Tin Can Pumpkins

Turn your trash into crafty fall treasure with these easy to make Tin Can Pumpkins! This recycled DIY is affordable and makes the perfect addition to your DIY Fall Decor.

Easy and affordable recycled tin can pumpkin fall decor craft made with just a few cheap supplies a sunflower and a leopard print leaf.

Over on the good ‘ole F-B (that means Facebook LOL), I do a LOT of series. This one was a “recycled pumpkin” week where each day, I made a pumpkin out of something that can be recycled and found right at home!

I mean c’mon, these were just about FREE to make minus the cost of the paint and embellishments which I already had in my stash.

Easy and affordable recycled tin can pumpkin fall decor craft made with just a few cheap supplies a sunflower and a leopard print leaf with a scarecrow and a candy corn nose in the background.

We did a Toilet Paper Roll Scrapbook Paper Pumpkin first, and now these Tin Can Pumpkins which I love equally as much!

So save those soup and vegetable cans, because you’re gonna want to make these recycled pumpkins this fall for sure.

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Supplies Needed to Make Tin Can Pumpkins

Tin Cans
Orange paint – Waverly Pumpkin
White paint
Leopard Print Fall Leaf
Raffia
Spanish Moss
Small Sunflower Head
Stick from outside
Hot glue gun

How to Make Tin Can Pumpkins

I made these Tin Can Pumpkins on video. So you can WATCH the tutorial by clicking below.

Amanda holding the completed craft in a Facebook live thumbnail.

Watch the video HERE

This one is super easy, I bet you don’t even need a tutorial, but I will walk you through the steps.

First strip the paper off the cans, and then paint them all orange. Chalk paint works best with this since acrylic doesn’t stick quite as well to metal.

Then I used a spouncer to make the white polka dots on the one can.

Next, hot glue a stick from the yard to the top of the can as the “stem”. Don’t worry about the glue showing, we’re gonna cover it up with some spanish moss.

Once you’ve got your moss glued on, you can add whatever embellishments that you want.

I added a leopard print fall leaf to the polka dot pumpkin (I got those leaves at Hobby Lobby in 2022).

Then I added a simple raffia bow and a sunflower to the other tin can pumpkin.

Here they are all done on my little riser with the Spooky Prim Ghost! So darn cute!

If you’re eyeing that FALL Pumpkin sign, I don’t have a public tutorial for that one because we made it in my subscription group, The CRafterparty. So you’ll have to just enjoy looking for now unless you decided to join the group. You’ll get access to that one, plus over 100 other exclusive crafts and a new one each week! #BestGroupEver

A riser with a primitive ghost and 2 tin can pumpkins sitting on it, with a FALL pumpkin long sign to the right. one teal and white polka dot pumpkin, one leopard print pumpkin, one orange and one black and white striped.

Are you going to make Tin Can Pumpkins for Fall? If you do, I’d love to see it! Pop on over to our free Craftspiration Facebook group, and join in on the fun by posting a pic of your Tiered Trays, DIY’s and crafts. I just love to see all your creative and crafty creations.

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