Monogrammed Pumpkin

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It’s the first fall feeling weekend of the year.  I woke up to temps in the 40’s Saturday morning….perfect!  We donned our sweaters and headed to a local orchard to pick some apples.  We took a hay ride, had some cider, and baked a pie.  I was on a roll so I decided to spruce up my front porch for the season.  It’s not complete yet, but I did pick up some pumpkins and started playing around with paint.  I’ve done this in the past but with bats and spiders.  This year for a new home I decided to do a monogram….oooh fancy!

I actually have a smaller front porch at this house so I scaled back a bit this year.  Only a handful of pumpkins and mums with a few other accents.  I promise I’ll show you the finished product next week when I’m done futzing with it.

Painting a pumpkin is really quite simple and it will last the season if done right.  Or you could just let your toddler do it.

Really glad I got some little ones to appease her during this process.  Such a helper.

I picked a pumpkin for myself that had a smooth flatter surface in a nice dark orange.  I cleaned it up and sprayed it with an all-purpose sealer. This helps the paint stick.

Then I sketched my monogram with a Sharpie.  In hindsight I could have done the whole thing in Sharpie but I didn’t.  I think I like the look of paint better, more depth.  That being said I just saw Sharpie paint markers for all surfaces…might need to try those on another pumpkin down the road.  (I love Sharpies, I have them in every color and almost exclusively use their pens.  And no this is not sponsored :) )

Then I painted over my sketch.  Once that was dry I sprayed on another coat of sealer.

Add a pretty burlap bow and done!  So easy and so pretty.

I’ve moved it several times already today and will continue to do so this week.  Hopefully by next weekend I will have a porch I am happy with and can share with you.

Do you decorate with pumpkins?  What’s your technique?  I would love some more inspiration.

Thanks for visiting!

♥ Sarah

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