Painted Wood Slice Pumpkin Chargers

Painted Wood Slice Pumpkin Chargers

Posted by DecoArt on Oct 26th 2020

Making these metallic chargers is as easy as (pumpkin) pie with Americana Decor® Matte Metallics™.

SUPPLIES

    • palette or plastic plate
    • paper towels
    • chalk pencil
    • small flat brush
    • paper plate
    • medium round brush
    • large flat brush
    • basswood round
    • medium liner brush

    INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Gather all the supplies needed to create this project.
    2. Instruction #1
    3. To create the pumpkin shape, lay the paper plate on the wood round, positioning the paper plate so that some of the wood is left showing. Use the chalk pencil to trace along the curve of the plate to create the outline of the pumpkin. Draw a stem on top of each pumpkin.
    4. Instruction #2
    5. Use the large flat brush to paint the pumpkin on one of the wood rounds with Worn Penny. Let dry.
    6. Instruction #3
    7. Paint the pumpkin on the second wood round with Silver and on the third wood round with Venetian Gold. Let dry. Use the small flat brush to paint the stems of each pumpkin in a color of choice. (You can paint it the same color as the pumpkin or use one of the other metallic colors to add interest.)
    8. Instruction #4
    9. Use the medium round brush to paint Zinc in light vertical lines throughout the pumpkin. Let dry. Repeat this step on all three pumpkins. To add shading and layers to pumpkins, use selected colors from supply list.
    10. Instruction #5
    11. Use the medium liner brush and Festive Green to paint tendril accents on the stem of each pumpkin.
    12. Instruction #6
    13. Use the finished rounds as holiday home décor pieces or as chargers on your Thanksgiving table.
    14. Instruction #7

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