Perfectly Painted Pumpkins

Painting Pumpkins

Perfectly painted pumpkins

 

Painting pumpkins is a new twist on carving pumpkins and it’s not as messy.  This new trend means you can use your pumpkins well past Halloween. 

Pumpkins are the best of the fall and using them into several holidays makes them more practical and now beautiful.

Mirror Pumpkin on the wall:

A little spray paint, some creativity, and an imagination is all you need to achieve this futuristic fall decor look for your pumpkins this autumn!

Supplies:

Pumpkin

Painters tape

Mirror spray paint

Directions:

  1. Cover the stem with the painter’s tape.
  2. Spray paint the pumpkin, and let dry.

Rustic Concrete Pumpkin

Do you want to go with an industrial, yet sophisticated look this fall? Take a stab at this mixed material design on your pumpkins for the season!

Supplies:

Paper towel

pumpkin

premixed concrete patch

grey acrylic paint

paint brush

water 

putty knife

white acrylic paint

teal acrylic paint

Directions:

  1. Dip the paper towel into the water, and wet the pumpkin.
  2. Use the putty knife to spread the premixed concrete onto the pumpkin.
  3. Allow to dry for 4 hours or more, until hardened.
  4. Paint the pumpkin using the grey, white, and teal colors.

Drippy Painted Pumpkin

Channel your inner painter for a pumpkin design that has a touch of both colorful and neutral, and exudes drama.

Supplies:

white acrylic paint

paint brush

metallic bronze acrylic paint

pumpkin

Directions:

  1. Use the white acrylic to paint the pumpkin its base color.
  2. Pour the metallic bronze paint over the top of the pumpkin.
  3. Tilt the pumpkin around, allowing the paint to drip down the sides, and let dry.
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