DIY Fall Bar Cart with Gold Pumpkin Vases
[info_box type=”pale_box”]I am so happy to have one of my good friends, Lee, guest posting today while I am enjoying myself at the #WOWSummit. She has an awesome DIY.[/info_box]
Hi! I’m Lee and my blog is Wine and Couture. Wine and Couture is a Lifestyle blog that focuses on Fashion and Food. I like to share how to make the most of your closet by styling and restyling pieces into different looks. When Melissa asked me to Guest post on her blog I was so excited. She is so creative and it got my creative juices flowing. I am going to share with you how to “Dress” up your bar cart or table with some fun inexpensive decor!
To get started here is your shopping list and the stores to find items!
Dollar Tree (cause everything is actually a dollar)
- fake flowers 3 bundles will fill 2 small pumpkins
- bales of hay
- fake leaves
- fall drink napkins
Wal-Mart
- Little Pumpkins ( these were $0.74 each)
- Gold Spray Paint
- Black and Orange Straws
Saturday’s are my “free” day. My husband works for Habitat for Humanity as a site supervisor. Which means he is gone all day Saturday. We do not have children, so it’s my day to get things done. I become very creative and run around town finding things to do. In this particular day I met my friend and photographer in Raleigh for a photo shoot, then it was back to Carrboro (where I live) and the Farmer’s Market. After that the Dollar Tree, WalMart, and then home to have fun! I saw the gold pumpkin idea on Pinterest and thought that’s both cute and easy.
Since it was litter box cleaning day as well I decided to use a large black trash bag to paint my pumpkins on. The spray paint dries so quickly.
I simply painted them and headed back inside while they were drying to fix my outdoor lantern with fake leaves and pinecones. Just take a lantern and fill with both adjusting them to be aesthetically pleasing. It’s a fun fall touch to our front porch.
Next, I filled an “entire bottle of wine” wine glass with the straws. Then added the left over leaves so they look nice around the bottom. Voila, a little extra touch to my normally plain straw holder.
Then I picked up my pumpkins (about 10 min passed) and brought them to my work station. I put paper down to make sure the paint was completely dry. I used garden snips to cut the wire of the floral bundle.
First I separated the flowers and then cut as close to the bottom as possible. Next, I decided how high I wanted the flowers to stick out of the pumpkin and cut then down more. As I cut the flowers and arranged them I removed some of the leaves to have enough room. No one wants a wimpy bouquet.
Last I cut the plastic off the bales of hay, over the trash cause they are messy, and started to arrange the items on my bar cart. Instant fall decor with little effort.
Thank you so much to Melissa for letting me share this DIY on her blog and to you, her wonderful readers, for reading this post!! Please stop by my blog and leave a comment.
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Totally love the display and the outcome of the gold painted pumkins. Would love if you can link up to http://the-wardrobe-stylist.com/2016/10/10/easy-diy-halloween-decorations/
That is beautiful – what a great way to decorate for the holiday. 🙂 #HomeMattersParty
How pretty! You put it all together so beautifully. (I was just at Dollar Tree last night and wish I’d picked up a few of these things!) #homeMattersParty
Love how you have used the plastic pumpkin as a vase.Looks pretty. #HomeMattersParty
So cute! I love how you turned the Halloween pumpkins gold to use as vases. Great idea! #HomeMattersParty
Love this fall bar cart! So pretty! #HomeMattersParty
Those gold pumpkins made such a transformation, I’ll need to try this! Very cute 🙂 #homemattersparty
This is very festive and pretty! Thanks for sharing!