Repurposed Tart Mold Pumpkins How-To

Repurpose vintage tart molds to create charming mini pumpkins for unique Harvest and Halloween home decor.

The baking isle of thrift stores are usually brimming with old bakeware that’s past it’s prime. Vintage bakeware can be repurposed into so many fun, unique fall decor accents. Larger cake molds can be transformed into sunflowers, pumpkins and apples easily {” Repurposed Bundt Pan Apple, or Pumpkin“, “Repurposed Cake Mold Sunflower DIY”}. Today I’m sharing a fun project for the little tart molds, “Repurposed Tart Mold Pumpkins How-To”. You’re going to love decorating with these cuties!

Repurposed Tart Mold Pumpkins How-To

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I added some silver molds to the bunch too, for variation. These were going to be a more modern-looking pumpkins, compared to the fabric and sweater variety I’ve been obsessed with making lately {“Fabric Pumpkin How-To”}. No sewing involved with this project!

I wanted to weigh them a little before I started gluing them together with E6000. Weight adds credibility if you’re selling them and also keeps them where you want them when placing them in your vignettes. {see “Sellers Tips: Weight Matters”} I put a couple spoonfuls of dried oatmeal in each before I adhered them together. Rice would have sounded like a shaker against the metal, but the oatmeal is soft and you don’t even notice they’re filled…except that they’re a little heavier;)

After I glued them with the E6000 (find it HERE), making sure to line up the grooves so they would look like the ribs of pumpkins, I stacked some books on them and let them dry for 24 hours. It’s kind of a bummer to wait for this glue to dry, but it’s so much stronger of a hold than just a hot glue from a glue gun. Definitely worth the wait.

After they were dry, I spray painted the silver molds with white spray paint. The copper ones were perfect just the way they are.

I also had Mr. Fix-it cut up some dowels and some crib and chair spindles in 2-3″ lengths. I sanded them a little to smooth out the rough edges and brush painted them with some black acrylic paint.

Think the thicker stem on these pumpkins will give them a little more of a mod look, but yet still vintage.

After I sanded the white painted molds a little to highlight the ribs, I adhered the stems to the pumpkins. Again, I weighted them with books and let them dry 24 hours. Even though this is a super easy DIY project, there is some patience involved with the dry time;(

These vintage molds got a modern makeover!

I’ve always enjoyed picking up these cute little tart/jello molds at church and estate sales for cheap. I created “Tart Mold Pedestals” years ago and use them throughout my home every season. Now I’ve got a whole new use for them!

These no-carving-needed pumpkins can be enjoyed all around the house. You may even want to try your hand at painting a jack-o-lantern face on the smooth ones for fun!

See how I included these cute Tart Mold Pumpkins into a fun, casual centerpiece in “Rustic Vintage Fall Picnic Table”.

If you’ve got some of these jello/tart molds in your stash, give these a try! No sewing involved…just a little patience for dry time! Hope you enjoyed this tart mold pumpkins how-to! Whip up a whole crop-full to decorate with!

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