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Let’s get creative and make two different wood fall pumpkin signs – decorated with a dollar store tray and popsicle sticks.

Making rustic pumpkin signs to decorate for fall

Let’s talk about unfinished wood signs for a minute. You can buy them at any craft store (and even Target or Amazon!). And since they come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and styles, they are perfect for making your own custom decor pieces.

For this craft, I used two different unfinished wood signs and decorated them with pumpkins for fall.

Why I love this fall craft:

These pumpkin signs are totally customizable. To suit your home decor style, you can easily change up: the wood stain tint, the paint color(s), and ribbon pattern. So feel free to get creative!

VIDEO TUTORIAL: How to Make 2 Fall Pumpkin Signs

Follow this quick video, or read the step-by-step directions below.

Sign #1 – Dollar Store Plastic Pumpkin Tray

Supplies Needed:

• plastic pumpkin tray (from Dollar Tree)
• unfinished wood slatted sign
• wood stain – FolkArt wood tint in Walnut
• white chalk paint – Rustoleum brand
• Waverly chalk paint – colors Moss and Mineral
• wide flat paint brushes
• paper towels
• heavy duty scissors or crafting shears
• ribbon
• hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
• scrap piece of foam

Tutorial: How to make a fall sign from a dollar store plastic pumpkin tray

1. Stain the slatted wood sign.
2. Use a dry brush with a small amount of paint to lightly brush over the wood. Add as much paint as you like, until the wood looks weathered. If you add too much paint, let it dry and use sandpaper to weather the wood.
3. Paint the bottom of the plastic pumpkin tray. Add a coat of white paint to cover the whole surface. Let dry. Using the same dry brush technique from step 2, paint the pumpkin green – allowing some white paint to poke through.
4. Hot glue the foam piece to the wood sign. Then, hot glue the pumpkin tray to the foam piece.
5. Tie a bow with the ribbon. How glue the bow to the base of the pumpkin stem.

Sign #2 – Popsicle Stick Pumpkin

Supplies Needed:

• unfinished wood sign
• wood stain – FolkArt wood tint in Walnut
• Waverly chalk paint – colors Moss and Mineral
• wide flat paint brushes
• popsicle sticks
• scissors – heavy duty and fabric
• Mod Podge
• black and white check fabric
• hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
• piece of bark or small twig
• faux greenery
• twine

Tutorial: How to make a popsicle stick pumpkin sign

1. Stain the frame of the wood sign.
2. Use a dry brush with a small amount of paint to lightly brush over the wood. Add as much paint as you like, until the wood looks weathered. If you add too much paint, let it dry and use sandpaper to weather the wood.
3. Stain the popsicle sticks. Using the same dry brush technique from step 2, paint the popsicle sticks green – allowing some wood to poke through.
4. Apply a generous coat of Mod Podge to inside of the wood sign. Cut a piece of fabric down to size, and smooth it inside the sign.
5. Trim the round ends off the popsicle sticks, at varying lengths.
6. Hot glue the popsicle sticks to the sign. Be sure the top and bottom sticks are shorter than the middle ones, forming a round pumpkin shape.
7. Create a pumpkin stem by hot gluing a piece of bark, faux leaves, and a twine bow to the top of the pumpkin.

More Fall Crafts and DIY Decor:

• Grab a few dollar store pumpkin signs, and let’s get crafting. Transform these Dollar Tree door hangers into completely custom fall decor.
• See my latest two DIY pumpkin decor projects and a neutral, farmhouse style fall mantel. DIY scrap wood pumpkins and dollar store foam pumpkin topiaries.
• Grab some dollar store supplies and make these two cute Dollar Tree Fall Reverse Canvas crafts to decorate this autumn.
• Give your fall decor a touch of farmhouse style with these super cute and easy-to-make wood bead pumpkins.