Upcycled Wooden Rosette Pumpkins

WOODEN ROSETTE PUMPKINS

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Welcome salvagers! 

Today we are sharing a super fun upcycled pumpkin project for you.

Let’s take some wooden rosettes (wood corner molding pieces), old or new, and create some vintage-inspired pumpkins to decorate your home this fall!

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SUPPLIES

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• Wooden Rosette Trim Block Molding Pieces – 2 ½”; 3 ½” and 4 ½” (or whatever sizes work for you)
• Americana Acrylic Paint – Dark Chocolate; Bright Orange; Jack-O-Lantern Orange; Burnt Orange
• Americana Weathered Wood Crackle Medium
• Ribbons – assorted scraps of green
• Paintbrush – 1” flat wash
• Low Temp Glue Gun and Glue Sticks (dual temp gun and sticks combo here)
• Scissors
• Tree Branch – from the yard
• Garden Pruning Shears

INSTRUCTIONS

Step One

Basecoat the wooden rosettes with Dark Chocolate and 1” flat wash paintbrush. Let dry.  Apply a second coat, if necessary.

Step Two

Randomly apply Weathered Wood medium with 1” flat wash paintbrush. Heavy in some areas and thinner in others will result in a variety of cracks on the finished pumpkins. Allow medium to dry completely (about 30 minutes).

Step Three

Apply a thick coat of orange paint with a very limited number of strokes and do not paint over the same area more than once. As the paint dries it will crackle. Large cracks will appear where the medium was put on thick and small cracks will appear where the medium was put on thin.

Step Four

Cut tree branch into 1” to 1 ½” lengths with pruning shears and then attach to top, the center of each pumpkin with a glue gun.

Step Five

Gather a variety of green ribbons, trim them into 6” lengths and then knot in the center. Attach at base of pumpkin stem with a glue gun. This is a great way to use up bits and pieces.

Display a set in your home all Autumn long or give a set as a great hostess gift! Quick and easy to create with limited supplies these wooden rosette pumpkins go together in just about an hour. The hardest part is waiting for the paint to dry!

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Yield: 1 set

Upcycled Wooden Rosette Pumpkins

Print

Repurposed wood trim corner block pumpkins

Active Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

• Wooden Rosette Trim Block Molding Pieces – 2 ½”; 3 ½” and 4 ½” (or whatever sizes work for you)
• Americana Acrylic Paint – Dark Chocolate; Bright Orange; Jack-O-Lantern Orange; Burnt Orange
• Americana Weathered Wood Crackle Medium
• Ribbons – assorted scraps of green
• Tree Branch – from the yard

Tools

• Low Temp Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
• Scissors
• Garden Pruning Shears
• Paintbrush – 1” flat wash

Instructions

Basecoat the wooden rosettes with Dark Chocolate and 1” flat wash paintbrush. Let dry.  Apply a second coat, if necessary.

Randomly apply Weathered Wood medium with 1” flat wash paintbrush. Heavy in some areas and thinner in others will result in a variety of cracks on the finished pumpkins. Allow medium to dry completely (about 30 minutes).

Apply a thick coat of orange paint with a very limited number of strokes and do not paint over the same area more than once. As the paint dries it will crackle. Large cracks will appear where the medium was put on thick and small cracks will appear where the medium was put on thin.

Cut tree branch into 1” to 1 ½” lengths with pruning shears and then attach to top, the center of each pumpkin with a glue gun

Gather a variety of green ribbons, trim them into 6” lengths and then knot in the center. Attach at base of pumpkin stem with a glue gun. This is a great way to use up bits and pieces.

Notes

The hardest part is waiting for the paint to dry!

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