I have another pumpkin makeover to share today! I am going to be painting two of my ceramic pumpkins with Retique It Liquid Wood and see if I can change these orange pumpkins to a wooden look pumpkin.
I have had these two pumpkins for about 20 years now and had painted them several colors in those years. Two years ago, I painted them with a terracotta technique, which is how there still are today. I am changing the look of them today.
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Here’s what you’ll need:
- Faux pumpkins (Mine are ceramic but any material will work as well.)
- Retique It Liquid Wood (I used the light color.)
- Gel Stain (Choose your colors. I used Minwax walnut)
- I used a chip brush to apply the liquid wood and a regular paint brush for the gel stain.
- Clean cloth for wiping off the stain
- Spray Polyurethane to finish the project.
STEP 1:
Make sure your faux pumpkins are free from dust and grime. I wiped my pumpkins with a clean damp cloth.
Step 2:
According to the directions stir the liquid wood for at least two minutes, this allows the wood fibers to be mixed thoroughly. With a chip brush, paint one layer onto the pumpkins keeping the brush marks going in the same direction.
After the first coat dried, I painted another coat of the liquid wood the same way.
You can tell there are small grains of wood in the paint.
STEP 3:
For my pumpkins, I applied walnut stain. I also applied it to a small section at a time.
Wipe off the stain with a soft, clean cloth.
After wiping the stain, I took my brush, taped it dry and dry brush some stain for a more texture look. Continue adding stain to each section of the pumpkin.
STEP 4:
Let the pumpkins dry for at least 24 hours.
Last step:
I like to add some sort of sealer, I sprayed one coat of polyurethane onto both pumpkins.
Let dry.
That’s it! Now to style my newly refreshed pumpkins! Which I am in a video, which you can go watch on my Facebook page or YouTube channel!
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