Display With Confidence

If you have little kids like me, any kind of stone, glass, ceramic, or terra cotta anything is at risk of being broken. Especially if it’s on the floor like these pumpkins – but – these are plastic! So super kid friendly!

SUPPLIES:

• FolkArt Terra Cotta Paints
• Faux Pumpkins
• Paint Brushes
• White Chalk
• Wood Filler, optional

Set Up Your Work Space

I covered my countertop with freezer paper so that I could make a little painting mess…

Paint Your Pumpkins

Any type of faux pumpkin will do! Or actually anything you want to paint. Porous, non-shiny surfaces are best but glass or shiny surfaces only require a quick sanding to be ready for paint. Two coats with an hour of dry time in between will transform any plastic pumpkin!

Paint Colors: (from L to R) Seastone, Mesa Pink, Terrazzo Tan, Dusty Trail, Shale Green, Clay Pot.

Fill Gaps

A few of my pumpkins ended up having weird gaps where the stem was attached to the pumpkin so I filled them in with “paintable” wood filler. This made a big improvement in the look.

Let Dry Overnight

I painted my pumpkins over two days simply because #kids, but I let the final coat dry for 24 hours before moving to the next step.

Sand Some Chalk

Take a piece of regular white chalk and make some chalk dust by rubbing it on a small piece of sand paper.

Brush On The Chalk

Using a firm brush like a stippling brush, tap it in the chalk dust and wipe onto the pumpkins, especially in the segment grooves. This is the finishing touch to the terra cotta look.

Elevated Look: this step is optional but it really elevated the terra cotta look. My husband had no idea what was going on with these and I just set them on the porch and he asked if I made them out of plaster! Score! Nope they are plastic!

What Colors Would You Use??