Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins – Chalky + Metallic Finish

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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.

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

Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins – Supplies

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

Painted Dollar Store Pumpkins – Steps

Step 1 – Prime

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.

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

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

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.

The Final Product