"This might finally be the year I ditch carving a pumpkin into a jack-o'-lantern. And it's all thanks to a DIY shown in a viral Instagram video. This one is so simple that it may even trump other DIY projects I've fallen in love with this year (this garland included!), as it's not overly Halloween-specific. It's definitely far from spooky, and leans more delightfully seasonal."
""You'll never look at a pumpkin the same way again," Carleigh Bodrug (@plantyou) wrote over a recent video on the platform. In just under 10 days, it's racked up nearly 100,000 likes and a fair share of reactions - many of which praise Carleigh for coming up with such a simple way to beautify the entryway of your home. In the clip, Carleigh shares how she made planters for potted mums out of pumpkins simply by cutting off the top and removing the innards."
"To make these planters for your porch, pick up a pumpkin that is just slightly larger than the plastic pot your flowers come in. Using a serrated knife, cut a hole around the stem of the pumpkin larger in circumference than the lip of your plant pot - your flowers will spill out of the top and the plastic pot totally disappears inside the pumpkin."
A viral Instagram video demonstrates turning pumpkins into seasonal planters for potted mums by cutting off the top, removing the innards, and placing the plastic nursery pot inside. The method hides the plastic pot while allowing flowers to spill over the pumpkin's rim, creating a festive yet non-spooky porch display. Leftover jack-o'-lanterns can be repurposed in this way after Halloween to avoid a bare entryway. Instructions recommend choosing a pumpkin slightly larger than the plant pot, using a serrated knife to cut around the stem, and scooping out guts and seeds with a metal spoon; seeds can be saved for roasting. Concerns about pumpkin longevity are noted.
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