DIY Light up Pumpkin with Floor cleaner container

fatimamholland
Sep 25, 2021
2 min read

Updated: Jun 24, 2024

Fall and Halloween are quickly approaching, which means we have to start creating all sorts of fun pumpkins. I now find myself looking at everything to see how I can transform it into a pumpkin! Lol. I’m always getting creative here at The Twirling Feathers, and I feel like I can get very creative with my Swiffer container.

You will need an empty Swiffer Container with a lid.

You will also need some orange spray paint, any orange you choose.

Just start spraying; I only used one coat.

Once you have painted all sides, let it dry... I didn’t paint the inside; you can if you want to.

Once it was dried, I cut out a face for my pumpkin! Be careful doing this; I used an X-acto knife; it has a sharp blade...

I wanted to tone down the orange a little, so I used Burnt Umber and did a light wash on the container.

I wanted to rusty it up a bit, so I used some Adhesive spray and then sprinkled some Cinnamon on it.

Then I sprayed it with a clear sealer while it was still wet; I sprinkled some orange/rust color glitter all over it.

It’s looking pretty cute!

I love using real pumpkin stems when I can, so I will usually dry my stems once I’m done using this beautiful real pumpkin. Since I have chickens, it won’t go to waste; they will get the soft pumpkin, and I’ll get the seeds and the stem to dry! So keep that in mind for your stems for next year...

This is one of last year's dried pumpkin stem! Perfect for this project!

You will need a little moss!

Once I glued the moss and attached my stem, I then affixed the flowers I had on hand, including some adorable little berry sprigs and a couple of fall leaves. Once I achieved the desired look, I gave it another light spray with adhesive spray and sprinkled a little more glitter on top. So cute!