Pallet Wood Pumpkin

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Today’s post is my easy pallet wood pumpkin. The perfect piece to complete my fall lineup. I needed a little rustic to go with my modern look. Wooden fruit it is!

Materials:

Pallet Wood

Jig Saw

Paper & Pencil

Paint

Tree Branch

Sander or Sandpaper

Screws

Impact Driver or Screwdriver

Instructions:

I started with a pallet (obvi).

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I used my easy method that I created a tutorial for here to dismantle said pallet.

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Once I had my planks cut, I drew out my pumpkin on a sheet of sketch paper.

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Once I got the dimensions right, I cut my shape out and placed it on my lined up planks.

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Then I traced the outline onto the wood and used my jig saw to cut each piece along the lines.

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Once I had my shape, I flipped the planks over and measured out some thin wood pieces to attach to the back. I used my impact driver to screw them on to each plank in two places. You could also use more pallet wood.

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I flipped my wooden pumpkin over and sanded the edges a little until they looked even.

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I wanted to give the piece a little color, but I didn’t want to cover it in a thick layer of paint. I wanted the wood to show through. So I diluted some orange paint to make it thinner. I used a paint sample I found on the discount shelf at Lowes.

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I poured a small amount of paint into the bottom of a plastic bowl. Not even enough the cover the bottom.

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Then I added some water to the bowl. The ratio was approximately 1:3, paint to water.

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I mixed the water and paint really well and used that to paint the wood. It gave the piece a nice color, but still showed all the wood imperfections.

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I covered the front and edges of the pumpkin. I didn’t bother to paint the back. No need.

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While the paint dried, I went in search of a branch to use for the stem. I just picked something up from our backyard and cut it into a few pieces.

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I used a saw to cut right down the center of the branch. Then I cut the front piece off with a few angles.

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It took a little bit of trial and error to get it right. I wanted the notches to fit right on the front and leave a piece on the back that I could put a screw through. Once my branch fit onto the top of the pumpkin the way I wanted, I drilled a screw through the back of it to secure it.

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That was it! So easy. It definitely added a nice dimension to my modern fall decor.

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Perfect! It looks great with my new vase from Home Goods, my DIY wine cork pumpkin, and my dollar store glass wrapped in twine that I placed on the cute little owl candle holder I found at Goodwill. Fall rocks!

Other DIY Fall and Halloween Projects:

Tree Branch Mini Pumpkins

Spider Web Lanterns

Magic Potion Bottles

Autumn Pallet Sign

Scrap Wood Candy Corn

Harry Potter Wands

Halloween Signs

Thrift Store Candelabras

Foam Tombstones

Faux Stone Columns

Wrought Iron Fence

Graveyard

Giant Halloween Spider

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