Do you like an easy DIY? Me too! Today, my friend Heidi from Eleanor Rose Home is hosting a group of blogging friends and we are bringing you some amazing fall decor on a budget. I’m happy to share how to make a decoupage pumpkin with napkins.
If you’re coming over from Tara at Stiletos and Shiplap, hello! I’m so glad you are joining me here in the Mitten. Welcome to my little corner of the world!
My name is Kim and I live in a cottage style home in Michigan. I’m a mom to three grown sons, two daughter-in-laws, three beautiful grands and wife to Big Al. If this is your first time here, I love sharing decor, my blankets, my weekly Mitten Moments, and life along the way. I’d love for you to join me regularly!
Oh, and just in case you do stop by, you’ll probably be greeted with a good cup of hot tea!
Enough about me, let’s get started with the easy DIY pumpkin!
I recently changed some of my home decor over to blue and white. I am loving all the beautiful options there are for blue and white decor! You can see what I did in My New Blue Spring Home Tour.
Keeping with the theme, I wanted to decoupage a pumpkin, or two, that was blue and white.
“I’d say the first thing you need is … a pumpkin.” —Cinderella
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Supplies For Decoupage Pumpkin
The supply list is super simple and chances are, you may already have some of the supplies.
- Craft pumpkin
- Mod Podge
- Cocktail paper napkins
- Foam paint brush & small paint brush
- Gold acrylic paint
Step 1 – Prepare Napkins For Pumpkin
It works best if you prepare the napkins ahead of time. Your hands will probably get sticky from the Mod Podge, so it’s good to have your strips of napkins ready to grab. I used a 9 inch pumpkin for this project and used four or five napkins.
When using two-ply cocktail napkins you want to separate and discard the piece on the back. That means you are left with just the printed side of the napkin.
You can see how I did it in the picture below.
Once you have the napkins separated, gently tear the napkins into strips. Remember, they don’t have to be perfectly straight strips. If they are jagged it doesn’t matter. The idea is that you want the strips to make it easier to work with.
You will end up tearing parts of the napkins into smaller pieces as you will need to fill in some spaces.
Step 2 – Apply Mod Podge & Napkin
Now that you have your napkins ready, the fun part begins!!
Grab yourself a paper plate and pour some Mod Podge out onto the plate. It makes it easier to use when it’s not in the container.
Apply the Mod Podge to one section of the pumpkin and apply your first strip. That first strip you apply will go on easy.
Continue adding the Mod Podge and napkin pieces until you get half way around the pumpkin. It’s important to let the first half dry for about 15 or 20 mins. If you don’t, you may risk your fingers getting stuck to the applied section as you move forward.
Here’s a tip. Due to the fact that there are deep creases in the pumpkin, you will need to take your small foam brush and lightly press the napkin into those folds. This will insure that all portions of the napkins get secured by the Mod Podge.
Like I told you previously, you will have to tear smaller pieces to fill in sections. Make sure to overlap your napkins so there aren’t any gaps.
Make sure you turn the pumpkin over and make sure the bottom of the pumpkin is completely covered. After you have completed the whole pumpkin let the glue dry for another 15 to 20 minutes.
Once dry, apply a thin coat of Mod Podge to the completed pumpkin, sealing all the pieces in place.
Step 3 – Decoupage Pumpkin – The Stem
The last step in completing my pumpkin was to jazz it up…just a little.
This step is optional, but I felt like I needed to add a little something else near the stem. So a good friend suggested that I paint the stem gold.
I took her up on that suggestion and think it is the perfect addition!
What do you think?
Step 4 – Style Your Pumpkin
There was only one thing left to do, now that my pumpkin was finished.
Style it!
I appreciate you stopping by today, and I hope I have inspired you to craft a decoupage pumpkin, all on your own!
Next on our fall decor on a budget tour is Emily from LeCultivater. She is going to show you how to create beautiful fall decor from nature! You are definitely in for a real treat!
Have an amazing day and happy fall decorating!
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So cute! I need to do this. Happy Fall!
Thanks! Glad you like it!
Love this Kim! I love the napkin you choose to decoupage your pumpkin with, your pumpkin came out so beautiful and you styled it perfectly! Pinned!
You are so kind! Thanks so much, Heidi!
This is so clever Kim! I love a good budget home decor project that looks this good! The gold pumpkin stem is the icing on, well, the pumpkin. lol
Haha! Yes, I love the way the stem came out too! Happy week to you, friend!
Love the napkins you chose for your pumpkin. Looks great. Thank you for joining us on our first Home Imagined link party. Have a great week.
Thank you so much, Meagan! Good luck with the link party. Happy Tuesday!
Kim, I love the way your pumpkin turned out. The blue and orange color combo styled together is stunning. What a smart and easy idea. I can’t wait to try it. Thanks so much for sharing. Pinned!
Thank you, Jen! I’m obsessed with blue and orange this fall!
Kim this turned out so beautiful! I love that we share an affection for blue and white. Pinning your pretty pumpkin!
Thanks so much, Kelly!!
So super cute, Kim! I love the print and color you chose!
Thanks Robyn!
This pumpkin turned out so great. I love it. I wish we could buy those craft pumpkins here in NZ.
Thanks so much, Carol! Sorry to hear you can’t get those where you live. Thanks for stopping by!
Love this!. Especially the gold stem with the white and blue. I am for sure going to make some now…
Thank you! I’m so glad you liked it!!
Thank goodness for that friend of yours…LOL…she sounds amazing!!
Oh, trust me! She is! 💛
Love this project! You know I’m about anything blue and white!
Happy day!
KariAnne
Thanks friend!!
These pumpkins turned out so well! I love the pop of blue. Great job!
Thank you, Elizabeth!
This turned out so cute! You did a great job lining up your patterns! I’ll have to give it a try!
Thanks Ruth! It’s such an easy project! Hope you get to try it.
Kim, I love anything blue n white. Remember using Mod Podge and cards to cover plaques, boxes…good memories. The finished pumpkin is beautiful.
Love the links.
Thanks Tina! It was such a fun and relaxing craft.
I love the hand-painted look of your pumpkin, Kim! Join us over at the Creative Crafts Link Party https://creativelybeth.com/creative-crafts-linky-party/ every Wednesday through Sunday. Have a great week! Creatively, Beth
Thank you, Beth! Just linked up!
The gold stem is just the finishing touch, love it.
Thank you, Rachel!
I make these every year depending upon my decor but I have never painted the stem! I love that Idea! Thank you for the tip! Have a wonderful week.
They are so fun to make, aren’t they!?
These blue and white pumpkins turned out really pretty. Just love how it looks in your home decorations for the fall.
Thanks so much, Tammy! It was a fun decoupage project!
This is so pretty and turned out great. Pinned!
Not sure if my comment went through so going to send again, I love this beautiful DIY and really need to try it myself! I love the pattern you did and how beautiful it looks styled in your home! Thanks so much for joining us for Welcome Home Saturday!! I’m so glad you shared this post!
I’m glad you like it! It’s such an easy project to do! Thanks for having me, Kristin! Happy fall! 💛
Love the vingette with your pretty blue and white pumpkin!!
Thank you, Linda!!