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Painted Leopard Pumpkin

Craft Projects· Fall Decor

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I love painting pumpkins as you saw in my chalk paint studded pumpkins post and today painted a leopard pumpkin inspired by my new favorite shoes. it’s a super easy and quick little project that works on faux and real pumpkins.

Painted leopard pumpkin

Materials needed:

  • faux or real pumpkins
  • sharpie or black craft paint
  • brushes
  • tan or beige-brown craft paint

Instructions for painted leopard pumpkins

In our tiny house I don’t have room for a collection of large pumpkins and it honestly always irks me to buy them and then have to see them rot and then throw them out.
So I usually go for small pumpkins.

And since I have a new favorite pair of leopard wedges that I can’t stop wearing, I thought that the simple leopard pattern would be perfect for a tiny pumpkin. It’s a simple leopard pattern, meaning it’s only a plain beige background (no variations) and the simple dark brown spots.
I started out with painting the little pumpkin a beige-brown with acrylic craft paint:
After it dried I just used a small hard bristle brush to paint in the uneven spots. It’s uneven, not perfect and I like it that way. It was a fast and easy little project that added a little touch of fall to our tiny little kitchen.
Just copy the pattern of my pumpkin below.
You could even just use a black sharpie for it too.
See the fur isn’t even and perfect either.
The shoes are really pretty too, right? Oh and you can buy them right HERE*
if you would like to have your own pair
I love the little fella!
And that’s it for today.
Tschüß

(Youleeya)

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Painted Leopard Pumpkin

Painted Leopard Pumpkin

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  1. Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says

    September 29, 2014 at 9:53 am

    i spied these in your home tour and loved them! such a clever idea!

  2. Jenna LaFevor says

    September 29, 2014 at 10:50 am

    Only you would come up with a leopard pumpkin!!!! I love it!! The pumpkin and the shoes are fab!

  3. Ashley Mayes says

    September 29, 2014 at 11:49 am

    Cute!! and those shoes are fab!

  4. Summer Hogan says

    September 29, 2014 at 12:14 pm

    So adorable Julia!!! I spied it in the home tour too and loved it!! Your creativity never fails!!

  5. [email protected] says

    September 29, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    Leopard goes with everything…even pumpkins! Very cute.

  6. Kristen says

    September 29, 2014 at 1:54 pm

    Very cute! I love buying a bunch of little pumpkins as well. I usually go with the little white ones, but now you have me thinking because these are so stinking adorable.

  7. pam {simple details} says

    September 29, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    Cutest little pumpkin ever!!

  8. Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles says

    September 29, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    So very cute, Julia! I have very similar wedges, they get a lot of wear here too!

  9. sarah m. dorsey says

    September 29, 2014 at 3:01 pm

    Super cute!

  10. marty (A Stroll Thru Life) says

    September 29, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    I love your leopard pumpkin, how fabulous is that?

  11. Laurie from Laurie Jones Home says

    September 29, 2014 at 3:18 pm

    Seriously too cute! I will never tire of leopard!

  12. Amber Wills says

    September 29, 2014 at 4:01 pm

    You know I am a huge fan of this. Leopard all the things!!!

  13. Sheryll And Critters. says

    September 29, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    I too spotted your cute little Leopard pumpkin in your tour and loved it. I sure do love the shoes also, but can’t get them yet…. sigh. I have loved Leopard since I was a little girl and my mom had a green wool coat with a Leopard collar. I actually made a long Leopard (fake fur) coat back in 1970 ish. The material was really wonderful and cost me $16 per yard… expensive back then. Of course that did not include the satin coat lining and interfacing and all. I should have sold it when I knew I was moving back to Florida from D.C. I was offered $300 for it on the spot, but no, I had to keep it. If you only knew how hard it was to sew on.. fuzz everywhere, my mouth, my eyes, my food… lol.

  14. Krista thehappyhousie says

    September 29, 2014 at 7:05 pm

    This is so adorable and such a fun stylish take on a little Halloween decor- I love it Julia!!

  15. [email protected] says

    September 29, 2014 at 7:29 pm

    LOVE it!! Super chic!! xo, amy

  16. Aniko Levai says

    September 29, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    Love it Julia and I love how you set up your pic!So cool!

  17. Debbie J. says

    September 29, 2014 at 9:41 pm

    Those shoes rock! The little pumpkin is adorable. Bigger is not always better.

    • Julia Konya says

      September 29, 2014 at 9:57 pm

      Haha, not always! Thank you.

  18. Gretchen says

    September 30, 2014 at 12:21 am

    Love it! You always come up with such fun pumpkins that are so YOU 🙂

  19. Amy @ Homey Oh My! says

    September 30, 2014 at 1:49 am

    Soooo cute, and I love how you shot it with a leopard shoe!

  20. Tania @ Run to Radaince says

    September 30, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    So cute! I love the pumpkin but also am loving those shoes! So happy leopard print is trending this season! 😀

  21. Albertina M. Cisneros says

    October 1, 2014 at 2:26 am

    so cute!! I love it.

  22. Kim @ NewlyWoodwards says

    October 2, 2014 at 2:17 am

    This is so cute. Love the fun idea.

  23. [email protected] says

    October 2, 2014 at 4:35 am

    So flippin cute Julia! I love it!

  24. Miss Charming says

    October 3, 2014 at 9:31 pm

    Super cute shoes! And I love the matching pumpkin.

  25. Mekenzie @ interiorsbykenz.com says

    October 14, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    CUTE! Chic halloween!

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