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Welcome to the Creative Craft Blog Hop!
hosted by Celebrate & Decorate and Design Morsels
Are you ready for some great crafting inspirations?
Be sure to visit all the blogs listed at the end of this post
to kick start your Fall!
A recent painting I did was the inspiration for my project today
A Painted Pumpkin Crate
Fall is right around the corner,
and I am crazy about pumpkins, real, faux, large, small…
I love them all!
I bought this crate at Hobby Lobby several years ago
and it has been patiently waiting for a makeover
I wanted it to look weathered so I applied white paint sparingly
with a dry brush,
barely dipping the bristles of a large painter’s brush
quickly in and out of the paint
then brushing on the raw wood
When the white was dry
I added some gray paint with the same technique
I used thick acrylic paint to paint the pumpkins
so I could get a little texture
but any acrylic craft paint would be fine
Painting pumpkins is just a series of curved strokes
{see link to a painting tutorial at the end of this post}
I loaded a large round artist’s brush with both orange and yellow
Highlights are instantly created as the colors blend with each stroke
The stems were painted with several shades of browns
I used a flat square brush for the black checks
I painted simple leaves and vines with a combination of greens and yellow
I left one side plain,
and painted small pumpkins and vines on one side,
along with the text Pumpkins!
I couldn’t wait to fill it up with pumpkins!
I lined the crate with a folded black and white checked tablecloth
Then played around with different pumpkins to fill it up
I am going to have lots of fun playing with this crate!
I’m looking forward to filling it with real pumpkins soon
Leaving one side plain leaves more options for using it
Happy Almost Pumpkin Season!
Thank you Chloe and Andrea for hosting our hops!
Please take a moment to visit all my talented blog hop friends
on the links below
Juicy Details
wood craft crate/Hobby Lobby
Painting Pumpkins/tutorial here
Pumpkin Patch pillow/here and see the whole Autumn collection here
MacKenzie-Childs painted pumpkin knock-offs/tutorial here
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I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Love Your Creativity Over the Moon
Between Naps on the Porch, Celebrate Your Story,
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Make it Pretty Monday Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl
Turn About Tuesday Full Plate Thursday Centerpiece Wednesday
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Creative Cumpulsions