I’ve been telling myself that I’m going to start adding more holiday crafting ideas and how-tos to the blog! My secret life goal is to be the next Martha Stewart so now you know ? I started researching pumpkin painting a couple of weeks ago because I was getting really excited about all of the fall activity I was seeing on Pinterest. It’s a craft that I’ve never done before, so I wanted to make sure I gathered all of the tips to do it in the best way. I’m going to outline exactly what I did for my pumpkin painting project and the supplies that I used so that you can create your own masterpieces!
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Side note before we get started – the top I’m wearing is 40% off at LOFT right now with the code FALLFEST. It runs true to size and I’m wearing a small.
1. Pick out your pumpkin(s)! Large or small, fat or tall, take your pick! I bought mine at Walmart.
2. Gather your paint. I only used white, black, and gold acrylic craft paint for my designs, but any color will do! Ordering from Amazon might be easiest, but you can always buy acrylic paint at stores like Hobby Lobby and Michael’s.
3. Gather your paint brushes. I painted one of my pumpkins solid white before I added the gold design – for the white background, I used a medium sized bristle brush. For the smaller designs like the polka dots and lettering, I used a small bristle brush to control the paint.
4. Mod Podge – ahhh the holy grail of the crafting world. You’ll want to have a full bottle of this on hand! We’ll use it to seal in our pumpkin painting designs at the end.
5. Wash your pumpkins – this is important! We don’t want any dirt, etc. on the outside of them before we start painting. Scrub those babies with some good ole fashioned soap and water.
6. Print out your stencils! (Optional.) I printed a large Clemson Paw for one of my designs and then cut out “BOO” printed in large letters for my polka dot pumpkin. For the dots, I traced the cap of one of my spice jars all over the pumpkin. Check out my Fall Pinterest board for more pumpkin painting design ideas!
7. Trace your cut-out stencils on your pumpkin with a pencil. This is probably the trickiest part – it’s helpful to attach your stencils to your pumpkin with double sided tape before you trace! Once you’re finished tracing, remove your stencils.
8. Paint! Once you have your design(s) outlined, get to work! I painted one “side” of each of my pumpkins at time so I wouldn’t smudge the opposite side from tilting the pumpkin before it had time to dry. Allow 30 minutes of dry time in between each side! I had to use multiple coats of paint on my white designs – don’t worry if you have to do that too! Just allow time to dry between each coat.
9. Once your painting is complete, coat the entire pumpkin a layer of Glossy Mod Podge! This will keep the paint from flaking off and will give your pumpkin a nice shiny glow.
