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Chalky Paint Pumpkin Centerpiece

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Chalky Paint Pumpkin Centerpiece from www.thecasualcraftlete.comHave you started decorating for fall?  Every year I drag out my tired orange foam pumpkin that is about 9 years old.  The poor pumpkin is beat up and scratched.  It has seen better days.  This year I decided to give it a makeover.  I just love how this Chalky Paint Pumpkin Centerpiece turned out!  It definitely looks a hundred times better than before.

Artificial PumpkinHere is my sad orange artificial foam pumpkin.  Lots of nicks and scrapes.  Time for a makeover.

MATERIALS:

  • X-acto knife
  • White chalky paint
  • Foam paint brush
  • Artificial flowers

How to make a chalky paint pumpkin by www.thecasualcraftlete.comI started by making an opening on the top of the pumpkin around the stem using a sharp X-acto knife.  Make sure you are very careful using this kind of tool.  It’s extremely sharp and you don’t want to cut yourself (I know from experience).

White Chalky Paint Pumpkin by www.thecasualcraftlete.comI painted the pumpkin using a foam brush and white chalky paint I had left over from my DIY Glass Bottles.  I only applied one coat of the chalky paint because I still wanted some of the orange peeking through.  The chalky paint gives the pumpkin a matte rustic look.

Artificial flower fall centerpieceI purchased some fall colored artificial flowers for half off at my local craft store.  Make sure you try and catch them on sale because they can be a bit pricey.  I wanted to use fake flowers so they can last from year to year.

Fall Pumpkin Centerpiece by www.thecasualcraftlete.comI arranged the flowers in the opening of the pumpkin.  I’m not a flower expert, I just put little flowers and leaves next to bigger ones.  Tall flowers in the back and short flowers in the front.  I think it turned out pretty good.

DIY Chalky Paint Pumpkin Centerpiece from www.thecasualcraftlete.comNow I have this beautiful fall centerpiece I can display this entire season and for years to come.  What a difference a little paint makes!  It can totally transform the look and feel of any project and breathe new life into something that was once done in.

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Comments

  11. Katie,
    This is so super cute! Pinned it to my FALL board 🙂 I hope you’ll share it on Cook it! Craft it! Share it tomorrow!
    Ang

  14. I love this! What a pretty centerpiece! Thank you for linking up to The Creative Exchange. We will be featuring your project this week.

    xo, Laura

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