Faux Fall Decor

3 Materials
$6
4 Hours
Easy

A few years ago I had received the new Fall Issue from The Country House and was flipping through it when a bowl of rustic apples and pears caught my eye. I liked the rusty stars on them, but $15.99 for 4 put the brakes on!

They definately said Fall

I started thinking. How can I make these? I knew I had Dollar Tree faux apples and pears in my Treasure Pile

Yay for Treasure Piles!

I dragged out some supplies that I thought would do the trick. The faux fruit my spice mix paint craft knife or scissors and of course.. Mod Podge had to be included! I knew I would need a star stencil so I cut one out of their catalog (just happened to be the right size ;)) traced it onto a piece of paper and cut it out.

mmm, Spice mix

I coated the fruit in Mod Podge and the dredged them in the spice mix. Then let dry thoroughly.

Yep, a messy project, but worth it

When dry I coated them in Mod Podge again to keep the spices mix from falling off.

Star Time

Let them dry again thoroughly for a few hours then just held on the stencil with my fingers and painted the star on with copper craft paint

Happy Fall!

I think they turned out pretty darn cute. No they aren't the same color and the star is painted on, not attached, they are my version and a heck of a lot cheaper ♥

Suggested materials:
  • Faux fruit   (Dollar Tree)
  • Spice mix   (mix your own - cinnamon, nutmeg, ground coffee, etc)
  • Paint & Mod Podge   (Leftover from other projects - Walmart has it though)
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