Decorate with Tip and More ‣ Decorating, crafting and Inspiration

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.

Welcome to our Creative Craft hop, I want to mention, Sara Birdz of a Feather and Donna Modern on Monticello they both are the master minds for the monthly blog hop, they both do a fantastic job gathering up talented crafters to provide you inspiration. This month we have 9 crafters sharing step by step creative crafts with you, at the bottom of my page, I will share each participant’s link to their craft.

To view all of my creative crafts you can view it here CREATIVE CRAFT.

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:

Once the liquid wood has dried, apply the gel stain to the pumpkins. Keep layering until you are happy with the color.

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.