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Pumpkin stack made from dryer vent hose.
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Dryer Vent Hose Pumpkin Topiary

Learn how to turn a dryer vent hose into a cute set of stacked pumpkins. This is an easy fall craft you can complete in about 90 minutes.
Prep Time1 hour 30 minutes

Equipment

  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Wire Cutters or Needle Nose Pliers with Snips
  • Binder Clips

Ingredients

  • 1 8 ft Dryer Vent Hose
  • Paint acrylic or spray paint; in three colors
  • Foam Paintbrushes
  • Cinnamon sticks or other sticks for stem
  • Faux Leaves, Ribbon, any other decorations

Instructions

  • Cut the dryer vent hose into three different lengths: 2.25 ft, 2.75 ft, 3 ft.
    Dryer vent hose cut in three different lengths.
  • Paint each hose length a different color, using two coats if needed. Allow to dry completely.
    Dryer vent hose painted three different colors.
  • Curl each hose back on itself so the ends meet. Hot glue the ends together, using binder clips to hold the hose in place until the glue hardens. For the smallest pumpkin, you may need to keep it clipped closed overnight.
    Coiling dryer vent hose around to create a pumpkin shape; hot glued.
  • Place the middle pumpkin on top of the largest pumpkin. Add hot glue where the "ribs" of the pumpkins meet to adhere them together. Repeat with the smallest pumpkin on top of the stack.
    Placing middle pumpkin on large pumpkin, adding hot glue where they touch to adhere.
  • Create a stem and hot glue it to the top of the pumpkin stack.
    Ribbon tied around cinnamon stick for stem; glued onto top pumpkin.
  • Decorate the pumpkins as desired with leaves, flowers, ribbon, etc.
    Adding leaves with hot glue.

Notes

If you would like to display the pumpkin topiary outside, consider these additional steps:
  • Place something heavy, like floral gems, inside the bottom pumpkin.
  • Place a dowel or stick down through the center of all three pumpkins. You can also place a piece of floral foam in the center of the largest pumpkin to secure the dowel into.
  • Seal the paint with some sort of spray sealant.