Since I didn't blog much in October I didn't get to share any Halloween projects and decorating that I did. :( So I'm going to try and share some of my fall decor.
For Halloween I bought some mini orange pumpkins to decorate with. They were great with their bright orange color for Halloween but for fall they're a bit much. So I toned them down with a faux glaze of watered-down brown acrylic paint. It's really a simple project but for those who are visual and like pics, I made a mini tutorial for you. :)
Supplies:
brown acrylic paint
water
foam paint brush
paper towel

1. Add water to brown acrylic paint in a small dish. I honestly never know the ratio. I just eyeball it, but it's roughly 1:1. Just enough to thin out the paint so it's runny and not thick.
2. Using the foam paint brush, brush on the watery paint on the pumpkin.

3. Take the paper towel and wipe off the paint. I like to leave more paint in the cracks for added dimension. I found I liked the paper towel better when it's more saturated after a few rounds of wiping. When it's dry in the beginning it tends to wipe off too much. And the beauty of this project is if you don't like how the paint turned out, take a tooth brush and scrub the paint off under running water and go again!

All my pumpkins

And to show you the contrast of the faux glazed pumpkin vs. the regular one

I put one of the pumpkins on a plate with moss under a glass bell jar.

I put three more on my mantle with other fall decor. I should've taken a photo of the pumpkins on the mantle before I faux glazed them to show you how bright they looked with everything else. The glaze tones them down just enough.



I made the vase two years ago and went out this year and got new tree limbs for it. You can see more pics of it here. I loved the original limbs I had with acorns attached!

This is the garland I made last month. In case you missed it, here's the blog post with more photos and the link I used to make it.
I saw this idea earlier this week that I want to do for the center of my mantle instead of the 3 wooden pumpkins. I need to find some more flower frogs first and then get some cute fall-colored scrapbook papers and alphas. I want to spell *Thankful*.
A quick fall project. I took a mason-type jar and put moss in the bottom. I put a glass votive candle on top of that and surrounded it with mini pine cones I bought at Hobby Lobby. I tied with this yummy ribbon I bought at Jo-Ann's. I absolutely love this ribbon. It screams fall. :)

I'm currently working on a fall wreath for our front door, a fall framed embroidery, and doing a simple altering of a defective wooden pumpkin I bought at Hobby Lobby. I'll share as soon as I'm done!

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