Fall Tablescape With Painted Pumpkins
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Today’s fall tablescape is REALLY simple. In fact, it was put together with painted pumpkins from the Dollar Tree and (almost) everything else was from a thrift store!
First, let’s talk more about these painted pumpkins from the Dollar Tree that I mentioned. I had seen others paint pumpkins and I wanted to give it a try. Guys…it was SO EASY.
HOW TO PAINT PUMPKINS FROM DOLLAR TREE:
- Grab a bunch of pumpkins from Dollar Tree.
- Give them a quick spray with white spray paint.
- Brush on a couple coats of pastel colored acrylic craft paint with a foam brush.
- Finish by dry brushing some white acrylic craft paint on with an old paint brush. This gives the pumpkins a softer and more rustic look.
- Seriously…..that’s it. If you were worried about the paint chipping, you could seal them with this spray sealer…but honestly, they are just sitting there looking pretty. I don’t think the paint will chip at all.
Now that you’ve got your pretty painted pumpkins, here’s the fun part! Use them to create a rustic fall tablescape.
HERE’S HOW MY SIMPLE RUSTIC FALL TABLESCAPE CAME TOGETHER:
- Base layer…table runner. Shhhh…. don’t tell anyone, ok? This ISN’T an actual table runner, it’s a scarf from my closet. Scarves are such a great table running replacement so you don’t have to go out and buy something else…just go shopping in your closet.
- Wooden dough bowl. I got my hand carved wooden dough bowl at an estate sale and I love it.
- Add pumpkins to dough bowl. Once your painted pumpkins have dried, add those to your wooden bowl. If your bowl is large like mine, you can add something to the bottom as a filler so you don’t have to make as many pumpkins to fill it up. I added a couple books to mine underneath the pumpkins.
- Add vintage bottles to each end of the bowl. I added a group of 3 vintage bottles to each end of the bowl. I mixed in clear glass and amber glass and added in dried wheat, DIY cotton stems ( click here for full tutorial), and some faux fall florals. Lastly, I added in a couple of wooden spools of twine from my craft supplies…because why not? They were the perfect color and they fit right in with the rustic fall vibes.
I told you this fall tablescape was simple and thrifty!!
Hop on over to the blog post (link below) to see lots more pictures of this fall tablescape!
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These are super cute. Thanks for the idea!!
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What colors did you use to paint the pumpkins? Very cute.