A Bundt Pan Punkin'
There are lots of bundt pans available at thrift stores. You can use one to easily make a cute pumpkin for your autumn decor! All you need for this project is some chalk paint, a rusty spring, drop cloth, twine and glue!
This pretty fluted bundt pan was already the perfect shape for a pumpkin!
I started by painting my bundt pan with orange chalk paint. Then, to give it a more realistic appearance, I sparingly added a darker orange paint.
After the paint dried and I had added some wax to protect the finish, I pulled out a rusty spring I had picked up from the trash pile at work and used it as the stem of the pumpkin.
I bent the spring just a bit so it would nestle into the middle of the pan. Then I added a few dabs of E6000 glue and let dry.
For the finishing touches, I first soaked a few short pieces of twine in Elmer's glue and wrapped them around a pencil to curl them. After they were completely dry, I tied them on to the spring. Then I cut a few small leaves out of a scrap piece of drop cloth, adding green paint to the tops. Again, I used E6000 glue to attach them to the "stem" of my pumpkin. And the Bundt Pan Punkin' was complete!
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Mary, i just saw your comment. I did not sand the pan first. I used chalk paint, which doesn't require sanding. You can visit my blog to see which brands and colors i used. :)
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This is adorable!
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