Pumpkin Painting Craft Party

Fall is my favorite season and I wanted to host a party for a few friends. October is such a beautiful month in North Carolina, so I picked a date and started planning. Since I love crafting I thought pumpkin painting and decorating would be fun. I made an invitation on Canva and texted it to some friends and started planning! For me, planning and setting up the party is just as fun as the event itself!

I quickly made an invitation to text to friends. Canva is so easy to use. I asked everyone to bring a pumpkin and I’d handle the rest!

I decided I wanted to set up two tables since I was having about 10-12 people. I went to Goodwill to see if I could find some fabric or sheets to use as tablecloths. I did! And for $2.99 each I didn’t mind if they got paint on them. I also decided I would just “shop my house” and decorate with what I had. Since I love Fall so much I had plenty of pumpkins! I also grabbed some candles and candlestick holders and and used them to decorate.

When I found these sheets Goodwill I knew they’d be great tablecloths!

I layered out the tablecloths, craft supplies, wine glasses and some dried hydrangeas. I then used some candlesticks and put mini white pumpkins on them.

No party is complete with out yummy food and drinks. I made mozzarella, basil and pepperoni skewers, an Apple and White Cheddar Tart, Apple Cider Donut Rice Krispie Treats and Cranberry and Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms . Some friends brought pumpkin pie, a Manhattan cake and spinach pie. I also made an apple cider cocktail and had wine. After we filled up on food it was time to craft.

No girls night is complete without a “drinking buddy”.

We had a mix of ages, which was great. A few of the teenage girls brought some fun and creativity to the party. It made my heart happy hearing all the laughter from everyone.

I decided that I would create a challenge! So, I said when all the pumpkins were done we would line them up and everyone could vote for their favorite. Then, I would give the winner a Fall sign I had made as a prize.

It’s so fun to see everyone creating. The winner was the Baby Yoda pumpkin.

Somehow I didn’t get a group picture of everyone with their pumpkins! I guess we were distracted by a surprise visitor. While we were sitting we couldn’t believe who dropped by!