Decoupage Pumpkins with Napkins (and more!)

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 …

…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.

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

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

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!)

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

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

DECOUPAGE

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

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.

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

I used our Decoupage & Transfer Gel to apply these.

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.

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.

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.

See the bottom section I added below?

And this…

And this…

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

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.

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

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.

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

Aren’t they festive for fall??

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

DECOUPAGE PUMPKINS NAPKIN REVEAL

I love how elegant these are.

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

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

A more traditional coloring and style for your decor.

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

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

PIN it to save it!

Have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo