I love seasonal decorating, but when it stays so hot through September here, it’s hard to motivate me to get out all of my fall and Halloween goodies! But my little ones love the Halloween stuff in particular so they usually ask me where all the pumpkins are after they have seen all of our more productive neighbor’s decor up;)
This year I wanted some more pumpkins and gourds but I wanted to have a more neutral display with them. I went up to the dollar store and gathered about five small ones and brought them home and got to work!
I used everything I had on hand- some Annie Sloan Chalk paint in French Linen, Duck Egg, and Pure White and some dark wax. This was a pretty easy project- just painted them some different colors and then put a very small amount of dark wax on them and to add some more pretty I just put a little rub and buff on the stems!
I may as well tell you that I also got antsy for the ten minutes of dry time and decided to paint a couple of picture frames that were a bit blah to me… basically because they were holding still… I love quick little make-overs!
I also threw together a simple fall table setting- but because this is our do homework, eat at, sleep on, paint on, saw on, kind of table- it can’t be much! But I saw this throw rug at Ikea for next to nothing and loved the colors and texture it brought it- and why would I put it on the floor? Rugs on floors are for amateurs! 😉 and a simple wheat arrangement with some corks I had, made a pretty easy center piece.
And here are some more pretties- for now my pumpkins are in a cloche- and you can see a sneak peak of the hutch- I will be ready to show y’all that this next week!
Happy Fall Y’all!
B
xoxo
Linking up to Home Stories A to Z
The painted pumpkins look so pretty. I love the duck egg paint you used. I will have to find something to paint in this color that I can keep out all year round – like the frames!
Thanks Helen! It is one of my fave colors too- I should have linked it to the dresser I redid in it- here is the link if you want to take a look:)
http://www.windgatelane.com/2012/11/what-happened-craigslist-happened-again.html
Oh, these are so cute for the fall! You can’t beat buy them from the dollar store and then decorating them into a cute project. Love it!
Thanks so much!!
Love, love, love the pumpkins! What a great idea! They turned out super cute. And adding wine corks to the bottom of the vase, genius!
Thanks Ericka- I had to work with what I had:)
Reading this makes me want to go out and get some gourds right now! I love how they turned out. I’m stopping by from Home Stories A to Z (#5 DIY Photo Canvas) I hope you have a great week!
Thanks Carrie! I love the fun, easy, cheap projects;)
What a great idea to paint the pumpkins with chalk paint and add a little wax and shine! Thanks for those tips…your painted pumpkins look much more classy than the original ones (but I buy Dollar Tree pumpkins all the time too). I saw your post at Home Stories A to Z blog party.
Thanks Miss Kitty! It was a fun project- if only all of them would go so smoothly…;)
Thank you so much for sharing this on The Blogger’s Digest, it was one of the chosen highlights this week!
That’s so awesome! thanks for a great link party!!
I simply adore how these came out 🙂 I’ve seen them done with the chalk paint a few times. I’ve never owned any and just worked with what I had. I don’t have the great colors you’ve got here though.
Thanks so much!!
I always love your ideas! I never in a million years would have thought to paint the pumpkins/gourds with chalk paint and then wax them…but it’s brilliant! I like the rug on the table, too… 🙂
Thanks for sharing THIS at Twirl & Take a Bow, too!
~ Brooke ~
Thanks so much Brooke! Let me know when you next party is:)