Painted Gold & White Pumpkins

by Lia Cardle

4 Materials

Easy

Love white pumpkins, but want them to be super white? This post is about how to paint real pumpkins for the fall season.

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I love white pumpkins, but I wanted them to be very white. The ones I had where more of a yellow and green white so I decided to paint them. I did some research online, but didn't find a lot of information. I found enough to muddle through and went for it!

This is what I started with. A lot of pumpkins, paint and my Poppies paint powder. I knew I needed to use a chalk type paint for adhesion because you can't exactly sand pumpkins to get grip for paint. The first thing I did was wash them with dish soap, water and a rag. I let them completely dry. I then sprayed them with one full coat of a clear paint sealer making sure to get the entire pumpkin. I let that completely dry. This step is crucial for adhesion.

Unpainted

Painted two coats

After they were dry I started painting, one coat was not enough for me so I used two. It turned out beautiful. To paint the gold, I used a craft acrylic paint and mixed in a little of the Poppies Paint Powder. It worked great!

Now you can decorate!! I knew that I wanted three pumpkins to say B O O. To accomplish this I used a gold and white paint marker. I have these on hand for other projects. Then I just winged it. I made a spider, Happy Fall, polka dots and swirls. I love polka dots and swirls! This is the fun part!

Allow your paint to dry for at least two hours before you seal them with a sealer. Not the rule, but these are going in my booth and will be handled by many people so I need to make sure the paint will not pull or flake off. And this is what you end up with. Some really cool things to display for the fall season!