{DIY} The Great Pumpkin Tree & Free Printable

I really love all the Halloween trees  I'm seeing on the party scene this year! When I put together our recent Halloween Play Date, I knew I wanted a tree for the kids. I originally saw a Pumpkin Treat Tree from Pottery Barn, which was the inspiration for mine! 

The Great Pumpkin Tree was super easy 

& inexpensive to make!!

You will need:

1 Plastic Pumpkin bucket 

mini pumpkin buckets

tree branch

black spray paint

candy corn

yarn or ribbon

printable tags (I'm giving you those)

scrapbook paper & stickers *optional

2" circle punch *optional

The first thing you will need to do is spray paint your tree branch black. I found one right in my front yard!! Although you will notice that I "rearranged" some of the branches to my liking, using some electrical tape!

I thought it would be cute to use candy corn as pumpkin seeds, since the fruit of a tree has the seeds inside! Fill your mini treat buckets with candy corn. I found these cute little buckets at the craft store!

Use yarn or ribbon to attach the Pumpkin Seeds tag (provided below) to each little pumpkin.

When your branch is dry, you are ready to put your tree together! You will need to weigh down the inside of your pumpkin in order to hold the branch in & support it. You can get pretty creative with what you want to use!

I used a bag of rice & a bag of leftover candy corn! But you can use pretty much anything you have lying around! Then I covered the opening with some black Halloween netting. 

Then hang your mini pumpkins onto the tree branch. Distribute them evenly in order to keep the tree balanced.

I also decided to make a "The Great Pumpkin" sign for the tree. I used scrapbook paper and stickers to create this simple sign.

Today I'm giving you the Pumpkin Seed printables to use to make your own tree! Just click on the title or on the bottom of the Scribd toolbar to download.

Pumpkin Seeds

Hope you enjoy your Great Pumpkin Tree!


I'm linking up to these great parties...

{Halloween Guest Blogger} Mary Beth from Nothing But Country!

I'm very excited to feature my first Guest Blogger...Mary Beth from Nothing But Country!! We became bloggy friends after realizing that we were both planning our daughters' puppy birthday parties a few months ago and had fun sharing ideas & inspiration. Check out their AWESOME Puppy Birthday Party!!

I've been a fan of Nothing But Country for some time and always find great craft & recipes there! Some of my favorite features are cute holiday gift ideas that always seem to include a fun free printable (they are so awesome)!!! And on that note, let me let Mary Beth share this Halloween goody with you...

I am so excited to be guest blogging here at Love & Sugar Kisses today!! My name is Mary Beth and I run the blog Nothing But Country with my husband Chad as well. He is a great cook and I love to craft and we both love DIY projects. :) Thank you Maria for inviting us to share a project with your readers today!




I am always looking for cute gift ideas to give friends, teachers, family etc. Something practical as well. This year I plan to give out these "PUMPKIN SEEDS".




Simply started with a pack of Orange Tic Tac candy.

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Download the free printable. I print mine out on a full sheet of address labels that are 8 1/2 x 11 in size. Then cut them out and stick them on. You can easily print on paper and use glue or double-sided tape and tape it on as well.




The label will wrap all the way around from the front to the back and cover the sticker. No need to remove the Tic Tac sticker at all.




Here is the view of the back. HAHAH :)


I always love getting gifts like these, so I try to give them as well. They are fun to receive and giggle over!


Thanks again for allowing us to share this quick Halloween Gift/Craft with you all today.

Happy Halloween!!

Thank you so much Mary Beth for sharing this fun Halloween treat & printable with us!! 

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Summer Subway Art

Summer is in full swing so I felt the need to create some fun printable art. I love subway style art because it showcases one of my favorite things...words! 


Here are two I created that highlight my & my family's favorite things about summer. Download  a copy for yourself or learn how easy it is to create your own in my previous post here!


Beach Subway


Summer Subway

Happy Summer!