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    Make Your Own Painted Pumpkins For Fall

    September 22, 2017 By Brandy 43 Comments

    Make your own painted pumpkins to match your fall decor this year! A quick and easy afternoon project.
    Make your own set of ceramic painted pumpkins to match your fall decor this year! A quick and easy afternoon project.
    painted pumpkins from Oriental Trading
    I searched all around this year for the perfect green pumpkins to buy for a bit of fall decor. I went to Target, Michael's, Joanns, and a few other places without much luck. They all had pumpkins, but either the patterns didn't match what I was looking for, they were too expensive, or they weren't the shade of green that I wanted. I even contemplated buying foam ones and painting them myself, but I was afraid that they would just look cheap.

    unfinished ceramic pumpkins
    I decided to check Oriental Trading to see what they had in stock and found these sets of unfinished ceramic pumpkins! They come in a set of 3 and had great reviews. I decided to give them a chance and ordered two sets.

    Make Your Own Ceramic Painted Pumpkins

     

    acrylic paint for painting ceramic pumpkins
    I was happy to find a few paint colors in my stash that I was able to blend to create the shades I was looking for. The sage green is over ten years old, a $.10 clearance bottle from Walmart, but still worked! Just needed to be thinned a little with white.

    I added a tiny bit of white to the dark sage and a drop of yellow to the white paint so that the white pumpkins weren't too bright.

    finished painted pumpkins
    One coat gave great coverage and they dried really quickly! A thin coat of clear spray paint and they were ready to display.

    Make your own set of ceramic painted pumpkins to match your fall decor this year! A quick and easy afternoon project.
    I arranged them on my mantel with a few sprays of lambs ear and cotton stems and absolutely love how they turned out! It never ceases to amaze me what I can find at Oriental Trading for my home, my kids' birthday parties and for our craft cupboard!

    painted pumpkins on mantel

     

    Here are a couple of other projects that I found using these same Oriental Trading pumpkins. There are so many fun ways to decorate them!

    Make your own set of ceramic painted pumpkins to match your fall decor this year! A quick and easy afternoon project.

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    Make your own set of ceramic painted pumpkins to match your fall decor this year! A quick and easy afternoon project.

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    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Cleone says

      October 01, 2020 at 1:42 pm

      Hi Brandy! Love your craft pumpkins! They are lovely on your mantel. Thanks for the link to the Oriental Trading. Never thought to find items like ceramic pumpkins there. I have ordered mine and will be delivered this Monday! So excited to decorate mine and place on the mantel. Thanks so much for sharing!!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        October 02, 2020 at 10:18 am

        Yay! I've had mine for a few years now and love pulling them out in the fall!

        Reply
    2. The Freshman Cook says

      September 19, 2018 at 5:53 pm

      These colors are gorgeous! I love how muted and pretty they are. Thank you for sharing at Celebrate It!

      Reply
    3. Leslie Clingan says

      September 14, 2018 at 5:21 pm

      Long time Oriental shopper but never dreamed they would have ceramic pumpkins. Now I know! Love the minty-sagey colors you used, Beautiful.

      Reply
    4. Loni says

      September 12, 2018 at 10:08 am

      I love your color choices, what a beautiful twist on fall! You make me want to decorate in sage!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        September 12, 2018 at 10:54 am

        Thank you so much, Loni!

        Reply
    5. Julie Briones says

      September 12, 2018 at 2:54 am

      These look wonderful! And those ceramic pieces look like they are made really well, and still have lots of detail from the mold! Nice! Visiting from Dream Create Inspire!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        September 12, 2018 at 10:55 am

        Thank you, Julie!

        Reply
    6. Kate | The Organized Dream says

      September 09, 2018 at 9:40 am

      I love these colors. I used very similar colors last year on these pumpkins and I'm still obsessed with them! I'd love for you to share your pumpkin project at the Make Life Pretty Monday link party beginning tonight at 8 pm! Hope to see you there!

      Reply
    7. Ann says

      September 09, 2018 at 9:28 am

      Your pumpkins look amazing and I luv your color choices! Pinned. I'd luv to invite you to share it with us at Wall to Wall DIY Wednesday, which runs thru Mondays! Best, Ann

      Reply
    8. Debrashoppeno5 says

      September 09, 2018 at 8:15 am

      I love the colors. And how the pumpkins come in various sizes. It makes for a lovely vignette.

      Reply
    9. Pamela Speers says

      October 03, 2017 at 11:19 am

      Could you list the names of the actual paints you used? Who knows, maybe I have that ten year old green already! I have been trying to find nice green shades for something like this for a long time, and I think you nailed it. Brands and names please?

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        October 04, 2017 at 6:55 am

        So true! You may just have the same color in your stash!

        Darker Green is: PLAID FolkArt #619 Poetry Green (I mixed a little white with it to tone it down)
        Light Green/Blue is: MARTHA STEWART Satin #32022 Cloud
        White: Apple Barrel #20503 White

        Reply
        • Pamela Speers says

          October 04, 2017 at 12:57 pm

          Thank you, Brandy, I will go check my paint stash!

          Reply
    10. farmhouse40 says

      October 02, 2017 at 7:44 am

      Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Monday. I wanted to let you know that you are one of my featured links this week. check it out https://www.farmhouse40.com/inspire-me-monday-149

      Reply
    11. sherrygcole says

      October 02, 2017 at 7:39 am

      I love your pumpkins! They are such a beautiful color and I will be featuring them at Totally Terrific Tuesday tomorrow.

      Reply
    12. Linda Bass says

      October 02, 2017 at 4:25 am

      Beautiful ideas thank you for sharing them with us. I'm going to post them. Hugs, Linda on Poinsettia Drive poinsettiadr.com

      Reply
    13. JoAnne says

      October 01, 2017 at 3:53 pm

      Your pumpkins look great - I love the colors. I actually did try painting a dollar store styrofoam pumpkin and it turned out ok but it does look cheap. These are so much better!!

      Reply
    14. Jolena says

      September 29, 2017 at 10:47 am

      This is my first visit to your blog and so glad I found it! The pumpkins are so pretty. Thanks for sharing. Caught up with you through The Boondocks Blog, Sweet Inspiration Party.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        September 29, 2017 at 12:01 pm

        Thank you Jolena!

        Reply
    15. Christine @ www.rustic-refined.com says

      September 28, 2017 at 7:49 pm

      They turned out gorgeous, love them!

      Reply
    16. A Pretty Fix (@aprettyfix) says

      September 28, 2017 at 4:46 pm

      Hi Brandy! I just wanted to pop in again to let you know that I absolutely adore this DIY and will be featuring it at the next Sweet Inspiration Link Party (tomorrow!). Hope you pop by again for a visit. I love all your projects!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        September 29, 2017 at 4:54 am

        Thank you so much!

        Reply
    17. Tanya Derrey Bingham says

      September 28, 2017 at 10:24 am

      Just found you from the Sits Girls link up and now following!! 🙂

      Reply
    18. Nikki G says

      September 27, 2017 at 1:40 pm

      I love every single display that you made with them! Great job. I especially love the first ones that are greenish.
      🙂 gwingal

      Reply
    19. acraftymix says

      September 26, 2017 at 10:48 pm

      Oh those are gorgeous Brandy. Love, love, love the colors you used. So subtle and classy

      Reply
    20. Mary-RealGirlsRealm (@maryharne) says

      September 26, 2017 at 10:28 am

      I decorated mine with orange and black for Halloween, but I may need to get another set to paint for Fall. I love these colors!

      Reply
    21. JESS44903 says

      September 26, 2017 at 9:05 am

      These are so cute! 🙂

      I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

      Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

      Reply
    22. JaneEllen says

      September 24, 2017 at 10:34 pm

      Love your mantel decorations with the cotton bolls and lambs ear. Hmmm, would love to have set of ceramic pumpkins could paint whatever colors I wanted. Glad for you to get them when you did. I painted a few orange plastic pumpkins from $ tree white, just couldn't deal with so much orange in our very light gray walls, little bit of coral and more aqua in our living room. Kept decorations more sparse this year. Our l/r is small so too much really makes it look cluttered. Hardly used much of what I had for decorations. Did do more out on our front porch table.
      Your home looks so perfectly decorated, very nicely done.
      Happy week

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        September 25, 2017 at 4:27 am

        Thank you Jane! We have light grey walls and I felt the same way! Wanted more subtle colors than the traditional Halloween colors. Take care!

        Reply
    23. Marsha says

      September 24, 2017 at 2:15 pm

      Oh my goodness...the possibilities are endless. It is amazing how a pumpkin can be decorated in so many ways. I love the subtle sage green pumpkins. Perfect for neutral colored decor. I would love to pair it up with burlap.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        September 24, 2017 at 5:55 pm

        Thank you, Marsha!

        Reply
        • karen martin says

          September 15, 2020 at 5:00 pm

          what did you use to paint your pumpkins with (paint and applicator) i love the colors totally matches my decor

          Reply
          • Brandy says

            September 15, 2020 at 9:29 pm

            Hi! I used acrylic craft paint and craft paint brushes. I found that sponge brushes didn’t work as well as the regular art brushes for smooth strokes. Hope that helps!

            Reply
    24. roseannmhampton says

      September 24, 2017 at 1:32 pm

      I love those shades of green! Very pretty!

      Reply
    25. Calypso in the Country says

      September 24, 2017 at 5:54 am

      These are so pretty! Visiting from DIY Showoff party!
      Shelley

      Reply
    26. A Pretty Fix (@aprettyfix) says

      September 23, 2017 at 2:02 pm

      I absolutely love this project! Those pumpkins look stunning in your space. The gold against those soft, pastel greens is a beautiful colour combination. Beautiful results!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        September 23, 2017 at 3:47 pm

        Thank you so much!

        Reply
    27. Mary-The Boondocks Blog says

      September 23, 2017 at 12:55 pm

      These are really gorgeous shades of green and the pumpkins looks really unique painted like that. When you can't find what you need make it yourself!!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        September 23, 2017 at 3:49 pm

        Thank you, Mary!

        Reply
    28. Michele says

      September 23, 2017 at 9:14 am

      ?? they're sold out!
      These are beautiful & love that color!!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        September 23, 2017 at 3:48 pm

        I know, such a bummer! I ordered mine on Sunday and they came Thursday. So in just that amount of time they sold out! I'm sure they'll stock them again quickly. They had them last year too, apparently so it's one of their popular items!

        Reply
        • Michele says

          September 23, 2017 at 7:42 pm

          I can see why!!

          Reply

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