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DIY Fall Pumpkin Terrarium

Fall is such a warm, inviting, cozy time of year, and fall décor inherently reflects that. If you love the spicy warmth of pumpkin orange mixed with a little bit of crispness, you’re going to love creating your very own (faux) pumpkin patch in a dome. This DIY is kind of like a fall-time terrarium…in…
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Begin by spreading moss onto your cake stand. Keep the moss centered and relatively loose at this point. You can easily add more later. Tip: Choose a bright green moss (there are typically many hues available in the floral section of your local craft store) to add a fresh, vibrant foundation to your pumpkin patch.
Enjoy creating your own DIY domed pumpkin patch, but enjoy even more displaying it all season long.
Arrange your pumpkin picks on the moss. Feel free to move the moss aside and rest the pumpkins directly onto your glass cake stand to avoid making your pumpkin patch too tall for the dome.
Thread your bent stem end into the moss

Materials Needed:

  • Clear glass cake stand + dome (aka “cloche”)
  • Moss
  • Pumpkin picks (number and size should be proportionate to your cake stand)
  • Yellow leafy floral pick that resembles gingko leaves
  • Tin snips (not shown)

How to create a beautiful fall terrarium:

The stem can be held in place nicely (and hidden better) when it’s tucked underneath one of the pumpkins, then covered with a little extra moss.

Step One: Add the moss

Try to get as close as you can to the bottom of your pumpkins with the tin snips so there is very little, if any, stem exiting the pumpkin.
If you have enough room in your now-mini stem, bend it so the stem will rest easily on the glass cake stand.

Step Two: Prep the pumpkin

Fall Pumpkin Terrarium
DIY Domed Pumpkin Patch- color of your pumpkin
Example incorporates a little height by way of a golden yellow floral leaf stem
Arrange your pumpkin picks on the moss

Step Three: Add pumpkins

Three different colors of pumpkin picks
Arrange the moss toward the center of your cake

Step Four: Layer colors

(You can see here the added height and visual interest that the yellow floral stem leaves add to the pumpkin patch overall.)
DIY Domed Pumpkin Patch-cake stand and dome create a beautifully

Step Five: Arrange moss

Arrange the moss toward the center of your cake stand with enough space around the edge that the dome will fit easily.
DIY Domed Pumpkin Patch - enough room in your now-mini stem

Step Six: Leaves

It’s a good idea to opt for at least three different colors of pumpkin picks – orange, of course, and something lighter and something either darker or just plain different. This green squash here falls under the “different” category easily, which adds visual interest to the vignette.
DIY Domed Pumpkin Patch-own little fake pumpkin patch
This DIY is kind of like a fall-time terrarium…in which nothing will ever die. Interested? Good. Because this one’s so easy, you’re going to love it.
Stem can be held in place nicely
Thread your bent stem end into the moss somewhere along the side of your pumpkin patch so that the leaves will sort of drape over the pumpkins after the dome is placed.
And there you have it. Your own little fake pumpkin patch that aims to please, all season long.
DIY Domed Pumpkin Patch-height and visual interest
Beautiful DIY Domed Pumpkin Patch
Cut the stems off of your pumpkin picks using tin snips. 
Fall is such a warm, inviting, cozy time of year, and fall décor inherently reflects that. If you love the spicy warmth of pumpkin orange mixed with a little bit of crispness, you’re going to love creating your very own (faux) pumpkin patch in a dome.

Step Seven: Final Touches

Cut the stems off of your pumpkin picks using tin snips
Move any last bits of moss toward the center
Move any last bits of moss toward the center with your fingers to make room for the dome.
You could call it good at this point, but this example incorporates a little height by way of a golden yellow floral leaf stem. The leaves are round and flat and add a nice bit of height and color inside the dome. Cut a small piece off the stem.
DIY Domed Pumpkin Patch-can to the bottom of your pumpkins
Tip: Vary the size, shape, and color of your pumpkin/squash/gourd picks to tell a richer, more complete story of fall.
DIY Domed Pumpkin Patc - materials
And, although the picks are fake pumpkins, the bed of bright green moss give the illusion of a fresh and bountiful harvest.
Begin by spreading moss onto your cake stand
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When the dome is placed, use your fingers
The cake stand and dome create a beautifully contained, terrarium-esque vibe to this autumn vignette.
DIY Domed Pumpkin Patch-DIY domed pumpkin patch,
When the dome is placed, use your fingers or a spare piece trimmed off the picks to carefully swipe away any bits of moss that may have gotten caught under the dome.

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