Decoupage Pumpkins with Napkins (and more!)

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Decoupage pumpkins with napkins…so many pretty designs to choose! Easy and fun to create your own fall decor!

Hello friends!

Let’s makeover basic pumpkins for our fall decor today!

I picked up these pumpkins for 50% off at Michael’s …

orange, green and yellow pumpkins

…the pretty napkins came from Bible study. Actually, I saw the pretty napkins that went with our snack for that day and thought I’d do something fun with it! Then one of my friends said put it on a white pumpkin…so I did! lol

But I also used one of our transfers for another set of pumpkins too! I’ll share both makeovers below.

Decoupage Pumpkins with Napkins (and more!)

pulling stem out of orange pumpkin

I began by pulling whichever stems out that I could. Some were just stuck in and were pretty easy to come out. Some were not so I just taped those up.

PAINT

painting pumpkin white

I applied several coats of a blend I created using Victorian Lace and Limestone paint colors.

white painted pumpkins

You see that little bugger in the back that kept bleeding through. I ended up having to take it outside and spraying it with Shellac spray primer before proceeding further. (that fixed the bleed-thru…always does!)

white painted pumpkins finished

Then I glued the stems back in place and left them overnight.

white painted pumpkins with stems back in place

Aren’t they cute already? I love white pumpkins!

MATERIALS SOURCE LIST – Decoupage Pumpkins with Napkins

 

DECOUPAGE

Aren’t these napkins so pretty?? I just knew I’d have to do something with them when I saw them!

give thanks napkins

See how that edge just stops the design right there on the crease?? Well, here’s a tip, cut part of the design on another area of the napkin and piece it together to make it look more like a finished design.

pieces of napkins cut

See how I added berries below, the other side of the leaves and a pinecone, green leaves and the sprig at the top?

design of the napkin cut out

I used our Decoupage & Transfer Gel to apply these.

jar of decoupagte gel

Remember: napkins are 3-ply, you’ll need to remove both of the bottom layers before attaching them to your project. You want to use the thinnest top layer with the design, discard the rest.

applying the napkins to the pumpkins

So that’s how it would look if I did not add any of the additional pieces along that straight edge. (you’ll see what it looks like now in the finished photos…apparently I didn’t take one of the “in process” phase!)

And this is the part I decided to use on one of the smaller pumpkins.

cutout of napkin going onto white pumpkin

Again, I added a bit to this one too.

There is only one design on the napkin. I used the “Give Thanks” wording portion on the large pumpkin. Then, I used other parts of the napkin design and arranged them differently on the smaller two so they wouldn’t identical looking.

cutout of napkin for pumpkin

See the bottom section I added below?

small pumpkin adding extra pieces of napkin to

And this…

adding extra design from the napkin

And this…

adding a green leaf to napkin design on pumpkin

It’s great fun to do! You can just let your creativity go!

brushing decoupage gel on top

Once they were dry, I added a coat of the Decoupage Gel on top for added protection.

ADD TRANSFERS

So this is the “and more!” part of the project. Adding transfers.

orange leaf transfers

I had these transfers left over from my tray project here, in case you missed it! >> Hello Fall Decor Idea

applying transfers to pumpkin

I simply decided which ones to use on each and applied them accordingly.

The pumpkins were a little bumpy so I had to carefully work the transfers in and around those.

applying the transfers to the pumpkins

Want to learn all the details about applying decor transfers?? Check out this post here >>> How To Use Rub On Decor Transfers

applying the transfers to the pumpkin

finished pumpkins with orange leaf transfers on counter

Aren’t they festive for fall??

A totally different look! But both so quick and simple to do.

DECOUPAGE PUMPKINS NAPKIN REVEAL

white pumpkins with napkin decoupage and pine cones on white bench

I love how elegant these are.

close up of white pumpkin with give thanks napkin

You’d never know the design just stopped, would you? Simply add to the other side to camouflage it!

decoupage pumpkins on white table

See how easy it was adding extra pieces of the design to “finish” the edge on all three pumpkins? All three are done just a little differently than the others.

TRANSFER PUMPKINS REVEAL

white pumpkins with orange leaves and pine cones on white bench

up close of orange leaf transfer

A more traditional coloring and style for your decor.

white pumpkins with orange leaves and pine cones on bench

white pumpkins with orange leaf transfers on white table

Looks extra cute with the tray I made using the some of the same transfer set.

white pumpkins on white table with hello fall tray behind

Go find some pretty fall napkins and make yourself some pumpkins! Or a transfer makes things easy too!

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Have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo


14 Comments

  1. Both ideas are great, Nancy. I especially like that it extends the life of pumpkins beyond Halloween. I decoupaged a paper mache pumpkin with old book pages years ago and it’s still one of my favorite things. It might be time to up the look with napkins now. I love how the napkin backgrounds disappear and it looks like they’re printed on. I guess I need to buy some more pumpkins now 😁

    1. Thanks, Marcie! Yes, it really does…sort of beginning of fall straight through to Thanksgiving. And yes, I tried to match the paint to the napkin! So glad to see it blends right in! :) xo

  2. As always, G…G…GORGEOUS!
    Well done chicky-poo!
    I agree with above, it will extend the season from early fall thru Thanksgiving.
    Now that I’m inspired, sunflower napkins would be the perfect cross-over from late summer thru fall too.
    All so beautiful and storable. Thanks for the inspiration (and great tutorial)!
    Can’t wait to see what you’ll be making for Winter!
    Mic

  3. WOW! That’s amazing how great those same generic all-too-orange value priced pumpkins look now. You totally took them to a whole new level. Nice, Nancy!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

    1. Thank you, Michele! Yes, I like painted pumpkins better than orange! There are times I like traditional colors but mostly I like white! xo

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