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Scrap Wood Pumpkins

Supplies:

*Scrap Wood

*Apple Barrel Paint-I used Harvest Orange and White

*Cinnamon Sticks

*Raffia-I used natural and orange colored from the Dollar Tree

*Sanding Block or Sand Paper

*Hot Glue Gun-Amazon affiliate link

*Painter’s Tape

*Paint Brush

*Spouncer-optional

The first step is to paint your pumpkins. I chose “Harvest Orange” Apple Barrel paint for my base color. Once that dried I took my sanding block and distressed my wood a bit.

Next I took my spouncer and added white polka dots to my small pumpkin. If you don’t have a spouncer you can certainly just free hand your dots.

While my small pumpkin dried I took my painter’s tape and taped off my stripes on my big pumpkin and then painted those white as well.

Once the paint dried i peeled off the tape. I then took my sanding block and distressed the pumpkins a little more until I got my desired look.

Next for the stem of the pumpkins I took a cinnamon stick and broke it in half and used half for each pumpkin, securing with hot glue. Not only does this look super cute but it also smells good!

Now, these are adorable just like this but to dress them up even more I decided to add a bow to mine. Shocker, right? HaHa

I simply took a few smaller pieces of burlap ribbon and raffia and tied up a cute little bow.

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DIY Harvest Porch Sign

Supplies:

*Piece of wood- I got mine from Hobby Lobby and it was 9.5 x 48 in.

*Waverly Chalk Paint-Pumpkin and Agave are the colors I used.

*Galvanized HARVEST banner-Hobby Lobby

*Paint brush

*E6000-grab this here with my Amazon affiliate link.

*Sanding block-optional

I started off by painting my whole board with my agave color. I let that sit for about 5 minutes and then I painted over that color with my pumpkin color. I like to start with my second color before my first color is completely dry as it helps the 2 colors mesh together more. I wanted some of the agave color to show through so I just brushed lightly over it with my pumpkin paint. Once my paint was dry I used my sanding block to distress it and make a little more of the agave color to show through.

Next, I used E6000 to adhere my harvest banner on to my board. Be sure to use plenty of E6000 on your letters. Remember, it takes E6000 a full 24 hours to cure so be patient. I recommend using this instead of hot glue for any project that will be used out doors as it will withstand the heat or the cold. I chose to leave the jute twine on my letters but you could certainly take it off if you if you choose.

Once I had my banner glued on I decided it was still missing something. I simply took some jute twine and wrapped it several times around each end of the board, securing with staples.

I do recommend spraying your finished project with a clear coat if you plan on using the sign outside to help it last as long as possible.