It is pumpkin season everyone! I love all pumpkins, but lately I have been loving white pumpkins best for a few reasons. White pumpkins look refined in any space and also provide a blank canvas to decorate them as you please.
I thought I would take on a painting craft and paint a few white pumpkins to fit perfectly in with my jungle-like living room. I picked up a few white pumpkins of various sizes from Publix grocery store and a few craft paints and brushes (1 pk of paint brushes w/ multiple sizes) from Target and got right to work.
I began with one pumpkin at a time and dipped my brush directly into the top of the acrylic paint bottle. I did not mix any water with the paint for this project so I worked straight from the bottle, less mess for clean up. I simply pulled some images of reference from my pinterest page of leaf and pattern designs I liked. I also used my imagination and painted a bit' whimsically as well when I didn't want to copy the leaves exactly. Let the brush and imagination guide your design, being off book can sometimes create the best visuals.
If you have trouble painting by referencing a picture only, it helps immensely to print out pictures of leaves you like. Then, cut the leaves out and trace them with pencil directly onto your pumpkins before beginning to paint. Click the link above to access all the leaves and patterns I love on Pinterest. Have fun!
xo RCN
Parsley and Pom Poms pattern inspiration on Pinterest: Click Here!