In last week's party, I featured some Mackenzie-Childs-inspired pumpkins shared by Master Pieces of My Life, which in turn inspired me to make some. Actually, make some more because I did these a few years ago:
This time around, I used the Mini Stackable Pumpkins from Dollar Tree. I've always loved the signature black and white.
Supplies:
- Mini Stackable Pumpkins (Dollar Tree)
- Multi-Surface Acrylic Paint
- Metallic Gold Paint Pen
Have you seen these mini-stacked pumpkins? They're perfectly tabletop-sized. Naturally, I had to buy more than one set!
This was pretty quick and basic. I thought I took more in-process pictures than I did then realized it's because there's not that much to them!
Here are the pumpkins separated. I decided to do the top and bottom the same just following the natural lines, and then do the checkerboard in the middle. I did this all freehand, which is how the originals are painted, although my hand is not as steady as the experts! To begin, I painted all three components white with Folk Art Multi-Surface paint in Titanium White.
The stripes were pretty easy. Not perfect, but easy! For the checkerboard, I just eyeballed and tried to be consistent. If you want more opacity, you could paint the insides, but I was lazy. To finish, I grabbed a gold paint pen and went over the black lines and checkerboard squares.
And now, I have a new centerpiece for my island Halloween display!
BTW, have you seen the stackable pumpkins they have with the fox on top instead of a pumpkin? I'm not saying I'll have to go back and get that. I'm absolutely NOT saying that. No. Nope. 👀
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