Yesterday I shared a paint technique using Maison Blanche LeDirt. If you missed it, you can see it HERE. And, today, I want to talk to you about the pumpkins you saw in that post. Can you believe these painted pumpkins had been bright orange plastic pumpkins?
When you have the right colors to work with, transforming a bright orange plastic pumpkin into a more realistic looking fairytale pumpkin is easy! Here’s what mine looked like.
Now that’s a bright orange pumpkin! You may need to put on your sunglasses to look at the screen – ha, ha!!! I got it at Target. I liked the shape, but that bright orange color – not so much! I got the smaller pumpkin, shown on the books in the first photo, at Michaels and it was also bright orange.
So, here’s what I used on the large orange pumpkin – Maison Blanche La Chaux in Candied Yam! It’s the perfect shade for a muted Cinderella or Fairytale pumpkin! It only needed one coat of paint and once it was dry, I waxed the entire pumpkin with clear antique wax. After about 20 minutes, I went back and used white lime wax and dry brushed on some highlights.
For the smaller pumpkin, I used Maison Blanche Vintage Furniture Paint in Miel. Again, it only took one coat. Once the paint was dry, I used the La Chaux Candied Yam and dry brushed over the Miel to give the pumpkin color some depth. When the paint was completely dry, I gave it a coat of clear wax for protection.
Here are my two inspiration pumpkins from the farmer’s market.
And, here are my painted pumpkins! No, not an exact match, but pretty close! I love how they turned out! Much better than bright orange for sure!!! And, next fall I won’t need to stress out when I can’t find pumpkins at the market in time for my fall home tour, because I’ll have these faux ones to use!
Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I’m so thankful when you share my posts with your friends on social media!
Pamela Gordon
These are beautiful! Thanks for the tip.
Shannon Fox
Perfection.
These look so fantastic.
I love that you’ll have them for many, many years to come.
And you can use them anywhere, anytime. Love it!!
Sandi
Love your soft and muted coloured pumpkins! I’m not into the bright orange either. Thanks for sharing your tip.
Blessings,
Sandi
Kathy Moreland
What a change!! They look so pretty!
Debra Oliver
so pretty, they definitely look like the real thing!
Doreen Cagno
Thanks, Debra! So good to hear from you! I’ve been so behind in keeping up with my favorite blogs! I need to pop over and see what you’ve been up to!
Cindy
Love how they turned out!
Linda C.
Love how these look! Will have to try this. Thanks for the instructions.
Jann Olson
Wow, they really are gorgeous!! So real looking. Where did you buy the paint?
Hugs,
Jann
Doreen Cagno
Thanks so much, Jan! You can buy the paint directly from the Maison Blanche website or they have a search where you can find retailers who carry their paint near you! It’s my very favorite chalk-type paint!
Botanic Bleu
These are just gorgeous. You did an outstanding job of giving them new life with colors that look real.
Judith
Doreen Cagno
Thanks so much, Judith! Have a great weekend!
Pamela-FRommyfrontporchtoyours
Doreen those turned out fabulous!
Doreen Cagno
Thanks so much, Pamela! I’ve enjoyed watching your home come together! I should comment more often!
Sherri S..
What a change! So much prettier.
Happy Fall…
Sherri
Lori
Hi Doreen! Love how those pumpkins came out, so pretty!
Would you consider sharing at our weekly Dishing It & Digging It Link Party? We are live every Sunday at 4pm.
http://www.thestonybrookhouse.com/2016/10/dishing-it-digging-it-link-party-117.html
Becky
I want to get your blog in my email and Facebook.
Kate
Wow gorgeous! Now if I could only find cheap pumpkins like this. All of them I can find have a handle and open top for trick or treating 🙁 I am going to buy a pumpkin that I like and just paint it. It will cost more but I have never seen plastic pumpkins in Canada that look like this! Fantastic!
Doreen Cagno
Thanks so much Kate! Enjoy the process!