Pumpkin Makeover

All the postings I've been seeing lately on Pinterest and Facebook about painting pumpkins made me decide to transform one of my lovelies!
 
BEFORE
 
 
AFTER
All I did is paint these stripes with black acrylic paint.  Easy as 1 2 3.
We have giant rocks outside our house and in the past I've had trouble keeping the pumpkins from blowing away or falling off the rocks. 
 
This year I found a wrought iron rack at a garage sale and decided it would be perfect for my pumpkins to keep them secure.   Don't know what it would have been used for previously?  All I know is that it will be great for my Christmas decor too!
 
Mr. scarecrow got a new hat this year too.
 
 
 Mrs. Scarecrow loves her new digs too. "Groovy" isn't she?
 
 
I've added pumpkins outside....
 
 
and inside too!  Love this time of year!
 
 
Here's a link to a post I did a while back about decorating pumpkins
 
 
More ideas Here
 
 
 
 
 Visit my website, DecRenew Interiors to see before and after pictures as well as my Design Portfolio.
 
 
 
 

Crazy and beautiful pumpkins to inspire

Here are a few ideas I thought you might like for the Fall season.  The beauty of our fall decor is that you can have it out for a few months (October & November) so it's worth doing something special.
Wow, don't you just love this pumpkin.  These are thumb tacks (nail heads).  Make yourself a template and go to town!  You could even use coffee beans here and glue gun them on.

This is the cutest thing!  If you really wanted to have some fun and be a little quirky, go at it with this fun lampshade.  Isn't the nose fabulous!
Kids would have a blast carving these.
This witch is absolutely darling.  I'm not that crazy into witches but she is lots of fun!
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This is just wire curved with pliers and inserted into the pumpkin.
Cute little hair bows add the finishing touch to these boots.
This design is created with a sharpie!
Sequence is used on the below pumpkin but you could use a sharpie here too, makes the pumpkin have some fun detail.
Adding some sticks from your yard, a bit of moss, pine cones, berries, pumpkins and you have a great centerpiece or entry piece.  The beauty of all this is it lasts all the way through Thanksgiving.
Simple gold ribbon adds a soft touch.
I love simplicity like this for the kitchen counter, bar area, even for the back of the toilet..
Again, simple yet beautiful.
To do this above, just put another vase inside the big vase.  Fill the candy corn in between both vases and then add your flowers to the one you inserted.
Spray paint your pumpkins to change it up a little.  Who said you can't do this.
My girls are dying to try this!
Love adding spindles, antique urns, etc. to the arrangement to bring in some charm and character.
Very inviting if you have a front gate!
We all  have glass vases around.  Fill them with nuts, pears, acorns.
Awesome entry or back porch ideas.  It's all about the different heights of these items.  Creating different levels makes the scale look put together.  Notice how the same thing is done on the table.  Different heights make your eye notice all the details.
You can get items for the above pumpkin at any craft store in their jewelry section.  Ears could even be door handles or pulls.
These are just created by using something that makes a nice big hole.  Punch through and you have something stunning all lit up!
Always forget about artichokes and pomegranates but they add lots of color.  We all have some kind of ceramic bowl or urn you can use to put all these items in.  Add some candles and you are set.
Corn adds some great texture.

These are doilies!!  Cheap idea and oh so cute.
Okay, my creative adrenaline is bubbling.   Hope yours is too!