevated Pumpkin Decor

Dollar Tree purchases artificial succulents.

Craft store spray adhesive.

Dollar Tree moss, craft store 99 cent rolls of ribbon and glue gun.

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  Spray top of pumpkin with adhesive and press moss over the top. Spray the top of the moss with adhesive.

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  Loops of ribbon fastened with floral wire.

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  Hot glue to the moss.

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  Pull the succulents out of the styrofoam pot.

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  Trim the end off.

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  Add hot glue.

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  Attach to moss top.

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  Larger succulents can be pulled apart…..

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  then cut into smaller pieces.

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  Tuck in the smaller pieces of succulent into the arrangement with hot glue.

A variety of colors makes a cheerful presentation.

The finished pumpkins can be used as table decor or placed on end tables,
in the bathroom for a touch of fall. The three of these will
be favors for my next small lunch gathering with friends.

A medium sized pumpkin can handle the larger succulents.

The succulents look very real. At the end of the season the pumpkins will not last forever, but the succulents can be pulled off and stored away to reuse next year.