27 Dollar Store Pumpkin Makeover Ideas
Break out your crafting supplies and get ready to decorate a dollar store foam pumpkin into fabulous fall decor for your home.
Dollar store pumpkins are the most fun to play with in the craft room when you are in the mood (and on a budget ~wink) to make your own Autumn decor. The possibilities are vast.
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Dollar tree foam pumpkin crafts are a fun way to create home decorations for Halloween and Autumn without breaking the budget.
Tips for decorating Dollar Tree Pumpkins
Be creative and willing to be unconventional. Use paint colors or fabric that isn’t the traditional fall colors. See the gorgeous mercury glass pumpkin or the black and white glamourous pumpkin ideas below. Change that bright orange foam pumpkin into any color you like with acrylic craft paint and a few craft supplies.
Plan your Dollar Tree pumpkin craft before you shop. Before you begin decorating Dollar Tree pumpkins, you will want to decide how you want yours to look and make a list of supplies you need. Begin by shopping your own home and use what you have.
Commonly used craft supplies for a foam pumpkin makeover
You can shop online at Dollar Tree and pick it up in-store or have it shipped if you like. They have great prices on shipping sometimes.
- Mod Podge glue
- Ribbon
- Rope
- Jute or Twine
- Fake Fall leaves
- Silk Fall flowers
- Googly eyes
- Gauze
- Plastic spiders
- Decorative napkins
- Mini wood slices
- Faux pumpkins
- Craft paint
- Sequins
- Glitter
- Stencils
- Craft yarn
- Cinnamon sticks
- Bandanas
- Decorative tissue paper
- Faux moss
- Floral foam
- Tea light candles
- Hot glue sticks
Expect to be inspired by the variety of these Dollar Tree pumpkin crafts. Remember they began as a styrofoam pumpkin and became a beautiful Fall home decor item that fits the budget.
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Dollar Tree Mop Pumpkins, an inexpensive yarn pumpkin craft
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Gold Hot Glue Leaves on Pumpkin
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Dollar Store Flower Pumpkin
You will need a foam pumpkin and some festive fall flowers from the dollar store to make this elegant Autumn centerpiece.
Dollar Tree Mercury Glass Effect To A Foam Pumpkin
Mercury glass is one of my favorite vintage items, and it is very pricy. I never in a million years realized you could make mercury glass at home until I saw this awesome mercury glass effect on a foam pumpkin video tutorial
Gather your craft supplies, fire up the hot glue gun and get ready to decorate little pumpkins.
I hope you were as inspired as I have been by all of the creativity from our fellow crafters decorating orange foam pumpkins. We love a good bargain and half the fun is making our own home decor.
Creative dollar store foam pumpkin makeover ideas you can do today. Many of these pumpkin makeover ideas can be used on real pumpkins too. A coat of paint can quickly DIY beautify.
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