As you may have noticed, fall is my favorite. Pumpkins are part of the reason I adore fall! I love all the different types of pumpkins at the local patch, but until I can go grab some I love faux pumpkins. I love all the textures, too. I’ve done a few fun things with pumpkins over the years, but recently added a painted floral faux pumpkin to my decor. Now I think I may need to make a pumpkin patch full of floral pumpkins!
I love lots of crafts, but to be honest the only one I feel confident in is making felt flowers. So, my Instagram feed over at The Happy Door is full of felt flowers. I’m not a painter, but I figured I’d give this project a try!
I thought I’d share a little bit of my process. Honestly, it was mostly mixing colors and just swirling little blobs of paint around. (Sounds so professional, right?!) I had the faux pumpkin from a craft store, paint and brushes and got to working!
I used mustard, ochre, pale peach, mint green and a sage green. I just blended and mixed until I had a look I liked. I then put her on my dining table with some of my other pumpkins and posted a pic on Instagram. Then, I got thinking I needed to paint another one.
I used mustard paint and painted little hearts on this mini. I then added a little mustard yarn bow. She’s mini but fabulous.
I added in a gray pumpkin to the above photo. I made that one a few years ago. The pumpkin was from Michael’s. I bought a chalk marker and did a bit of an Aztec/Geometric pattern. You could draw any pattern with the chalk marker!
So, there you go! A few easy ideas to paint faux pumpkins. I hope you give one a try. It’s even a fun project to do with kids. I was thinking a girls night would be fun, too!
Let me know if you try one or have done something similar before!
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