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DIY Watercolor Pumpkins

October 1, 2015

DIY Watercolor Pumpkins are a beautiful easy fall decor idea! The perfect neutral fall decoration!

Easy DIY Watercolor Pumpkins
Hello all! I am Jess and am so thrilled to be a Home Decor/DIY contributor for Old House to New Home! I have an eclectic sense of style and that trickles down to my seasonal decor as well. Today, I have prepared for you a short and easy DIY that can give a sweet, cool look or give a little bit of the spook factor.
A short and easy tutorial on how to create watercolor pumpkins
Materials: 
Pumpkin painted white–flat paint would work best so that the paint can adhere to it. Please do not try to paint the plastic using this technique, the paint will not stick. You will NEED to paint the pumpkin and use that paint as a base so that the paint can adhere to the pumpkin.
Paint–Paint colors of your choice. I used latex paint from my paint stash, feel free to use acrylic base paint or even watercolor.
Water–Used to water down the paint
Sponge
A short and easy tutorial on how to create watercolor pumpkins
A short and easy tutorial on how to create watercolor pumpkins
Using a craft dish, put some paint in the dish and water it down and give it a good stir.
A short and easy tutorial on how to create watercolor pumpkins
Take your sponge and dab it in your water-downed paint solution and dab it on your pumpkin squeezing out your paint while your dabbing your pumpkin. The paint will give a watercolor drip effect. Note: For a more translucent look add more water, for a more vibrant look, use less water. Rotate the pumpkin, so that the drips can fall side-ways and give an abstract look. Let the paint dry and if wanted you can seal this look using a spray sealant.
A short and easy tutorial on how to create watercolor pumpkins
This is how the pumpkin will look when you apply this technique on the top portion of the pumpkin. Feel free to flip the pumpkin upside down for an all around drip effect.

 

A short and easy tutorial on how to create watercolor pumpkins
There you go…Easy, spooky, chic watercolor pumpkins…on a budget! For more projects like these please stop by my blog at Domicile 37. I hope you try these Easy DIY Watercolor Pumpkins this fall!

Easy DIY Watercolor Pumpkins

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Posted by Amanda @ Old House to New Home 11 Comments
Filed Under: Crafts, Decor Tagged: Fall, Fall Decor, Halloween

Comments

  1. Brooke Knipp says

    October 1, 2015 at 6:36 pm

    Cool, as usual, Jess! These look great 🙂

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      October 1, 2015 at 8:30 pm

      Yes, Jess has the best ideas!!

      Reply
  2. Tiffany says

    October 1, 2015 at 8:03 pm

    These are awesome! What a creative idea!

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      October 1, 2015 at 8:30 pm

      I love them!! I need to make some for myself!

      Reply
  3. Leilani says

    October 1, 2015 at 10:13 pm

    The drips make the pumpkins a little on the sinister side. Perfect for Halloween decor. 🙂

    Reply
  4. angela@spinachtiger says

    October 1, 2015 at 11:34 pm

    I love to see all the different ways people do pumpkins. This is so very unique.

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      October 2, 2015 at 9:02 am

      There are so many fun ways to decorate them! I love this watercolor technique!

      Reply
  5. Kim @ This Ole Mom says

    October 2, 2015 at 12:18 am

    Your pumpkins turned out adorable . What a creative idea.

    Reply

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