DIY Wooden Pumpkins

Okay y'all, I've stepped out of my paper cut comfort zone, into the world of wood and scary saws...

and I am in LOVE!!

I picked up some small picket fence boards and snagged a few pots of 50 cent clearance paint from

Home Depot and got to work.

I knew I wanted to make two pumpkins, one big and one small, so I separated my pile of wood 

accordingly, grabbed a piece of scrap wood and screwed into each picket section from the back.

It'll shift on you, if you leave it as such, so grab a smaller piece of scrap and diagonally fix it to

your cross bars.

I took a pencil and rough sketched out a pumpkin on the backs, next time I'll put my sketch on the front since the cross bars were a bit in my way. Lesson learned and I wouldn't learn if I didn't try!

My work station all set up on our driveway, I'm sure my neighbors think I'm crazy! 

I clamped down one side of each piece and taking a jigsaw, cut off the extra pieces along my rough

sketch. I have to say it was quite satisfying with each section that dropped to the ground. 

I flipped the board over, re clamped and cut out the other side of my pumpkins. 

Next the sanding, over the entire fronts and sides...buzzzzzzzzz...I rounded the bottoms a bit more 

with the jigsaw, until I was happy with my pumpkins.

Couldn't pass up the steal on paint... I snagged 6 pots for 50 cents a piece...colors I know I'll use for

future projects and even it I don't, I didn't break the bank!

Not sure why in the bottom right photo the paint looks grey, it's a brown...

I cut the end off of a cheap brush to make it firmer and sort of tapped, dry brushed with that, finishing

up with a paper towel to blend. (Just on the brown pumpkin to give it more detail.)

A quick clear coat of poly and they are proudly displayed on our front porch. I'm just excited they

won't rot and I'll have to throw them away!

 If you have a pile of scrap wood lying around, give these a try, they sure were fun to make!