Easy Painted Pumpkins

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Twas the week of Halloween,

time for black cats, spiders, a mouse.

But not a pumpkin was decorated,

no candy in the house.

The costumes weren’t ready.

The kids were in a fury.

I knew I needed decorations

and needed them ready in a hurry!

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I grabbed some foam pumpkins, scissors, spray paint, and ScotchBlue Delicate Surfaces Painters Tape.*

I knew it’d be quick; I couldn’t be late.

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My first thought was a web,

so a white undercoat I painted.

Easy painted pumpkins - thediybungalow.com

I taped off the stem first,

so that it stayed untainted.

(I.e., brown, but that didn’t rhyme. Anyway…).

Once the paint dried,

I taped off the designs.

Easy painted pumpkins - thediybungalow.com

A haunted house for sure,

and a spider web would be fine.

I created the shapes;

the tape was easy to trim.

My daughter helped,

with vigor and vim.

Easy painted pumpkins - thediybungalow.com

Outside we went,

sprayed a coat of chalkboard paint in black.

Easy painted pumpkins - thediybungalow.com

Spray light, even coats.

Get it into every crack.

Once it dried, we pulled off the tape.

So excited!

Our mouths were agape!

Easy painted pumpkins - thediybungalow.com

You can make these easy painted pumpkins,

you don’t need a super-hero cape.

Come up with a cute design,

and use the right tape!

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Happy Halloween Week!

*Note: ScotchBlue provided me with tape for this post but all crafts, opinions, and ideas are 100% my own.

2 responses to “Easy Painted Pumpkins”

  1. Chrissy Weeks Avatar

    Cute! I am super lazy I have bought google eye push pins but not put them in yet!!

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    1. Karen Cooper Avatar

      Thanks, Chrissy! You still have plenty of time!

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