DIY Rustic Pumpkin Stand

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot.

I realize the temps are still reaching the 90s in many places around the country, but we are in full-on fall mode here in the Just a Girl and Her Blog household! The Cs are back in school, my fall floating shelves are decorated, AND I wore plaid this weekend, so there's definitely no going back now. 😉 And what would fall be without some pumpkins and DIY projects, particularly when you can knock both of those things out in one fell swoop?!

We recently put together the cutest little rustic pumpkin stand that you ever did see for our living room, and I'm so delighted to be teaming up with some of my favorite bloggy buddies to share our many different takes on this project with you today! Here's what we used to make our pumpkin stand (all supplies can be found at The Home Depot):

• 2 - 72" x 5-1/2" cedar fence pickets, square edged
• 1 - 1x2 x 4 feet long
• 1" brads
• wood glue
• measuring tape
• Ryobi ONE+ cordless jigsaw
• Ryobi Airstrike 18-gauge brad nailer
• pencil

For this project, I envisioned a beautiful little floral display that I could put on the end table next to our couch in the living room, so we made our pumpkin a bit smaller than some of the others so it would fit.

Step 1- Make your cuts.

{We actually ended up making two pumpkins-- hence the two sets of supplies!}

Because we wanted to make the pumpkin stand small enough to sit on our end table, we ripped the cedar fence pickets in half and cut four pieces to 12" in length. We took other ripped planks and cut the following lengths out of them: 8.5", 7", and 2 pieces - 2.5". Finally, we cut the 1x2 into two 12" lengths for the back braces.

Step 2- Create the backing of the pumpkin.

Next we laid out the four 12" pieces in a on our work surface, giving us about 12" in width. We placed the cut 1x2s about 3" from the top and bottom of the cedar boards and used the Ryobi Airstrike to attach the 1x2s to the boards. (It's okay if your 1x2s hang over the sides a little bit. We'll end up cutting them off later anyway.)

Step 3- Draw the pumpkin shape.

I don't know about you, but I'm not all that confident in my freehand pumpkin drawing skills. 🙂 To remedy this, I came up with an easy solution that guarantees me a perfectly symmetrical pumpkin.

I took a piece of scrapbook paper that was about the same size as the backing I just created and folded it in half. Then, making sure to leave the bottom of my pumpkin flat, I drew half of a pumpkin shape on the folded piece of paper and cut it out. When I unfolded the paper, I had a symmetrical pumpkin that fit perfectly on my boards. Score! If you're making a larger pumpkin, you could use a piece of gift wrap or newspaper to make your pumpkin shape.

Once I had my paper shape, I just traced it onto my boards with a pencil and used the jigsaw to cut on the lines.

Step 4- Create front box and attach to pumpkin.

Once the pumpkin shape was cut out, we made the little front box by attaching the 8.5" front piece to the two 2.5" pieces using the brad nailer and wood glue. We then added the 7" bottom piece using the same method and attached the box to the pumpkin. Finally, we used a small scrap piece of our wood to make the pumpkin's "stem," and attached that with the brad nailer and wood glue as well, and our pumpkins were ready to be prettified!!

Step 5- Decorate!

For me, this was the most fun part because there were so many possibilities of what I could do! After I sanded it down, I decided to paint my pumpkin in Behr Marquee's Cameo White. I knew I wanted my pumpkin stand to hold flowers, so I grabbed three little glass candle cups, which just happened to be the perfect size to fit in the front box of the pumpkin and act as mini vases.

Finally, I added some sparkly touches with gold ribbon and a gold monogram I cut out of adhesive vinyl with my cutting machine and had...

...my beautifully rustic {and kind of glammy 😉 } pumpkin stand!!! Mine is in our living room on the end table, but after I made it I thought that these could be a beautiful centerpiece for a fall wedding! You could use any type of flowers and match up the monogram color too!

Super cute, and really so easy to make! And guess what?! You can make your own beautiful little rustic pumpkin stand too!

The Home Depot offers Workshops at all of their locations for do-it-yourselfers of all ages and experience levels. There are three types of Workshops offered -- Do-It-Yourself (DIY), Do-It-Herself (DIH) and Kids -- where customers can learn how to build decor projects, how to make easy home repairs and how to operate tools through demonstrations and step-by-step instructions. The Home Depot’s Workshops are designed to provide a mix of associate-led instruction, demonstration, and some hands-on learning. Materials can be purchased to make your own project. For more information, contact your local Home Depot store or visit visit the workshops page on Home Depot's website.

My oh-so-talented bloggy friends are all sharing their take on the rustic pumpkin stand for all around the house, so be sure to pop around and visit all of their amazing projects:

Outdoors

• Domestically Speaking
• Redhead Can Decorate
• My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
• Setting for Four
• Little Red Brick House

Kitchen

• Live Laugh Rowe
• Thistlewood Farms
• Little Glass Jar
• Ella Claire
• Anderson and Grant

Guest Room

• All Things Thrifty
• Over the Big Moon
• Pretty Providence
• Lou Lou Girls

Living Room

• DIY on the Cheap
• The Frugal Homemaker
• Dogs Don't Eat Pizza
• Just a Girl and Her Blog
• Maison de Pax

Dining Room

• The Yellow Cape Cod
• 33 Shades of Green
• Southern Revivals
• Meadow Lake Road
• Inspiring Hearts & Homes

Thank you so much for stopping by, sweet friends! Happy DIY-ing!

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