I finally got this pumpkin painted and put on the dining room table! Yay! It is sitting in the painted stand that I made from a terracotta pot and a saucer.
I added some Spanish moss and raffia to the bottom of the pumpkin.
If you remember from a previous post, I was trying to paint the pumpkin to match some Vietri china that I have. Pretty darn close, isn’t it?
I used acrylic paints that I purchased from Hobby Lobby. The base of the pumpkin is French Vanilla (Folk Art.) For the colored dots, I used Georgia Clay (Americana), and Eggplant, Turner’s Yellow, and Clover by Folk Art.
Once I had painted the base, I used a nickel to make my circles on the pumpkin. As I was painting, I didn’t try to make perfect circles. As you can see, the circles on my china aren’t perfect either. That’s a good thing.
After I got all the circles painted, I went back and painted an outline around each circle the way it had been done on the china.
I mixed the colors Bleached Sand and Burnt Umber (both by Americana) to create the outline. The outline really made the colors pop against the background.
I was so happy with the way the pumpkin turned out that I’ve already painted a smaller, artificial pumpkin the same way. And then it struck me. I should have painted an artificial pumpkin rather than a real one so I could keep it and use it from year to year! Oh, well!
I’m sharing at:
Andrea says
December 3, 2012 at 11:20 amCan you keep your painted pumpkin from year to year or will it start to rot? I painted mine with spray paint this year and decorated it. I thought about keeping it but didn’t know if it would last.
Thanks,
Andrea
Deb says
September 26, 2011 at 11:00 pmThat’s so cute! You did a great job matching your china. I love the colors.
andrea says
September 26, 2011 at 6:45 pmThis is cute! It could almost be like a matching soup tureen if you opened her up. It matches your kitchen perfectly. andrea @ townandprairie
Natasha @ 5 Minutes Just for Me says
September 26, 2011 at 6:38 pmVery cute!
Happy Fall and happy decorating.
Best wishes,
Natasha.
Jordan@the2seasons says
September 26, 2011 at 7:39 amLove your pumpkin it is so cute. You did a great job! Sounds like you are all ready for fall.
Kathy M. says
September 25, 2011 at 8:55 pmI just love your pumpkin! What a great idea and yes, looks just like the plates. Great job!
Kathy
Susan in SC says
September 24, 2011 at 6:42 pmThis is so stinking cute! I thought you had used a white pumpkin but read where you painted it. I love it with your china! You are a very talented girl!!
marianne says
September 22, 2011 at 7:48 pmOh Jane I just love this, so cute and whimsical. You did a great job painting the dots. Love how they match your dishes.
Marianne 🙂
Shirley says
September 22, 2011 at 5:29 pmTe ha quedado excelente, y me fascina este blog, los felicito he empezado a leer desde enero, cuantas cosas bonitas han logrado. Saludos desde C.R.
jen says
September 22, 2011 at 12:59 pmSo cute! love it!
Ginger says
September 22, 2011 at 12:32 pmJane, this is soooo cute. I was waiting to see how it worked out. Great idea to match those neat dishes. You can always do the artificial Pumpkin for next year. This is too cute for only one year.
Have a great weekend.
Blessings,
Shannon @Cozy Home Scenes says
September 22, 2011 at 11:11 amYou did a very nice job painting your pumpkin, Jane. I like seeing different kinds of ideas from all my blogging friends. Your idea of polka dots is unusual but works nicely with your dishes and other decor. Nice!—–Shannon
Jill says
September 22, 2011 at 9:09 amYou had me at polka-dots. So cute, and now that you’re so good at it – you should make more with the artificial pumpkins 😉
Kathleen says
September 22, 2011 at 8:50 amHi Jane,
I love your dotty pumpkin, great job.
I have been reading some of you past posts. Love that bookshelf and the hay bale is amazing!
I am your newest follower. Happy Fall!
Barbara F. says
September 21, 2011 at 3:49 pmLove the painted pumpkin, Jane. You will be surprised at how long it will last because of the paint! You have a good hand at painting, polka dots can’t be easy to do. xo,
Ro says
September 21, 2011 at 3:35 pmIt is adorable! You did a great job on it. You can still paint a faux one and then you’ll always have. You’ve got the paint and they are so cute!
dawn says
September 21, 2011 at 2:13 pmJane,
The pumpkin turned out great, and the after thought is an even better idea. I heard on the news pumpkin’s will be priced high this year, something to do withe the weather. Have you experienced that? I will hold off a while longer here, the farmers are still getting them out of the fields:)