I have a quick and easy project for you today!
And its perfect for your fall decor.
I’m taking some cheap gourds from The Dollar Tree and giving them a chic makeover!
This 5-pack of gourds from The Dollar Tree are made from styrofoam, so to give them a good base coat of spray paint you can skewer them with a toothpick so you can reach them at all angles.
I applied two coats of Krylon’s Fusion for Plastic Choco Brown Textured spray paint.
Next up, time to glam up the gourds with some acrylic gold paint.
I’m using metallic gold from Martha Stewart Crafts.
You need two brushes to apply the paint: 1 thin and pointed, and 1 wide and flat.
Apply the gold paint to the gourd with the thin and pointed brush.
For the pumpkin, apply the paint in the grooves of the gourd.
Immediately after applying the paint to the grooves, use the dry wide and flat brush the spread the paint already on the pumpkin over the rest of the gourd.
By applying the paint this way it helps to emphasize the grooves and not fully cover the rest of the pumpkin allowing some of the brown bast coat to show through.
Do the same thing with the long gourds, but in this case since there are no grooves, the stripes of paint help at to the true look of the gourds which of often striped.
If you recall my spooky Halloween centerpiece, you’ll recognize the photo above!
I simply removed the spiderweb, eyeball, creepy crawlies, and potion bottles to revert it back to a basic fall centerpiece.
I think the gourds look lovely tucked into the moss!
They definitely add a touch of elegance.
So will you take a 2nd look at the gourds you see the next time you’re in The Dollar Tree?
I link to these fun parties!
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[email protected] Repurposed Life says
November 14, 2012 at 1:02 PMLove the painted gourds Michele! soo pretty in your centerpiece!
gail
Holly Lefevre (504 Main) says
November 14, 2012 at 12:39 AMI have some of these gourds – they look so cheap as is – but you would never know that after your makeover! Pretty!
House of Smiths says
November 13, 2012 at 11:35 AMLOVE that you painted the gourds! So simple, yet it makes a big statement 🙂
Great centerpiece!
Sara says
November 13, 2012 at 11:28 AMSo cute!! Stopping by from the H of S linky party!
Jen says
November 13, 2012 at 11:10 AMFor the love of spray paint!!!!
This looks great!
Our Pinteresting Family says
November 13, 2012 at 11:07 AMLooks fantastic! What a great way to spray paint them. I love it. Megan
Kathie says
November 12, 2012 at 10:47 PMLove the gold gourds! Hope you’ll come show them off at my linky party!
http://kraftykat76.blogspot.com/2012/11/gettin-krafty-with-it_12.html
Amanda @ Serenity Now says
November 12, 2012 at 12:30 PMMUCH better after. Love the cool metallic effect. 🙂
Erin @ Two Story Cottage says
November 12, 2012 at 12:05 PMLove the two toned paint! Great idea!
Carol, The Answer Is Chocolate says
November 12, 2012 at 10:25 AMGreat transformation Michele. I featured these as part of my link party wrap up today!
[email protected] says
November 12, 2012 at 2:33 AMSo much better! I am featuring this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com.
Tori says
November 11, 2012 at 8:15 AMThat is such a cute DIY! 🙂
-Tori
http://www.fashiontrendsmore.com
Randi~Dukes and Duchesses says
November 9, 2012 at 10:09 PMThose look so elegant … they’re a great addition to the Thanksgiving table!
Tammy Malone says
November 8, 2012 at 1:53 PMWhat a fabulous idea! What a great way to revive old decorations from years past 😉
Amy @ Positively Splendid says
November 8, 2012 at 11:37 AMWhat a difference this made, Michele!
Beverly {Flamingo Toes} says
November 7, 2012 at 1:30 PMThese are so cute Michele – much better now that you’ve dressed them up. 😉 I love the gold with the brown texture – they look really expensive now!