Add a personalized touch to your autumn decor with fresh blooms and pumpkins. 
For as long as I can remember, my mom would declare this time of year her favorite season of all.
I know she was obsessed with the autumn colors and the beautiful mums, pumpkins, and gourds she would decorate with. She’d drive out of her way to her favorite farmstand in Lancaster County each year to get the best deal on the biggest blooms and the most perfectly shaped pumpkins. 
And if there is anyone that really believed in wearing the colors of the season, it was Jude. You would see her wardrobe and accessories transition from bright summer pinks and greens to warm reds and golds almost before your eyes. Even her lipstick color would change with the season.
And then there was the candy. “Sweet tooth Jude” is probably what we should have called her. Halloween was the perfect excuse to have bags of mini-chocolate bars in a bowl. She almost always had a handful of candy corn too. As soon as this candy, and it could only be Brach’s, hit the shelves, then it was a fixture on the kitchen island. Even my kids know this is Ammie’s favorite candy and I’m pretty sure The Bean has inherited the same obsession with it. My mom is the only person I’ve ever known that could graze on candy all day long and still maintain her slim, fit figure.
When I made this Blooming Monogrammed Pumpkin, all I could think about was my mom. If she could put a monogram on something, then she did. So, a letter motif made with her favorite natural fall staples seriously would have excited her.
It’s an elegant take on decorating a pumpkin that makes a statement whether it is at your front door to welcome guests, part of a seasonal display in a room, or to style up your Thanksgiving table. 
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Step 1: Gather your supplies. I’m using a large white pumpkin here. There is something so chic about a white pumpkin and I can’t resist the way the flowers pop against it.
- Pumpkin
- Fall floral bouquet
- Pencil
- Apple corer
- Scissors
- Flower Water Tubes
- Measuring cup with water
Step 2: Using a pencil, lightly sketch the letter on the pumpkin. 
Step 3: An apple corer is the ideal and quickest way to make a hole in the pumpkin. Carefully puncture the pumpkin along the pencil lines, making sure to leave some space in between each hole. It is also important to angle the hole downwards so the flowers will stay in the floral tubes. 
Step 4: Using a spouted measuring cup, carefully add some water to one floral tube at a time and place it in a hole. They are a perfect fit! 
Step 5: Cut a few blooms from a seasonal bouquet of flowers. Place a few flowers in each tube, making sure they are touching or overlapping so that you create a uniform look. 
This would be a beautiful addition to a fall wedding or birthday party. Or swap out the letters and add your house number then place the pumpkins by your front door.
You can easily replenish the water or replace any flowers throughout the season as necessary. 
I love the personal statement it makes in my fall display and somehow it makes me feel connected to my mom this season. 
What are you decorating with this fall?
Try making your own Blooming Monogrammed Pumpkin! Get started with this OXO Good Grips Apple Corer
Definitely elegant. What a great idea, we are done with pumpkins for this year but I think I will have to try this next fall.
Thank you, Gemma!
This is seriously so cute and looks like a pretty easy DIY. I love the colors of the flowers against the white pumpkin.
Thanks! It is a fun and easy project!
Awesome…wonderful. Can’t stop crying. Luv u. Dad
She’s everywhere this season. Love you.
This is amazing! I love how you used a real pumpkin and fresh flowers! It really captures the essence of fall and makes an amazing natural centerpiece.
Thank you, Emily! I really love this as a centerpiece nestled amongst other gourds and small pumpkins. I’ve just moved it outdoors because there isn’t much entertaining in my near future and it looks so nice with my other mums and pumpkins on the front porch steps.
Oh my goodness I found the perfect decoration for my Thanksgiving table. I love this idea and the water bottles is a great idea! Thank for sharing!
That makes me so happy, Sheila! Thanks for checking it out!
This is just lovely! I am all about fall decor, and always looking for ways to make pumpkins a little more elegant than the usual way to decorate with them! This is it! Love it!
Thanks, Patricia! Your feedback means the world!
I LOVE white pumpkins! This is so beautiful!
Thanks, Lara!
I love this, very cool and a bit different for Halloween.
Thanks, Sarah!
This is so creative! I love it. I’d just be worried about how long the pumpkin would last but this is a great idea for outside! It would really spruce up my fall porch decor.
Mine has been moving around my home. I replaced the flowers once already and that was after 2 weeks so it is doing better than I ever expect. I actually moved it outdoors for now since I am not doing any sort of entertaining and it looks so pretty at the front door.
Such a cute fall DIY and perfect as a gift
Love the idea of gifting it!
This looks adorable and I love anything that is monogrammed
Me too, Mimi! Thank you!
Wow! Now THAT’S really creative! How long will the pumpkin stay put after you place the flowers in the holes? This is really, really an interesting project.
The pumpkin actually last for a few weeks because there really isn’t any air getting in those holes, if that makes sense. I have swapped out the flowers but that is super easy and quick to do.
This is one of the cutest pumpkin decorations I’ve seen in a long time! I love it.
Thank you, Marta! So nice of you to say!
I’m obsessed with anything monogrammed!! Loving the white pumpkin too 🙂 I should give this a try, a “U” couldn’t be thaaat hard haha
“U” can do it! lol.
This is such a creative idea! I was wondering how you were going to get the tubes to stick in the pumpkin- the apple corer was the perfect tool!!
Thanks! It is amazing that they are the same exact size!
I was a floral designer in college–this idea is brilliant! I loved the tribute to your mom also. I think it’s beautiful when our decor reflects our loved ones.
Thanks so much! How cool to be a floral designer! I bet you have made some real masterpieces.
This is adorable! And much more up my alley than carving a pumpkin!
Same! I try to avoid pumpkin carving. There are so many other ways to give a pumpkin personality without the mess. lol.
Love how different and unique this is!! And an easy way to match any color theme in your decor!
Yes! There are so many possibilities! I want to make an orange pumpkin too with some white flowers.
I LOVE this idea! What a unique centerpiece for the holidays.
Thank you! It would be so beautiful on a Thanksgiving table, right?
I just love the personalization not only the craft itself, but also of this post. I love all things fall, and this is such a beautiful project!
Oh, thank you so much, Christa!
Love how you used white pumpkins with different colors of flowers! I will try to recreate this! (wish me luck, lol!)
You got this! Really very simple for such a statement piece.
OMG! This is such a cute idea! This could work on anything from watermelons to pumpking to even wood and tree trunks. It is simple yet soooo pretty amazing. Thank you for this tutorial now I need to get me some of those water tubes and make my own monogram!
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Hi, D! Thanks for checking it out and thank you for the wonderful feedback! And you ideas for other ways to do this really has me thinking…
I just love making new friends and helping each other out. You are so welcome for the inspirations! After all it was you who inspired me with the ideas. I guess we both have your mum to thank since it all started from her!
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You are so kind! Thank you so much!
A white pumpkin! Who’d a thought….In my mind all pumpkins were orange. 😊 Thanks for the intriguing spin on the mundane. The colors do pop more against the white pumpkin. It’s gorg.
Your Mom sounds like my kinda gal. I could definitely rock with her. 😁
Racquel! My BlogHer friend! Thanks for checking it out! I love these white pumpkins and they are actually easy to find in CT. I want to make one with an orange pumpkin to though.
What a easy and really pretty ideal. Won’t take long and would really make everything look better
Thanks, Candy! I’m loving it in the space.