Monogrammed Pumpkin
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
This is such a cute and classy way to decorate a porch for fall! Plus it would be fun to decorate some small pumpkins and gourds with my kids. I'm visiting from Serenity Now (#24 $6 Fall Decor) Have a wonderful day!
Hey Carrie, thanks for stopping by. Happy Fall!
I wanted to invite you to the Friday Flash Blog Party, the best linky in town! I hope you'll join us and link up. Who knows. You may just get highlighted!
The party goes on ALL weekend.
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Hi Sarah, Such a cute idea for the front porch. I can't wait to spruce up ours & get to the pumpkin patch! Thanks for joining the party! I hope to see your ideas again or just pop by anytime. Theresa @DearCreatives
Thanks Theresa, don't you just love fall!
Sarah I love the added bow- really cute idea :) Thank you so much for linking up to Get Your DIY On this week with your pumpkins! I hope you'll join us tomorrow with any Burlap projects!
Mandy @ The Hankful House Blog