I really needed one last $50 FRIDAY for October. The problem is, my cash was more like coins. Oh and it's Thursday.
Let's face it, we're all gearing up for the trick-or-treaters this weekend, and the holidays are right around the corner. Needless to say, most of us don't really have money to spend on decor right now.
So before we get ready to say goodbye to pumpkins and hello to turkeys, let's do one last happy Friday-Eve project that costs less then $5. Yep. Take the '0' off the end of that number $50.
I scored some ugly damaged Styrofoam pumpkins at Walmart last year for $2 a piece. They were pretty beat up, but hey, they live forever because they're Styrofoam! All of last season, I sort of hid them to cover up their obvious flaws. You know, nestled them in a pile of leaf-garlands in a front porch urn, prayed no one saw the chipping paint. You can get seriously judged for faux pumpkins. Let alone the kind that have white Styrofoam sticking out.
This year, with some acrylic paint I already had on hand, they got a face lift. I'll share the make-over with y'all! Especially if you buy clearance pumpkins now at the end of the season!
You'll need for this project:
ugly Styrofoam pumpkins you regret purchasing
white acrylic paint
green acrylic paint
paint brushes
Here are my pumpkins BEFORE:
To start, I hand painted the pumpkins white. I just brushed it on to avoid having to tape the stems and spray paint. Plus, white spray paint usually takes about 4-6 coats to really cover something this bright in color (orange).
Then with a small brush, mix some white paint with your green paint. Giving it a pale hue. Use the small brush to follow the natural grooves of the pumpkin. Go back over the lines with a wider brush, gently smearing some of the green stripes into the white.
Easy peasy! Look how fun these look?
I nestled them right into my front porch decor with a small pile of real pumpkins, faux pumpkins, and deer antlers. A big shout-out to my sweet gorgeous friend Kim for donating these beautiful harvested antlers to the blog! They are so gorgeous!
Love Y'all! Goodbye October and hello Turkey Month!
Ashley