Craft Our Halloween Wire Pumpkin

Craft our Halloween wire pumpkin and let it highlight your Department 56 Pumpkintown display this fall! Without a doubt, Mickey and Minnie, Disney’s dynamic duo, know how to make the most of the celebrated orb!

DIY Halloween Wire Pumpkin

Pumpkintown Carving Studio in our Halloween wire pumpkin in display with other Pumpkintown pieces and real pumpkins — Mickey’s Pumpkintown Carving Studio, Pumpkintown Water Tower, Mickey’s Pumpkintown Topiaries, Mickey’s Pumpkintown Street Lights

All things considered, our DIY wire pumpkin is a great way to feature a piece from Department 56’s Mickey’s Pumpkintown Village. In addition, the craft requires few supplies and is quick and easy to make.

Closeup of the Pumpkintown Carving Studio in our Halloween wire pumpkin on top of a real pumpkin

Supplies for our Halloween Wire Pumpkin

5 yards of 16 gauge black wire
wire cutters
8-inch flower pot or bowl
marker
4-inch stem of artificial green leaves

Directions

First of all, unwrap the rolled or looped black wire.
Secondly, turn the flower pot or bowl upside down and wrap the wire round and round the lip of the pot or bowl where it meets the table until you have about 12 inches left. The wire ends should overlap about 4 inches.

wrapping wire around edge of upside-down flower pot

Thirdly, snip the leftover 12 inches of wire into two 3-inch lengths and one 6-inch length. Beginning midway between the overlapping wires, tightly wrap one 3-inch length around the wire loops to secure the top of the pumpkin. Directly across from the top, tightly wrap the other 3-inch length around the wire loops to secure the bottom of the pumpkin.

wrapping short wire tightly around top of wire loops

Next, gently push the top and bottom of the pumpkin loops toward each other to begin shaping the pumpkin.
Now, gently separate the loops until your pumpkin back is shaped and the front is open.
Last of all, wrap the 6-inch wire around the body of the marker to shape the stem of your pumpkin. Attach one end of the wire stem to the top center of your wire pumpkin. Add a 4-inch green-leaf stem also to the top center of the pumpkin.

wrapping wire around marker to make stem for our Halloween wire pumpkin

Furthermore, just think of the many ways our Halloween wire pumpkin can be used right through Thanksgiving! Craft our Halloween wire pumpkin and fill it with dried or silk florals for a simple, beautiful centerpiece or pumpkin cornucopia.

Disney© Mickey’s Halloween Village by Department 56

Pumpkintown Carving Studio in our Halloween wire pumpkin in display with other Pumpkintown pieces, real pumpkins and candy corn spilling out of a paper cone — Mickey’s Pumpkintown Carving Studio, Pumpkintown Water Tower, Mickey’s Pumpkintown Topiaries, Mickey’s Pumpkintown Street Lights

Moreover, Department 56 began introducing Mickey’s Halloween Village in 2021. In case you are interested in growing your display, you’ll find additional pieces available in-store at Bronner’s and online at bronners.com.

Find more Pumpkintown display ideas on our blog.

Mickey's and Minnie's Pumpkintown Houses on display from Department 56 Halloween village

Without a doubt, you can continue the Pumpkintown vignettes throughout your home with our magnetic round easel. As a result, it provides you with unlimited display ideas for your home all year long! (Letters and magnets not included.)

Pumpkintown display with mini pumpkins, dark shadows backdrop tree and magnetic round ease; with letters spelling BOO — Magnetic Round Easel – Dark Shadows Backdrop Tree – Minnie Picks a Winner – Mickey’s Pumpkintown Topiaries

All Things Pumpkin

Furthermore, if you love all things pumpkin, I think you’ll love the pumpkin loaf pie and pumpkin squares recipes on our blog. Indeed, you can find both recipes in our Bronner’s Flavorful Favorites staff cookbook.