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How To Paint Chinoiserie Pumpkins Perfect For Fall

Filed Under: diy and craft, seasonalOctober 14, 2019

How To Paint Chinoiserie Pumpkins Perfect For Fall

Lately, I have been loving the chinoiserie look. In my previous post, I designed a holiday Christmas stocking from this amazing fabric from Spoonflower. I thought it be fun to paint some floral designs on white pumpkins for my mantel. I am not big into traditional pumpkins colors so I thought white pumpkins would be perfect for my mantel.

Supplies:

Multi-Surface Paint/Oil Based Extra Fine Blue Sharpie Pen/#3 Artist Brush/White Pumpkins/Spray Paint/Ribbon



Step 1:If the pumpkins are more yellowish than white you can spray paint them white.

With a pencil, I first drew some floral designs on the pumpkins. I used the patterns of florals  I found. You can copy anything that is chinoiserie. I kept mine simple since it all hand-painted and I didn’t want to mess up. Practice makes perfect. Start on one side of the pumpkin and create a series of three 5 petal flowers. Connect the flowers with a stem. Add little leaves to the bottom of the stems. Repeat the same design on the other side. Depending on the size of the pumpkin will determine how many flowers to draw. For the smaller pumpkins, I designed fewer flowers.

Step 2: Paint with the sharpies

Take the sharpie and go over the images carefully. Take your time and make sure you have good light. the best size sharpie would be an extra-fine point.

Step 3: Paint the flowers.

Painting the flowers with paint. Put a little paint into an old dish. Dab the #3 brush into the paint and lightly apply the paint on the petals and leaves. Don’t use to much paint.

Step 4:

Let the pumpkins dry for a few hours before you make the same design on the other side.

Once they are all painted let dry for a few hours before adding them to the mantel.

I  love how my hand-painted chinoiserie pumpkins turned out, not bad for my first try! Next, I’m going to try my hand on ornaments. I hope you enjoyed how to paint Chinoiserie pumpkins perfect for fall.

For more Chinoiserie  ideas check my holiday stocking  and Etsy Store

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  1. Michelle Leslie says

    October 14, 2019 at 1:56 pm

    OMW Maria, how lovely and you got that distinctive blue colors spot on. I would love to be able to freehand paint something like this, but my hands always do a major wobble, and the flowers will end up looking like messy splats 😀

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    • Maria Brittis says

      October 14, 2019 at 6:22 pm

      Yeah, I know, this is about all I can do for now. thanks for visiting.

      Reply
  2. ROBIN LAMONTE says

    October 14, 2019 at 2:59 pm

    Maria,

    These are lovely pumpkins!
    I loved this project so much I’ve saved it to Pinterest!

    Hugs,
    Robin

    Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      October 14, 2019 at 6:23 pm

      Thanks so much Robin. I truly appreciate.

      Reply
  3. Meegan says

    October 14, 2019 at 7:54 pm

    I really love blue and white for Fall decorating. Your Fall pumpkins look so classy and beautiful. Amazing job.

    Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      October 15, 2019 at 12:25 pm

      Thanks, it was fun but a little tricky.

      Reply
  4. Christina Woodcock says

    October 15, 2019 at 1:43 pm

    I love these Maria! Blue and white is my favorite!

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    • Maria Brittis says

      October 16, 2019 at 12:39 pm

      So happy you stopped over to visit! Glad you like the pumpkins, it was a bit tricky to paint but fun.

      Reply
  5. Pamela says

    October 16, 2019 at 3:16 pm

    These look great! Love the blue, neat twist on traditional pumpkin colors.

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    • Maria Brittis says

      October 18, 2019 at 2:09 am

      Thanks so much I appreciate the love.

      Reply
  6. Sarah says

    October 17, 2019 at 1:16 pm

    What a beautiful way to decorate a pumpkin, I love these. And they match your decor so well.

    Reply
  7. Michelle James says

    October 17, 2019 at 2:07 pm

    These are just gorgeous!

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    • Maria Brittis says

      October 18, 2019 at 2:09 am

      Thanks Michele, they did turn out well but ii was tricky to do.

      Reply
  8. Michelle says

    October 20, 2019 at 2:28 pm

    How beautiful!!!!

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    • Maria Brittis says

      October 20, 2019 at 9:55 pm

      Thanks so much Michelle

      Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      October 22, 2019 at 2:20 am

      Those so much Michelle,

      Reply
  9. [email protected] says

    October 21, 2019 at 11:18 am

    These are so beautiful, Maria! You are going to enjoy using these every fall for years and years.

    Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      October 22, 2019 at 2:19 am

      Thanks my friend, I wished I used faux pumpkins but these are real.

      Reply
  10. Heather McClelland says

    October 21, 2019 at 6:39 pm

    These are beautiful! And they don’t look hard to do.

    Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      October 22, 2019 at 2:18 am

      Thanks so much Heather, not as easy as it look, the flowers were hard to paint on the pumpkin, but it turned out better than I thought.

      Reply
  11. Emmie says

    October 21, 2019 at 11:13 pm

    Pretty!

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    • Maria Brittis says

      October 22, 2019 at 2:17 am

      Thanks so much for visiting me.

      Reply
  12. Floranet says

    October 23, 2019 at 8:10 am

    You rock with your writing!! Spectacular one for sure.

    Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      October 23, 2019 at 11:39 am

      Thanks so much, glad you stopped by to enjoy the pumpkins

      Reply

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Hi there! Welcome To Simple Nature Decor. I’m Maria and I am a home decor blogger for over 7 years. I live in beautiful Coastal South Carolina. I love to bring what’s beautiful in nature into your home. My goal is to inspired you to decorate with nature inspired ideas… For collaborations contact me [email protected]

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