Pumpkins are a staple of autumn holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving. Dowels can be used creatively to craft pumpkin projects for the home. Flowers in autumn colors can be arranged and a carved craft pumpkin placed on top using a dowel inserted through the bottom. The dowel can be painted or wrapped in ribbon first and the pumpkin face carved or painted before inserting into the arrangement. Other creative touches like spiders or witches added to pumpkins on dowels can make imaginative topiaries.