Hello visitors!

We had a great time last Saturday making amazing succulent topped pumpkin centerpieces and we are offering a 2nd workshop this Sat, Oct. 12, 2019, at 1 – 3 pm. Now is your chance to sign-up! Location is Broad Brook, CT.

TIME CHANGE: Please note the time for the 10/12 workshop has been changed to 10:30 am to Noon to better suit current attendees. If interested in attending, please text Cathy T at 860-977-9473. Thank you!

The creations last week were amazing. I love, love, love how people come up with their own versions and twists of creativity. It is so therapeutic to create, and to take home a centerpiece to showcase in your home is a great feeling.

And we don’t just make pumpkin arrangements. As seen above, attendees may bring their own container if they wish – like this really cool skull pot made by an attendee. I say she gets “first place” in creativity for skulls! Wow.

And you may make a big or small centerpiece. I tell my attendees, you can pick a pumpkin as small as a baseball or as large as a basketball. It is up to you. The small ones are adorable, nice in groups on a table, or as table setting decor. The large ones are wonderful on large dining tables or on a stand in the home.

You can pack them with succulents or go with a minimalist look. It is up to you! Everyone received some surprise free decor in the workshop. You will notice the little glitter dots are one of them. I just love how people used them – coming up with their own ideas. Grouping them, some glued them on the fake sparkly spiders, and one attendee used them to dress up a single gourd. I loved that – that gourd is a nice accent piece next to the succulent pumpkin centerpiece.

Yesterday, I made this little guy below. I picked up the painted pumpkin at Strong Family Farm, a place where I offer workshops from time to time, in Vernon, CT. They are selling “painted pumpkins” and I thought, gosh, how cute would this be dressed up with my succulents?! The thing is – you can get more and more creative with these fall arrangements. I think I’ll bring this one to my presentation this week as a sample.

We had a large group of attendees last Sat. I only wish I had more time to take more photos but I was busy. We went over propagation steps, the types of succulents to use on pumpkins, and then got right into crafting and making the centerpieces. Again, the pumpkins are NOT cut open – there is no rot issue. These last for months!

Now is the time to come make one this Saturday, October 12, 2019, from 1 to 3 pm! And by the way, I also make custom orders, like this one recently purchased. If interested, contact me anytime. Tis the Pumpkin Season.

Thank you – Cathy Testa
Container Crazy CT
www.WORKSHOPSCT.com
860-977-9473

Container Crazy CT offers workshops where we combine plants with art. We also install container gardens, patio gardens and sell plants in spring time for the tomato/pepper season. Soon it will be the holiday season. Be sure to visit our workshops site to sign-up early. Those fill up fast!