How to Make Inexpensive Faux Pumpkins Look Impressively Real

The easiest way to make faux pumpkins look impressively real!

How many times have you walked right past brightly colored plastic pumpkins? Not giving them a second thought because you could tell right away they weren't real. Well, I'm here to tell you that you can easily and inexpensively make faux pumpkins look impressively real! So pick up those Dollar Tree and inexpensive pumpkins and turn them into the perfect addition to your fall decor.

MATERIALS NEEDED TO MAKE FAUX PUMPKINS LOOK REAL

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- Faux Pumpkins (Walmart, Dollar Store, craft store)
- White Chalk Paint
- Brown and tan craft paint
- Vintage Wood (or use watered down brown craft paint)
- Hacksaw
- Paint brush
- X-acto knife

HOW TO MAKE FAUX PUMPKINS LOOK REAL

I bought a few inexpensive faux pumpkins from Walmart, paying attention to the shape and not how ridiculous they looked. I would have bought some from the Dollar Store, but I was in Walmart at the time. If you want to save even more money you may want to check your local Dollar Store first.

Supplies needed to make plastic pumpkins look real

I gave each pumpkin 2 coats of white chalk paint. I chose white, but I think I'm going to make a few green ones as well.

After the paint was dry I used an X-acto knife to cut out a few of the stems so I could replace them with wood.

Painted plastic pumpkins with chalk paint

Cutting wood to use for stems on faux pumpkins

The other stems I painted with different shades of brown craft paint to make them look a bit more real.

I then coated each pumpkin with vintage wood and dry brushed a small amount of brown craft paint into the groves. I let the pumpkins dry then dry brushed another light coat of white chalk paint on the "raised" areas. This creates dimension and gives the pumpkins a realistic look.

Amy Howard Vintage wood for staining faux pumpkins

Chalk painted faux pumpkins that look real

How to Make Inexpensive Faux Pumpkins Look Impressively Real

How to make plastic faux pumpkins look real

How to make faux pumpkins look impressively real

The best part about these plastic faux pumpkins is that they look real AND they'll last forever. There's no need to spend money on real pumpkins year after year.