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DIY Concrete Pumpkin Decorations

Published on October 11, 2016 Updated on September 7, 2020 by Eden

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These concrete pumpkin decorations are so delightful! You put them on your front porch or as a table centerpiece, wherever you want a bit of fall charm!

concrete pumpkins
top down shot of pumpkin decorations

Who knew concrete could be so charming, right?! We made these DIY concrete pumpkins from silicone molds and a really cool, crafty concrete mixture!

I think they’re adorable and have such a modern vibe to them too. They’re also super versatile and would look gorgeous on a table setting for Thanksgiving or add them to a spooky Halloween party.

Perfect to set on a mantle for some charming fall decor too! After the season is over, pack them up and use them again next year!

4 pumpkin decorations on a table

How To Make Concrete Pumpkin Decorations

  • For these concrete pumpkins, you’ll need to get two small silicone pumpkin molds and three medium pumpkin candle molds. We used 4 oz and 5.5 oz pumpkin molds from Van Yulay.
  • Buy a few molds so you can make pumpkins at a time.
  • Follow the directions on the back of ShapeCrete to create a plaster consistency. It’s a 3-to-1 ratio of ShapeCrete and water. Just make sure it’s not too watery, otherwise, it doesn’t set well.
  • Wearing gloves, mix really well in a bucket, then just pour into your molds. Let it sit for 1 to 2 days and then gently pull them from your mold.
  • You can paint and decorate the pumpkins as you please. Personally, I liked leaving them just as is!

Options for Pumpkin Molds

We ordered the molds from Van Yulay. Here are more options as well.

Pumpkin Tarts

8 oz Pumpkin Mold

4 oz Pumpkin Molds

Wilted Pumpkin Molds

Little Jack-O-lantern Molds

Silicone Pumpkin Molds – Various sizes

Pumpkin Votives

Crafting Concrete For These Pumpkin Decorations

We used ShapeCrete, which worked wonderfully and was incredibly easy! It’s a really fun product to play around with and the projects you can do are endless!

A few years ago we actually bought different products to create our own ShapeCrete type of mixture, which was way more work! So this was really great to test out and WAY easier.

close up of pumpkin decorations on a table

What Kind of Paint Can Be Used On These Concrete Pumpkins?

Use either an acrylic enamel or epoxy paint on concrete statues. Though you can use acrylic enamel on both interior and exterior statues, epoxy is only suited for interior statues.

Don’t apply epoxy paint to exterior concrete statures, or sunlight will cause the finish to fade.

2 pumpkin decorations

How To Paint Concrete Pumpkin Decorations

If you do want to paint your pumpkins. Apply a base coat to the entire statue, using either a brush or a sprayer.

Use either a latex exterior paint or paint formulated especially for painting concrete, in a color that is appropriate for the topcoat color you will be using.

If your sculptures are painted, use a stiff nylon brush with hot, soapy water.

concrete mix in a bowl

Tips For These Concrete Pumpkin Decorations

  • Work outside. This stuff creates a ton of fine dust that almost burns. A mask is recommended.
  • Use a disposable drop cloth.
  • Wear gloves.
concrete mix in a bowl being stirred
  • Eye protection is also advised. When you are stirring this mixture up, you don’t want it to go flying in your eye
  • Work on a level surface.
concrete molds

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1 pumpkin decoration
the finished project

If you have tried this concrete pumpkin decoration project, then please leave a comment and let us know how it turned out!

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Comments

  1. Debra says

    October 11, 2016 at 5:11 am

    Your link to silicon molds may be wrong. It took me to a skin care site that did sau silicon molds but when clicked said this page not there.

    Reply
    • Eden says

      October 11, 2016 at 8:34 am

      Hi Debra! That is where I got them… super random right?! But I honestly searched for hours because most of the molds ship from china and I didn’t want to wait and had a bad experience last time I ordered molds overseas!! This shop was really great and shipped super fast. The two links above link to the pumpkin molds…. you can search the site for other molds too. I hope that helps!!

      Reply
    • Pat Schwab says

      October 22, 2016 at 9:09 pm

      The links work fine but the site does sell skin care products and a lot of really cool silicone and candle molds.

      Reply
    • peg says

      November 3, 2020 at 4:10 am

      that’s the right site… there is a menu item for molds. I thought the same thing until I looked around.

      Reply
  2. Pat Schwab says

    October 21, 2016 at 9:54 am

    Which molds did you purchase, the food grade or candle? Thanks, Pat S

    Reply
    • Eden says

      October 22, 2016 at 8:54 pm

      I did the candle grade for these since they’re concert, but I did order a few food grade ones for a later project!

      Reply
      • Pat Schwab says

        October 22, 2016 at 9:14 pm

        Eden, Thanks for answering. I thought the site had a lot of unique and cool molds. I spent a long time looking at them yesterday. Since you ordered both candle and food safe molds I am wondering if you see any difference in them, such as thickness or sturdiness? So I assume you shouldn’t used molds with cement that you would use for food later.

        Reply
        • Eden says

          October 22, 2016 at 9:17 pm

          Hi Pat! I actually didn’t see any difference in the molds! They felt the same to me… I guess just going based off the way they’re made with food safe materials. I won’t use the ones I used cement in for food, but I would make candles and stuff out of them!!

          Reply
          • Pat Schwab says

            October 22, 2016 at 9:21 pm

            Do the food safe molds say you can bake in the oven (or freeze) and if so up to what temp? Pat S

  3. Pat Schwab says

    October 22, 2016 at 9:17 pm

    Signing up for new posts!

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  4. JOHA says

    September 29, 2018 at 5:59 am

    spectacular and super cool DIY.

    Reply
  5. Jessica Matias says

    July 30, 2020 at 1:54 am

    Hi, I am not seeing a link to the pumpkin molds! Do you mind sending me the link? Thank you

    Reply

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