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