Earlier this week I shared the simple upcycled copper mold fall wreath that I made for my front door and today I have a super cute {and completely easy!} paint dyed pumpkin pillow tutorial to share with you. These fun projects are all part of my fall front porch tour so be sure to check that out!
I was wandering through the craft store a week or so ago and saw plain, round white pillows. They instantly got my mind reeling and I decided it would be super cute to turn this round pillow into a pumpkin for my porch! I had some orange Rit dye in my craft stash and managed to dig up a branch, some wire, and a burlap leaf as well.
I was going to dip dye the pillow cover but decided to try something a bit different. I wanted the pillow to have a watercolor effect so instead of dipping the cover, I painted the dye on with a paintbrush. I simply dipped the brush in the dye and made strokes all over the pillow cover, leaving some areas lighter and allowing some areas to get darker. I filled in most of the pillow but left some white showing so that it really would look more like a watercolor.
When I finished painting with the dye, I let it dry completely.
I cut the branch to the length I wanted and hot glued it on to the top of the pillow …
… then hot glued the burlap leaf on and wrapped some wire around the pumpkin stem and curled it around a pen to look like vines.
The final result is super whimsical and cute: a big fat pumpkin that looks perfect sitting on the headboard bench by my front door.
What handmade pumpkin decor have you made for fall?
When you print in blue ink it is so light, I can not read it.
I enjoy your sight ! You have more ambition than I have.