Faux Wood Pumpkin

by Giustina

This might look like your average wood pumpkin, but it’s actually made from something entirely different that only cost $1!

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I am super excited to share with you all my Faux Wood Pumpkin!

I had originally planned on sharing it last Thursday, but after my husband came home & asked me why my pumpkin wasn’t orange I decided maybe I should add a light layer of orange paint.

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Although I’m not really sure where this story begins.

Well, first off, can you tell what my faux wood pumpkin is made from?

If you guessed a foam board than you are totally correct!

I have several foam boards that I used as backgrounds, & to bounce light off of, when I take photos for my blog.

I have had the same 3 foam boards (from the DIY Fall Acorns) for almost 2 years now & they are beginning to show some wear. So when I needed something sturdy to spray paint my Easter eggs on for my DIY Fall Acorns I decided I would use one of my foam boards, which I hoped would force me to buy a new one.

But after I finished spray painting my fall acorns I couldn’t bring myself to throw away the foam board.

What can I say, I’m a hoarder of anything with repurposing & upcycling possibilities!

It’s a big problem.

But after seeing a picture of a white wood pumpkin, & mistaking the wood for foam, I decided to jump on the idea & turn my trashy $1 foam board into a Faux Wood Pumpkin!

And since I had been wanting a wood pumpkin anyways this solved that problem too!

Although I had been wanting to create a rustic reclaimed wood pumpkin for awhile, I knew I had no real purpose for one. We don’t have a front yard or a front porch, plus it’s not like I had a saw or anything to actually cut a pumpkin from old wood. Much to my husband’s relief.

So to say I was excited about creating my Faux Wood Pumpkin is an understatement!

All I had to do was draw the shape of a pumpkin with chalk on the foam board, cut it out with an X-acto knife, & paint it. I then added a bow because I thought it added a nice touch.

The only problem was...

You can read the rest of my post & see my step-by-step tutorial (including pictures) by clicking the link below!

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Hannah V on Oct 13, 2015
Really cute!

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- Giustina on Oct 13, 2015
  Thanks @Hannah V!! I was so excited to find a way to reuse my $1 foam board! :)
  
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Maria @ Pastels And Macarons on Oct 13, 2015
This is awesome! Love it. i may have to totally copy this idea how my house!! :) After reading your post about getting more traffic to your blog I decided to join in on the home talk thing and share my projects also. Like I said to you on your Facebook page you had a lot of great advice! I swear I'm not stalking you, just saw your post as I was scrolling down the page! haha :P Maria.

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- Giustina on Oct 13, 2015
  @Maria @ Pastels And Macarons Thanks Maria!! :) I'm so happy you like my Faux Wood Pumpkin! If you make one & share your photo on Instagram I'd love to re-share it on my Instagram! :) I'm so happy you joined Hometalk! You're going to love it!! I just followed your page & look forward to seeing more of your posts! :)
  
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- Maria @ Pastels And Macarons on Oct 14, 2015
  @Domestically Blissful Thanks for following :) Once I get finished with my guest posts for some other blogs and get my son's 1st birthday party over and done with this weekend then I will be adding more of my tutorials on here! Thanks for following. Love your projects!
  
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- Giustina on Oct 15, 2015
  @Maria @ Pastels And Macarons Thanks Maria! And congratulations on getting your spider project up on Hometalk's Facebook page! :)
  
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- Maria @ Pastels And Macarons on Oct 16, 2015
  @Domestically Blissful Thanks so much :) I didn't even see it come up on my newsfeed! Will have to head over to check it out. :) x
  
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