Tall Pumpkin DIY Pallet
Tall Pumpkin DIY Pallet Close-ups
When I originally started working, I thought I'd use this as porch decor. But when I set it down on my fireplace hearth I really liked how it looked - so it's staying right there! Flanked by a couple of pumpkins and a cute little scarecrow, it really brightens up the room!
Seeing as I can't seem to get fall decor up, this needed to be a pumpkin that could hang around longer than October. Additionally, I knew I wanted to take a slightly less traditional approach to decorating this. Rather than painting it orange, I opted for all white! In doing so I was able to give it that farmhouse feel that I just can't get enough of! I then hustled off to a dollar store and got some leaves. I adhered those to the bottom using Adhesive Dots as well as weaving their stems between the pallets for extra hold. Just adding leaves and avoiding any Halloween specific decor made it so it can last all fall, until I am ready to get out those Christmas decorations!
Painting it white only required two layers of paint. Once the paint dried I sanded it a bunch to rough it up. Then I added some brown paint streaks. I didn't allow those to dry completely before I smudged them up. I wanted to create a distressed look with those so I simply wiped over them with a rag and then once completely dry ran my sand paper over them again. All in all it was a fun creation and I'm really happy with how it turned out! Be sure to check out all the Wood Pallet Shapes over at the Clear Scraps shop!
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