DIY Painted Pumpkin Ideas (with decoupage)

This little DIY painted pumpkin takes less than 30 minutes and will instantly class up your fall decor. 

I’m pulling this project from my craft archives, at the time I created it I was mesmerized at how beautiful the site for The Decorated House is and found myself clicking for hours at design and decor ideas, that’s where I got my initial idea for these pumpkins. Then I found images on The Graphics Fairy, offers a wonderful selection of downloadable vintage images.

DIY Painted Pumpkin Ideas + Decoupage

Materials:

• A fake pumpkin from the dollar or craft 
• Bright white latex paint (I used leftover house paint)
• Paint brush
• Printed images on white paper from The Graphics Fairy

Step 1:

Paint the fake pumpkin white (LEAVE WET), the latex acts like a “glue” for your image

Step 2:

Adhere printed images to the pumpkin while paint is wet. Press printed image in place using a soft cloth to ensure it adheres in the crevices. In my case, I dampened the cloth which softened the paper and allowed me to press the image into the crevices of the pumpkin, leaving no gaps at the edges.

Step 3:

Once dry, I applied a final coat of matte Mod Podge over the graphic.  I also have used matte polyurethane as well.

(In case you were wondering, the graphic in the middle represents our initials, intertwined, and we created that ourselves.

Quick easy and gorgeous! Be sure to follow me on Pinterest where you’ll find me pinning more white fall pumpkin ideas that are fun and simple to do at home.