I totally get that I don’t need anymore wreaths, but I wanted a fresher, more colorful look for fall this year. If you’re anything like me, you have a ton of pumpkins lying around or in your fall decor storage. Faux pumpkins are everywhere and in every store! Seriously, some of the pumpkins that I used for this project were in a big bag of pumpkins that were at Goodwill! The rest were from clearance after Thanksgiving a few years ago! That’s how cheap I am! I ended up using all different sizes of pumpkins and squash. Here’s how I was able to make it:
I placed all of the pieces down before I glued them, because it takes a lot of rearranging before it looks just right.
The way that I recommend doing it, is placing the big pieces first, and then the small pieces. Makes it way easier.
Here it is all glued!
I then started painting with craft paint. This took FOREVER and wasn’t sitting right! So I did this instead:
Use primer! I’m serious! It’ll save you time in the long run, and the colors paint on much more easily! I recommend the spray paint primer even though that’s not what I used. I was too lazy/cheap to get the spray one. It would have been easier to use the spray. Were I to do it again, that’s how I would’ve done it.
I just kept on painting!
This was how I had it at first, but the more I looked at it, the more I hated the yellow! It just didn’t go. So I decided to paint over the yellow.
I painted the yellow a dark redish color. And guess what? I still hated it. It just didn’t feel right! I’m crazy and painted over it again!
After repainting the last sections for a third time, I finally liked it! Here it is all done!
I always love adding color to holiday decor, so it’s fun to have this on my door!
Took me forever to figure out the colors, but it was worth it!
Were I to do this all over again, I would’ve planned the painting and colors ahead of time! I always think that I’ll be able to just add the colors as it goes, and it never works out! I caused myself way more work than necessary by not planning ahead with my paint colors! Learn from my many painting mistakes! I hope you make yourself one, and that you brighten up your holiday decor with this fun wreath! Love you all!
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