Easy Painted Pumpkins

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I’ll just tell you right up front

I’m not a big fan of the color orange in my decor.

So decorating with pumpkins for Fall

Used to be a challenge.

But, lucky for me there are so many hybrid pumpkins out there now

That come in all kinds of great colors.

So those are the ones that I head for in the pumpkin patch..

It’s sad to say that

I just walk by the orange ones

And don’t even give them the time of day.

But the other day…

These little cuties caught my eye

I loved their size and shape

And just look at those adorable stems!

How could I not bring them home??

But, dang

They’re orange…

So…

I painted them!

And it was so simple,

that I thought I’d share with you how to do your own

easy painted pumpkins:

PICK YOUR PAINT COLORS

Make sure your pumpkin is clean and dry. And just use regular acrylic craft paint. The colors I used were Moss Green, Wedgewood Green, Cottage White and Silver Marlin Blue.

MIX YOUR PAINT

Mix your paint to get the color you want. Don’t mix it completely. Leave some dark and some lighter versions of your final color.

PAINT THE BOTTOM FIRST

Paint the bottom of your pumpkin first, carefully painting around the blossom end (that’s what that little nub is called — I looked it up!) Use some of the light and dark versions of your color here and there so it looks a little more realistic.

LET IT DRY

Lay the painted pumpkin stem side down on a piece of butcher paper and let it dry. (I was impatient so I hit it with a blow dryer on the cool setting and it dried in about 5 minutes.)

PAINT THE TOP

Once the bottom is dry, paint the top of your pumpkin in the same way as the bottom.