These wood slice pumpkins could not be easier to make! Most of the supplies you probably already have at home.

I love finding nonconventional supplies for holiday crafts. There are many beautiful things at the stores, but I think having handmade items just adds that extra touch.

wood slice pumpkin, face painted orange with black paint for eyes, nose, and mouth. A brown paper stem.

Also, I love to bring nature into the house. Especially this time of year. The days are getting shorter, and it’s getting colder.

It’s nice to be reminded of nature, and having some natural decor just makes it feel much more cozy and homey.

How to Make Wood Slice Pumpkins

As I stated before, these wood slice pumpkins could not be easier to make. All the supplies are things you probably have at home. And if you don’t have something, experiment with a different supply that you have readily available!

What you need:

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Create the stems

One brown paper bag was big enough to create three stems. Start by ripping or cutting the brown paper bag open.

Then, crinkle the bag inward and twist. This will create a long stem.

Brown paper bag crinkles at the bottom and the top is flared outward.

Cut the stem into three pieces to create the three stems, and so no one stem will be too long.

Brown paper bag, twisted into a stem, and cut into three pieces

Where to glue the stem

The stem can either be glued onto the top of the wood tree slice, if there is a spot for it.

Close up of the edge of a wood slice with a notch in the bark for the stem to go. Stem is laying in the background.

Or it can be glued directly to the front the wood slice. Both look great.

Top of a wood slice pumpkin with hot glue on the front and a stem sitting above it.

Don’t worry if your wood slice isn’t round

If your wood slice isn’t perfectly round or has some other imperfections, no problem! One of mine has a split in it, and I think it makes it even cuter. Pumpkins aren’t perfect, and neither should these wood-slice pumpkins be.

Paint a face, or don’t

These pumpkins are super cute with and without faces. They can be used in fall decor and Halloween decor.

3 pumpkins, 2 without faces - 1 orange, 1 white; and one with a face sitting on a table with spell books and poison bottles.

I really loved the faces, so I ended up painting silly faces on all my pumpkins. But they definitely don’t need faces. They are cute without them as well!

What if I don’t have Tree slices?

No problem! You can purchase wood slices on Amazon or at other craft stores. But I also highly recommend asking within your community. I’m sure someone has some and would be willing to give!

3 wood slice pumpkins, 2 orange with a white one in the middle. All have happy faces. The one on the left has a long stem, the other two have shorter stems.

Do they all have to be the same size?

No! I think a group of a couple of different sizes would be absolutely adorable. Make this whatever size and style you want. That’s part of the beauty of crafting.

One orange pumpkin with a happy face on the left and a white pumpkin with a happy face on the right with a book in between and pumpkin garland in front.

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