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- One 6-inch round pumpkin - (real or hollow artificial)
- Flowers and Foliage: 3 stems protea, 2 stems orange gerbera daisies, 2 stems yellow gerbera daisies, 1 stem yellow lily, 3 stems boxwood and 3 to 4 stems sword fern
- Red bandana and small cowboy hat
- 1 brick floral foam
- Floral clippers, scissors and knife
- Floral preservative/food
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Step 1 - Soak floral foam for at least 30 minutes in water treated with flower food/preservative.
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Step 2 - Cut and scoop out pumpkin.
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Step 3 - With permanent marker, draw eyes and nose of Spooky Sheriff.
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Step 4 - Cut the wet foam to fit and insert the floral foam into the pumpkin.
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Step 5 - Set the cowboy hat on top of the floral foam.
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Step 6 - Cut flowers and foliage to approximately 4- to 6-inches in length. Begin inserting stems under the cowboy hat and into the exposed floral foam. Place the colorful yellow lily and yellow gerbera daisies front and center and position the dried wheat and orange gerbera daisies to one side. The protea and sword fern are used to fill spaces of the bright flowers.
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Step 7 - Tie the bandana around the base of the pumpkin.
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