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Five Minute DIY Pumpkin Candy Dish

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This summer I bought a few small terra cotta pots for various projects. While I was putting those projects together, the idea of using a pot and a lid for a pumpkin came to mind.

This is truly a quick and incredibly easy project. I love how my Five Minute DIY Pumpkin Candy Dish turned out. 

terra cotta pot pumpkin candy dish

I used a five inch pot. You can find these at Dollar Tree. I already had the twine on hand. For the stem, I pulled one from a pumpkin that I had in my fall craft stash. I used a floral wire cutter to make the bottom of the stem even. 

DIY Pumpkin Candy Dish Supplies

A dot of hot glue was placed on the lower end of the stem and the twine was wrapped around it. I clipped off the small piece of plastic from the end of the stem.

pumpkin stem made from twine.

I wanted to make sure that the stem would hold up to being used as a handle for the candy dish, so I used E600 glue instead of hot glue. I added a small circle of glue to the center of the lid.

twine pumpkin stem attached to terra cotta pot.

It looked a little plain with just the stem. Looking through my fall craft stash, I found several leaves. I like the colors of this one. I added another bit of glue to hold it in place. 

leaf attached to terra cotta pot pumpkin candy dish

Terra Cotta is a great surface to use chalk on. I wrote “Happy Fall” on the front of the pot with a peach colored piece of chalk. 

Five Minute DIY Pumpkin Candy Dish Chalk Writing

The last step was to fill it with candy. I like using candy with wrappers in gold, but candy corn would be a fun look for it, too. I know that candy corn would not be eaten at my house. Rolos and Peanut Butter Cups will need to be replenished a few times. 

Five Minute DIY Pumpkin Candy Dish with candy

If you’re looking for a very quick and easy craft idea, this is for you! 

Five Minute DIY Pumpkin Candy Dish

Five Minute DIY Pumpkin Candy Dish Made Using a small terra cotta pot

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Five Minute DIY Pumpkin Candy Dish

terra cotta pot with pumpkin stem for fall candy dish.

Materials Used for Terra Cotta Pot Pumpkin Candy Dish

  • Terra Cotta Pot and Lid
  • Twine
  • Faux Leaf
  • Old faux pumpkin stem
  • E6000 glue
  • Chalk

Any size pot and lid would work for this. I think a large one filled with candy with a Halloween Pumpkin face drawn on the pot would be cute for a Halloween Party. I may have to make one of those, too.

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  1. Linda at Mixed Kreations says

    What a cute little candy dish! I’ve been seeing lots of pumpkin made out of terra cotta pots. Going to have to get me some and give it a try.
    I’ll have to remember to try out the 6000 glue in some of my projects. I am finding out hot glue doesn’t always work.

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  10. Mary says

    Beverly that is such a clever and super cute idea. I really like the idea of using the twine to give texture to the pumpkin! Great idea!!

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    • Beverly says

      Thanks, Jamie! I didn’t think of it that way, but yes, it is a great way to hide the candy stash! 🙂 Thanks for the invite, I’ll be sure to stop by when your party opens.

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