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September 14, 2015 · 4 Comments

Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins – Chalky + Metallic Finish

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Chalky + Metallic Finish Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins - a great dollar store craft for fall. Blue chalky paint is a perfect choice to accent your coastal decor.

Oh Happy Day!  It’s time for another dollar store craft.  There’s nothing that makes my heart skip a beat quite like walking into the dollar store to find the latest array of holiday and craft supplies just waiting for me.

Imagine my delight when I came across these foam carvable pumpkins… and they’re pretty big for a dollar store find – about 6-inches in diameter.

Chalky + Metallic Finish Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins - a great dollar store craft for fall. Blue chalky paint is a perfect choice to accent your coastal decor.

I bought 5.  I should have bought 10.  Here’s what I did with three of them.

Chalky + Metallic Finish Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins - a great dollar store craft for fall. Blue chalky paint is a perfect choice to accent your coastal decor.

Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins – Supplies

Supply List

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  • dollar store pumpkins
  • paint brushes
  • primer (optional) – I used this brand
  • chalk paint – I used Sailor Blue
  • assorted metallic paint

Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins – Steps

Step 1 – Prime

Chalky + Metallic Finish Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins - a great dollar store craft for fall. Blue chalky paint is a perfect choice to accent your coastal decor.

Apply one coat of primer.  You’re going to have to paint one half of the pumpkin.  Let dry.  Then paint the other half of the pumpkin.

Chalky + Metallic Finish Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins - a great dollar store craft for fall. Blue chalky paint is a perfect choice to accent your coastal decor.

I listed the primer as optional in the supplies list.  I used primer because I have it in my craft drawer.  If I didn’t already have it, I probably would have skipped it on this craft.

Step 2 – Chalk Paint

Chalky + Metallic Finish Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins - a great dollar store craft for fall. Blue chalky paint is a perfect choice to accent your coastal decor.

Apply one coat of chalk paint.  Depending on the paint you use, you may have to do a second coat.  I didn’t.  You don’t need to paint the entire pumpkin – just the top 2/3 or so.

Step 3 – Metallic Paint

Chalky + Metallic Finish Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins - a great dollar store craft for fall. Blue chalky paint is a perfect choice to accent your coastal decor.

Paint the bottom 1/3 of the pumpkin with your metallic paint of choice.  I opted to keep rough brush strokes instead of keeping a solid line between my two paint colors.  Once the paint has dried, paint the pumpkin stem as well.

Chalky + Metallic Finish Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins - a great dollar store craft for fall. Blue chalky paint is a perfect choice to accent your coastal decor.

The Final Product

Chalky + Metallic Finish Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins - a great dollar store craft for fall. Blue chalky paint is a perfect choice to accent your coastal decor.

Chalky + Metallic Finish Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins - a great dollar store craft for fall. Blue chalky paint is a perfect choice to accent your coastal decor.

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Comments

  1. Melanie says

    September 28, 2015 at 8:12 pm

    Ooohh, these are so cute! I also made some metallic pumpkins this year, but I love the blue chalk paint mixed with it.

    Reply
    • aimee says

      October 2, 2015 at 9:45 am

      Thanks so much, Melanie!

      Reply

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