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Can I repaint my painted pumpkins? Yes!

October 19, 2016 By Laura

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Can I repaint my painted pumpkins? Yes! I use my own painted pumpkin makeover to show you how simple it is to do. What a difference it makes! Time to refresh your pumpkin home decor!

A painted pumpkin can be repainted easily like this metallic one!

Are you tired of your painted pumpkins and want to refresh them to match with your current decorating theme?

That is exactly what happened to me this year!

Once upon a time . . .

A few years back, I gave a cheap dollar store pumpkin a makeover.

Here was the original pumpkin:

dollar store plastic pumpkin gets a makeover

And here is what I turned it into:

Dollar Store Pumpkin Makeover

You can see the original tutorial here: Dollar Store Pumpkin Makeover.

Note: My blog was originally called The Shed — you can read why here — which is why the old project photos above are labeled that way.

Although I loved my little pink pumpkin at the time, the love affair was fleeting.

When I pulled him out of the Fall decorations storage bin this year, I decided this little guy needs another makeover.

Can I repaint my painted pumpkins? Yes!

I was tired of the pink shabby-ish look, so why not give it some copper metallic splendor?

And so I did!

Supplies:

  • Americana Decor Copper Metallic Paint (DecoArt)
  • Americana Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics (Cocoa Bean) (DecoArt)
  • Americana Acrylic Paint (Forest Green) (DecoArt)
  • Small paintbrush
    I use this Martha Stewart basic paint brush set — my favorite brushes!)
  • Wax paper
  • Embellishments:
    • vintage button
    • artificial oak leaves for crafting
    • tulle fabric scrap or ribbon

Repaint my painted pumpkins tutorial

This DIY is pretty straight-forward.

Step One: Apply two coats of copper metallic paint — letting the paint dry in between each coat.

a painted craft store pumpkin

Step Two: Dab on brown and green craft paint all over the stem to make it look more realistic.

(Considering I had previously painted the stem with orange glitter, I guess anything would make it look more realistic!)

closeup of a painted stem on a fake craft pumpkin

Step Three: Add copper metallic paint lightly onto the vintage button — see the images above and below.

And that is it!

Repaint painted pumpkins like this copper metallic pumpkin

This is what I love about paint makeovers:

You can literally just paint over them again and again for a completely new look!

DIY metallic painted pumpkin for Fall home decor

Easy Fall Display

I’m also loving what I put together as the background for the pumpkin . . .

pretty Fall home decor display

The faux floral stems are from Michaels, and the wood and glass bottle container is from World Market.

However, I found plenty of similar items available on Amazon . . .

I love changing out the floral stems — as well as what’s inside each bottle — for every season.

pretty repainted pumpkin in a Fall home decor display

And right now, I’m super happy I repainted my painted pumpkin!

Say that ten times fast!

pretty copper metallic pumpkin with Fall leaves

Happy crafting!

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Pet Scribbles is where I share my craft tutorials, home and garden projects, and occasional stories about my cats. I can never have enough pretty craft paints to work with, and I love to make things look time-worn with distressing and aging. Gardening is my therapy!

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