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Add a painted pumpkin touch to your autumn porch!
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Showing posts with label autumn crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label autumn crafts. Show all posts
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Make A Beautiful Autumn Ephemera Garland
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Using a mix of different types of paper adds interest and texture. Old ephemera, scrapbook paper, newsprint and even tissue paper and old sewing patters are great for creating paper flowers. Remember, it doesn't have to be perfect!
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Create a wired leaf garland by sandwiching thin craft wire between two paper leaves and securing with white glue. The wire should be positioned as the vein down the center of the leaf. Leave at least 3" of wire extending from the bottom of the leaf. Repeat this process to create many leaves using various different papers. If you like, you can add details to each leaf with paint. Allow the leaves to dry completely. Once all leaves have been created, attach them to a long length of vine created with stiff cord or wire by twisting each leaf's wire around the long wire. Hide wire ends with strips of tissue paper coated with a thin layer of white glue. Use paint to cover the vine.
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Happy fall!
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Saturday, October 21, 2023
Farmhouse Painted Pumpkins
In my last blog post I shared with you my designs and ideas for Boho style painted pumpkins. Now I'm taking a turn away from the heavy repetitive Boho patterns and turning to the pastoral, quaint grace of Farmhouse style painted pumpkins!
I'm talking about quieter paint colors used in only one or two color combinations at a time. My inspirations? I'm inspired by the look of a whitewashed picket fence, or the peeling layers of paint of an old barn.
Take a hand at trying to create your own using either real or artificial pumpkins and inexpensive acrylic paints and a few paint brushes.
Here are a few of my pointers!
~ Remember that you can add a few drops of water to your acrylic paint to loosen it up a bit for more of that whitewashed look.
~ Once paint is applied, you can go back in with a dry brush to remove some areas of paint for a kind of sgraffito effect - this works great when using only one color paint. *Be sure to do this technique before the paint dries!
~ Draw over a dried painted layer with crayons, charcoal, or markers.
~ Add water-slide decals or tissue paper decoupage to a white painted layer.
~ For a peeling or crackled effect, choose two contrasting colors, paint the base color and allow to dry (this is the color that will show through the crackle), coat with crackle medium or try out some regular elmers's glue (I've heard this works but have not tried it myself), allow to dry only until tacky, then paint your second paint color right over the glue layer. Once it all dries it creates a crackle or peeling effect.
~ Before you start you wash your pumpkin with some warm soapy water to remove any dirt, rinse, and dry well.
I'll provide the inspiration!...
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Example of decoupage
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Sketching/drawing on dried paint
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Abstract painting
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Example of sgraffito
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Example of sgraffito
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I hope I've inspired you to create your own! As always, you can find my craft supply lists and recommendations here on my Amazon page. (as an Amazon Influencer I earn from qualifying purchases.) Happy Fall!
Laura
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