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DIY Fall Wine Dispenser

A craft pumpkin, a box of wine and a cake stand. About 15 minutes to make.

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A white ceramic pumpkin wine dispenser on a wood and gold cake stand, with a glass of white wine

Okay, ladies, this is my favorite fall hosting hack: a pumpkin wine dispenser. Boxed wine, but make it fall. A craft pumpkin hides the wine bag, the tap pokes out the front, and it sits pretty on a cake stand all night.

You’ll need

Holds one 3-liter box of wine (about 20 glasses).

  • 1 hollow craft pumpkin, about 12 inches tall
  • 1 box of wine (3 liters)
  • A sharp serrated knife (or a craft knife)
  • A cake stand
  • A little fall decor for around the base

Make it

  1. Illustration: cutting the top off a tall white craft pumpkin around the stem

    Cut the top off the pumpkin, around the stem. That’s your lid.

  2. Illustration: cutting a small hole near the bottom of the pumpkin for the tap, with the lid beside it

    Cut a small hole in the front, near the bottom, right where the tap will go.

  3. Illustration: lowering the bag of wine into the pumpkin, with the tap attached to the bottom of the bag and the wine box beside it

    Take the wine bag out of the box (the tap comes attached to the bag), lower it into the pumpkin and pop the tap through the hole.

  4. Illustration: the finished pumpkin wine dispenser on a cake stand with fall leaves and a glass of wine

    Put the lid back on, set the pumpkin on the cake stand and dress it up with some fall decor.

Lady M’s tips

  • Measure your wine bag before you buy a pumpkin so you know it will fit.
  • Start the tap hole small and widen it a little at a time until the tap just pops through.
  • Set it on a cake stand so there’s room to fit a glass under the tap.
  • Chill the wine bag before it goes in. The pumpkin keeps it cool for a while.

On my table

Set the pumpkin on a cake stand so there’s room to fit a glass under the tap, with a placemat underneath to catch any drips.

That’s it, and you’re ready for game night. Bird Bam Cheers! ...and happy mahj-ing!

— Lady M

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