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Uncategorized | October 14, 2010

Love it…Keep it: Personalized Pumpkin

I LOVE pumpkins. Love everything about them…except carving them. The mess. The carving knives. Trying to get it perfect…no thank you.
So this year I decided to avoid all of that and do something much simpler….paint my pumpkin! The whole process only took about 20 minutes and I was thrilled with the results. I decided to paint our pumpkin with an “R” for our last name.

First I  printed out an “R” on computer paper. I used Times New Roman size 600-800ish. I can’t remember exactly. Then I cut out my stencil and taped it on to the pumpkin.
 
I traced around the stencil with a pen. I tried using pencil but it was too hard to see. If you make a mistake with the pen you can just wipe it off really quickly with a damp paper towel.
 
Then I took a small paint brush and some random black paint I had in my junk drawer and went to work. It was really easy and only needed one coat.
 
And there you have it, a personalized pumpkin! I’ve already received numerous compliments from neighbors and friends…definitely will be doing this again next year!

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Comments

  1. Young and Fabulous says

    October 14, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    What a cute idea!! My boyfriend and I carved a pumpkin the other night..while it came out great, it's still annoying that it never comes out as good as you see in pictures! haha but I absolutely love this idea and I plan to try it. Thanks girl!1

    xoxo http://juicylifegirl.blogspot.com/

  2. Sole Matters says

    October 14, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    love that!!! love your little set up too!

  3. erin vancura says

    October 14, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    i'm stealing your idea and doing it this weekend. for sure. ah, i LOVE IT!!!!

  4. leah says

    October 14, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    That is so cute, love that idea!! Might have to try it this year 🙂

  5. Sara Elizabeth says

    October 14, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    Well done! It looks great… and it will totally last longer than carving one!!

  6. Lacey says

    October 14, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    Love it!! So cute!

  7. La Tache says

    October 14, 2010 at 9:27 pm

    great idea! this way they wont go bad!!

  8. Kelsey @ Seattle Smith's says

    October 17, 2010 at 4:55 am

    Seriously, this is darling and what a reasonable and inexpensive price tag!!

  9. Cindy says

    October 18, 2010 at 2:35 pm

    LOVE it!!

  10. Melissa says

    October 18, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    Cute idea! Love it!

  11. Hollywood Heather says

    October 18, 2010 at 6:02 pm

    Super cute!! You always have great ideas.

  12. Cherry Tree Lane says

    October 19, 2010 at 1:35 am

    this is ADORABLE!

  13. Anonymous says

    October 20, 2010 at 7:41 pm

    Last name "R"? In other posts (friends) it looks like it should be "P"??

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