Wood Pumpkin Frame for Fall Decor

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Making this Wood Pumpkin Frame for Fall Decor is an easy way to add a pop of color to your fall decor. A wood frame with a pumpkin cutout simply needs some paint and a couple of embellishments to have a festive look.

I’ve had this wood cutout pumpkin for a few years. I painted it an odd shade of orange and never really liked it. As I was sorting through my fall decor bins, I decided to give it a second life with a new look.

Wooden Pumpkin Decor

Items Used:

Wood Frame with pumpkin cutout (JoAnn Fabric & Craft)
Wood craft disc
Floral Wire Cutter
Gorilla Clear Grip Glue
Paint & Brushes
Floral Paper Wrapped Stems
Twine
Ribbon
Palm Sander

The unfinished wood frame was purchased at JoAnn Fabric and Craft. I painted it using Waverly Chalk Paint in White.

To create a backing for the cutout, I used a wood craft disc. I painted it using Waverly Chalk Paint in Pumpkin color.

After painting the disc, I hot glued it in place by adding a large bead of gorilla glue around the edges. To give the back side of the piece a more finished look, I glued a piece of laminated burlap over the disc.

I thought about painting the grooves on the frame but I knew it would be time consuming to make sure that I didn’t get the paint on spots that I didn’t want it. My next thought was to use ribbon, but I didn’t have any in the right color that was the right width. What I did have was paper wrapped floral wire. I used floral wire cutters to cut two pieces of wire to the correct lengths for each groove. I ran a thin line of glue along the grooves and placed the wire inside the groove. I like the look of the neutral with the white of the frame

I decided that with the white and the neutral, the piece would look better lightly sanded. I used my palm sander to go over the edges.

Since I’m going to have this displayed in the breakfast nook area, I wanted to add a pop of turquoise to match the tablescape. A simple bow is glued to the base of the stem. To give the stem some dimension, I placed a dot of glue on the stem area and added curled twine.

Giving this piece a new look was an inexpensive way to add a fall decor piece to the breakfast nook. I added a thick piece of twine with glue to the back of the frame thinking I might hang it, but I like it better in the stand. I left it in place so that I can choose to hang it another time.

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The copper accents go well with the wood pumpkin frame for fall decor. I gave a quick dry brush paint job to the small pumpkin to bring in another pop of turquoise.

Do you repurpose old seasonal craft items and give them a new look for the another season? It’s a great way to save money on crafting supplies!

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