Paint Pour Pumpkin Wood Sign for Autumn!

Fall is coming and you can almost smell the pumpkin spices! This fun painted pumpkin is the perfect fall decoration…but better get it now because it takes weeks to heal!

Spilling paint is fun! This is the perfect craft for any skill level and is very addictive! This sweet gourd tree is available from Oriental Trading, the perfect place to find everything for all seasons .

cut pumpkin tree

DIY acrylic paint

medium casting

small paper cups

Large mixing bottle

place for mixing

Plastic tablecloth or trash bag

Start by placing a plastic tablecloth on your work surface.

Then hold the cut tree on the table with paper cups.

Mix one part spilled paint with one part paint and mix lightly in a small bowl.

Mix several shades of white, yellow and orange. Add metallic gold for fun!

Then change the colors of the mixed paint and pour it into a large bowl. Place the colors in a glass like a dartboard.

Then simply pour the entire contents of the glass onto the pumpkin.

Lift the pumpkin slightly and fold the paint so that it spreads over the surface of the wood.

Then mix gold and brown and pour into the body.

Now the hardest part is letting the paint dry. Some bubbles will form and can be thrown with a flashlight or heat gun to inflate them. Do not overheat the paint or it will harden and crack.

It really should dry out within a few weeks. The slower it dries, the better. Do not heat it up or put it in the sun.

After drying for about 4-6 hours, carefully transfer it to the box to close the lid. This will prevent contamination by insects, hair and dust. Then let it dry for 2 weeks. Then you can round the surface with a slight sheen and hang it in the fall.