PINTEREST PROJECT: Pumpkin Holders

Thanks to some Pinterest inspiration sent to me by my friend Melissa...I now have some fun, cheap, and easy décor from my walk-up to my house.

I went to the website gorgfabgoodies.BlogSpot.com to make sure I knew what supplies to get.  The photo is a bit deceiving as she initially sprayed her pumpkins white (hence the white spray can); but after reading, she finished by coating her pumpkins with Rust-Oleum Hammered.

 

Then it was off to Wal-mart....pumpkins $1 each, spray paint $6.

 Once Hurricane Matthews passed (poured rain all day on Saturday), the sun was shining and I went outside to spray the pumpkins. 

Thanks to the wind, my pumpkins have some texture added due to falling over a few times.
C'est la vie!

I ended up putting on 2 coats (drying about 30 minutes in-between) and waited about an hour before handling them.

In the meantime, I ran into a "friend". ..uh, yeah.

Cut off the handle...and voila!

 Add a few mums from Lowes' $4 each...

plus a skeleton window sticker and spider stakes...

My house front is complete.

DRAWING: Jen Osborn's Periscope Lesson

Jen Osborn of The Messy Nest has been posting lessons on her art style via Pericsope app. AND I couldn't be more THRILLED!!  Here is my result from the first lesson. 

DECOR: 2349

I ventured out today to Hobby Lobby. Usually equals trouble but they had great sales. And once I saw these...I had to have them. 

And so I then had to find a place to put them up. And the stairway wall was the right spot. I ended up getting my house number...it will always be part of my history as the first place (and maybe only) I owned. 

I did have a little game with myself called "How many holes can I make before one number is level and up?" Let's just say I got better as I went upward. 

And yes I survived a probably not so safe attempt to hang the "2". And I am in my pj's. 

But I love the finished look. And it also means the start of my art creeping up the stairs. I need more wall space. 

Some other ways you could use the numbers is for family size. Or kid's age, etc.