Fearless Friday, MacKenzie-Childs inspired Fall Crafts
This has been a stressful week in the South, and I am happy to report that our little piece of Gulf Coast paradise was spared this time, but my heart aches for everyone suffering from the incredible devastation from Hurricane Michael…many many prayers for my eastern neighbors, Georgia and the Carolinas and now Virginia! Unbelievable storm…
Today is a little more crafty than artsy, and these crafts are simple enough for anyone to do!
What a week, chasing squirrels and dodging hurricanes has left me with little time or energy to start a serious painting…surely next week will be calmer…
I am a huge MacKenzie-Childs fan, they even tagged me in an Instagram post the other day, be still my MKC loving heart!
They have some beautiful ceramic pumpkins in their fall product line, but they are pricey…
Today I’m going to share knock-off painted pumpkins that I made for less than $10, very affordable and easy!
I also made a Candy Corn Scarecrow which was inspired by a variety of scarecrows I saw on Pinterest. It is made with a wine bottle and things in my craft stash
I got two paper mache pumpkins, one at Hobby Lobby and one at Target
I first painted them with a cream colored chalk paint
Good quality chalk paint is now available at affordable prices in craft departments in many stores, and I love it because it can cover a multitude of sins in just one coat
Plus it dries quickly so you don’t have a lot of waiting time between steps
When you work on several things at once, you can zip right along!
Please forgive my messy desk in the background of these photos…
After the cream coat I added a coat of ochre chalk paint to the bottle and started on the face
The polka dot pumpkin got some large orange dots while my brush was loaded with orange paint from the scarecrow’s nose
Then he got a smile, cheeks and eyelashes
Next he got a candy corn nose and bow, and I wrapped a piece of polka dot burlap ribbon around the bottle neck and secured it with twine
A felt hat brim
And a few wheat stalks and a felt topper finishes his hat
The striped pumpkin was finished with gold stripes and small dots around the patterned stem
The polka dot pumpkin was finished with small gold dots and the stem area is the same as the striped pumpkin
I’m having a lot of fun playing with my new decorations
Be Fearless!
Juicy Details
MKC fluted cake stand here
MKC pig/no longer available
MKC Pheasant Run wine glass here
MKC rooster here
MKC faux flowers here
Sunny Pumpkins and Sunflower arrangement here
table runner/Home Goods
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I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Hauntingly Beautiful, Meal Plan Monday
Dishing it & Digging it, Between Naps on the Porch,
Merry Monday Make it Pretty Monday Celebrate and Decorate,
Delicious Dishes Recipe Party Oh My Heartsie Girl Full Plate Thursday
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Home Matters
Weekend Potluck Sweet Inspirations Happiness is Homemade
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I love your fearless creativity and painted creations Jenna! The whimsy of the scarecrow bottle with the wheat and candy corn bow makes me smile 🙂 Glad your beach house was spared. We were fortunate not to lose any trees or power. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who l have to deal with the flooding and destruction.
thanks Mary, it was lots of fun!
Love your patch of pumpkins and other fall items, Jenna. Wondering which photo MKC tagged you in in IG since I’m not on that platform? Happy your area was spared from the storm. Have a good, CALM weekend.
I never could figure out what photo, but it was on National Cake Decorating Day when they posted a beautiful cake on the Courtly Check fluted cake stand. I have that stand, so it must have been a photo of something I posted on my stand. A calm weekend sounds nice…
Amazing !
thank you!
such great fun and so glad you were spared from Michael!
thank you Jodi, happy painting!
I LOVE your tutorials, Jenna!! Your scarecrw is just adorable, and so are the MCK inspired pumpkins. Seeing your desk just showed me how much you enjoy painting and crafting. It’s like my sewing room, that’s always got something going on.
I’m glad that your place was safe from the hurricane. Congratulations on being recognized by MCK!!!
thank you Kitty, yes my desk is a mess, I need to reorganize it this week, but at least I can close it up and no one sees the chaos inside 🙂
So happy you are safe, but what devastation to so many people, just saw the news this morning. Thanks so much for your happy post. I think I’ll paint a pumpkin.
yes definitely paint a pumpkin! The news gets worse everyday, so so awful…
Love your painted pumpkins! And your candy corn wine bottle – how clever! 🎃
So happy to hear you are safe, Jenna ❤️
thanks Jill, I am giving my daughter the bottle, I’m going to have to make myself another one!
Oh, Jenna! I absolutely adore these cute crafts! Your dining room table is so cute and feative. Have a wonderful weekend, Sweetie!
It was tons of fun, thanks RJ! cheese plate tonight?
Jenna, I am so glad your beach home was spared, areas in the panhandle were devastated. I love your pumpkins and cute scarecrow, you are so creative. I saw the MKC IG and your beautiful cake, congrats dear friend. Roll Tide and enjoy your weekend❤️
Such talent! Too cute! Thankful you, your house and family are fine. Prayers for those who are not. I have 3 aunts and a cousin in various parts of Florida, all are well and so thankful!
Like you, I am a HUGE fan of MacKenzie Childs. Every time I get their catalog I sit down with it and just gawk at the beautiful items. They are pricey though, so I really appreciate your creating tutorials on how to make similar things for a fraction of the cost. I love everything here.
I love that you modify paper-mache pumpkins to fit your needs. They look wonderful. I am in love with the black, white and gold color scheme. It fits the Mackensie childs perfectly.
thanks Christine!
Hi Jenna, oh I love the pumpkins you painted and especially the one with the black and gold stripes. Hope you have a nice week ahead.
Julie
Thank you Julie, I had a ton of fun with these!
I can feel how much fun you had creating all this cuteness! I’ll check out IG. I’m so behind!
Thanks Bonnie, I had a ball, I want to do more!