Watch this tutorial and learn how to transform dollar store fall decor with paint and fall buffalo check painting. A great way to add farmhouse style on a dime!
Buffalo check, or buffalo plaid, is perfect for fall crafts and DIY projects.
Buffalo check is super trendy right now, and I’m here for all of it. It’s surprisingly easy to paint and can make a BIG impact on your seasonal decor. I recently went on a bit of a fall decor spree at my local Dollar Tree, and I came home with a foam pumpkin and plastic leaf tray. With a bit of paint and a bit of patience, I completely transformed them to match my style.
Now I have a cute little pumpkin and key dish near our back door. So cute!
Supplies Needed
- dollar store foam pumpkin and plastic tray
- medium and wide paint brushes
- spray primer and clear sealer
- pencil or pine-point sharpie marker
- acrylic craft paint – white, cream, copper and two shades in the same color family (like sage green and hunter green or light and dark navy)
Tutorial – Fall Buffalo Check Painting
Just watch this video below to make your own buffalo check painting crafts:
For the plastic tray:
- Give both sides of the tray a quick coat with white spray primer. Let the primer completely dry on one side before painting the other.
- Using a combination of white and cream, paint the whole tray. You may need to do two coats (allow for drying time between coats) to get full coverage.
- Draw light dashed lines in the tray. Fill in those lines with the lighter of the two paint colors.
- Then paint lines in the opposite direction with the same lighter paint color.
- Fill in the areas where the lines cross with the darker paint color.
- Paint the bottom side of the tray gold (or any other color you like).
My finished painted dollar store finds:
More fall dollar store crafts I think you’ll enjoy:
- Come browse my favorite images for fall inspiration and ideas for decorating with pumpkins.
- Check out two DIY pumpkin decor projects – DIY scrap wood pumpkins and dollar store foam pumpkin topiaries.
- Inspiring Dollar Store Pumpkin craft projects for fall. Try out one of these great DIY decorated pumpkin ideas to get into the fall spirit.
- Grab a few dollar store pumpkin signs, and let’s get crafting. Transform these Dollar Tree door hangers into completely custom fall decor.
Fall Buffalo Check Painting - Two Dollar Store Crafts
Watch this tutorial and learn how to transform dollar store fall decor with paint and fall buffalo check painting. A great way to add farmhouse style on a dime!
Materials
- dollar store foam pumpkin and plastic tray
- medium and wide paint brushes
- spray primer and clear sealer
- pencil or pine-point sharpie marker
- acrylic craft paint - white, cream, copper and two shades in the same color family (like sage green and hunter green or light and dark navy)
Instructions
- Give both sides of the tray a quick coat with white spray primer. Let the primer completely dry on one side before painting the other.
- Using a combination of white and cream, paint the whole tray. You may need to do two coats (allow for drying time between coats) to get full coverage.
- Draw light dashed lines in the tray. Full in those lines with the lighter of the two paint colors.
- Then paint lines in the opposite direction with the same lighter paint color.
- Fill in the areas where the lines cross with the darker paint color.
- Paint the bottom side of the tray gold (or any other color you like).
LOVE what you did! I too am in love with buffalo check in black and white. Red and black at Xmas. I will be sad when they move on to something else lol. But I won’t lol.
I’m very impressed with your crazy crafting ideas.
Thank you for sharing