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in Crafts on 08/17/15

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Check out this adorable DIY fall pumpkin monogram, looks amazing on the front door of your house!Orang pumpkin with H monogram on it.

Sometimes I see one of those blank die-cut pieces of wood at the craft store… you know, the ones around the holidays, like a winter snowman or a heart or a shamrock… and I know instantly know what to do with it. That was this project.

I spotted a blank wood pumpkin on sale for $5 and knew I wanted to create a monogram sign for our front door. And here’s what I came up with…

Orange pumpkin with the H monogram in white on it.SUPPLIES:

  • Fall wood blank pumpkin
  • Monogram letter
  • Green raffia
  • White and orange paint
  • Stain or brown paint
  • Wax (optional)
  • Glue (E6000 or hot glue)
  • Wire
  • Paint brush

Wooden pumpkin and H plus chalk paint and a brush.So I started by making the pumpkin stem brown. I didn’t have brown paint so I just used a bit of brown stain instead. Actually, after I stained the stem I thought the entire pumpkin would look cool stained, but that’s another project for another day.

Staining the wooden pumpkin.Next I painted the main part of the pumpkin with orange paint.

Painting the pumpkin orange.While the plain orange paint looked just fine, I decided to take it up a notch and use some dark and clear wax. I started at the top near the stem and brushed the wax around the sides towards the bottom, basically following the outline of the orange pumpkin.

Annie Sloan soft wax containers beside the orange pumpkin.While that dried, I painted the H letter in white and again used dark and clear wax to give it an antiqued look. Then I used E6000 glue to adhere the H letter to the pumpkin.

A tube of glue lying on the pumpkin.And finally it was time to add a cute little “bow” near the stem using raffia. I just cinched the center with some green wire to make it look more like a bow and glued it to the pumpkin (use E6000 or hot glue).

Fall DIY monogram pumpkin with hot glued bow.And your final product should look like this…

The monogrammed pumpkin with a little bow on it hanging on the door.While it would look totally fine without the wax shading,
I’m loving the final effect.

The monogrammed H on the pumpkin.

 


This is a pretty cost effective project if you have the paints on hand. The pumpkin was $5 on sale, and the letter was $1.25 on sale. Raffia was $4 at full price but I have plenty leftover for future projects. So under $10 for my new door monogram is a big deal in my book!

DIY pumpkin monogram

 

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  1. Brandy says

    August 17, 2015 at 6:24 pm

    Looks great, I think the wax shading was a very good idea…nicely done!!

    Reply
  2. Tove Maren says

    August 26, 2015 at 9:34 am

    wow – that pumpkin is awesome! I wish I had the ability to walk through a craft store and get inspiration like that. I am normally the ditzy blonde with the screaming kids ping ponging between the isles – and then I end up with a bag of the past season’s pom poms and paint in some random non-matching color… but that’s just me!

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    • howtonestforless says

      August 26, 2015 at 12:41 pm

      HA! That sounds vaguely familiar 😉

      Reply
  3. Tiffany says

    August 31, 2015 at 1:07 pm

    Where did you find the pumpkin?

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    • howtonestforless says

      September 1, 2015 at 12:38 pm

      Hobby Lobby!

      Reply
      • Ashley says

        September 12, 2015 at 8:22 am

        How big is the pumpkin?

      • howtonestforless says

        September 13, 2015 at 9:19 am

        It’s about 12 inches wide.

  4. Tania says

    September 8, 2015 at 9:05 pm

    Love this!! Bought raffia at michaels and then found some at the Dollar tree for $1 later that day

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    • howtonestforless says

      September 10, 2015 at 8:46 am

      No way! Oh man, I’ll have to head out there to check it out. Thanks for the tip!

      Reply
  5. Vanessa says

    October 4, 2015 at 6:13 pm

    I love this and made one this weekend! How did you hang it? It’s so light, I’m afraid it will blow away.

    Reply
    • howtonestforless says

      October 5, 2015 at 10:30 am

      I used a Command Brand hook on my front door and used the little twine loop from the wood pumpkin.

      Reply

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