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Mini Fall Pumpkins

November 14, 2016 By Amy | The Happy Scraps 6 Comments

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I love pumpkins. I use them all season long this time of year. A few years ago, I picked up these cute little pumpkins from The Wood Connection and I finally got around to finishing them this year. You might have seen a peek of them in the Gather letters post. Today, I’m sharing these cute pumpkins with you.

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

Mini Fall Pumpkin Supplies:

  • Wood Pumpkins
  • Wood Glue
  • Paint
  • Paper
  • Paint Brush
  • Sand Paper

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

The first thing you want to do is trace the front of your wood piece onto the back of the paper you want. Then cut your paper out.

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

Paint all the sides of your pumpkins.

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

Add wood glue to the front of your wood. Spread it out with your paint brush.

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

Place the paper down on your wood.

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

Make sure it is nice and smooth.

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

Sand the edges off. This also creates a nice distressed look.

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

Do the same with the pumpkins as the front of the pumpkin.

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

Use the wood glue to glue the front piece onto the pumpkin.

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

Tie some twine around the top, and you’re all finished.

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

I adore the way these turned out. I think they’re so cute!

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

And they match the Gather letter set too!

You'll have these cute little Mini Fall Pumpkins painted and finished in no time! They are perfect to display from September through November.

What is your favorite Thanksgiving decoration?

Filed Under: Autumn, DIY Projects, Holidays, Paper Crafts, Seasons, Thanksgiving Tagged With: autumn, fall, paint, paper, ribbon, thanksgiving, twine, wood, wood connection

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Comments

  1. Roseann Hampton says

    November 16, 2016 at 6:10 pm

    Cute project!

    Reply
  2. Vicki Hansen says

    November 16, 2016 at 7:23 pm

    They all turned out super cute! Thank you for the inspiration!

    Reply
  3. Julie says

    November 16, 2016 at 9:11 pm

    I love the pumpkins! So cute!

    Reply
  4. Gwen says

    August 11, 2017 at 8:52 pm

    Where did you get the wood pumpkins is there a pattern for sale somewhere? they are not for sale on the wood connection page
    thanks!

    Reply
    • Amy | The Happy Scraps says

      August 12, 2017 at 9:41 am

      You can find similar mini pumpkins here: http://thewoodconnection.com/tiny-pumpkin-trio/

      Reply
      • Gwen says

        August 14, 2017 at 11:55 am

        Thank you they are ordered!

        Reply

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