DIY Water Colour Pumpkins

I fell in love with the idea of water colour pumpkins because I loved changing the look of Halloween from orange ripe pumpkins with carved faces into something sophisticated and pretty with plain dyed pumpkins with a water colour topping. It really turns your Halloween event into something more sweet than scary!

To make you’re own, simply follow the straight forward instructions found at Lines Across

What you need: 1. Plastic craft pumpkins (there are so many options at Michael’s, like these half pumpkins) 2. White spray paint (I used one that was a paint and primer and it worked well) 3. Watercolor paints (These tubes work well for this project) 4. Paper towels 5. Sponges 6. Sealant

Colors: Just in case you are curious, the colors I used for these pumpkins are: 1. Quniacridone Rose 2. Cerulean Blue 3. Purple

What you do:

1. Start by painting your pumpkins. If you try to paint watercolors on white plastic pumpkins, it probably won’t stick. I used a flat white spray paint I picked up at Michael’s that is a paint and primer in one. It worked very well!

2. Dab your sponge or paint brush in a little water and then in your watercolor paints. If your pumpkin is wet, the paint will spread all over, so you might want to start with a dry pumpkin.

3. Dab a circle of watercolor paint on your pumpkin. Hold the pumpkin so that the surface where you are painting is flat so that the paint doesn’t drip too much.

4. Add water to the edges of your original dot to spread the paint. As the paint dries, you can lightly spread it around the pumpkin so that there are areas that are very light. I also left some areas completely white. If you don’t like how it looks at any point, you can easily wipe off the paint with water and a paper towel.

5. If you want to add more paint in areas, let the first layer dry first. You could also paint your stem, but I left mine white.

6. You will need to seal these pumpkins when you are done. Clear spray paint or Mod Podge gloss spray work well

Photo by Lines Across