DIY Faux Terracotta Jack O'Lantern

In this short video I want to show you how I quickly transformed plastic Jack-o’-lanterns with chalky textured paint that I mixed together with latex paint and baking soda but you can also use other paints like chalk paint. The best thing about this project is that it didn’t cost me a penny and you can recreate it for very cheap as well.
Check out my blog post too for more photos and detailed info:
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And like I said in the video, I’ve done this before a couple of years ago on plastic Christmas ornaments. See the blog post here:
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And in 2013 I painted real pumpkins in a pink terracotta color with chalk paint which you can see here. I was way ahead of the Pottery Barn trend:
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I love them like this with the added studs. Aren’t they cute?
My newly painted checkerboard porch. It’s so cozy decorated for fall:
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Materials needed to paint faux terracotta finished Jack-o'-lanterns
plastic pumpkins or Jack-o'-lanterns or you can use ceramic or real pumpkins as well (check out the affordable options I linked below)
baking soda
Kilz spray primer rstyle.me/+9TCMDLAEvj4JvxsMZw...
small bowl for mixing
craft paintbrush
terracotta colored latex paint or craft paint rstyle.me/+y_NScb4AeBD5OAV99T...
I used paint samples by Valspar
Strawberry Malt by Valspar - 2008-8C leftover paint from our bathroom makeover)
Rustic Oak by Valspar - 2007-7B
Ultra White by Valspar - 7006-24 (leftover paint from our house)
Music: Mystical Autumn by MusicLFiles on filmmusic.io extended license FML-77138-14050
0:00 introduction
0:00 project explanation
0:30 plastic Jack-o’-lanterns before
0:34 materials needed to paint faux terracotta Jack-o’-lanterns
0:40 priming the plastic Jack-o’-lanterns
0:49 mixing the baking soda and latex paint
1:21 painting the first coat onto the Jack-o’-lanterns
1:38 uneven second coat of baking soda paint
2:40 adding white highlight to the faux terracotta finish
3:05 finished pumpkin on our cozy fall porch
#falldecor #pumpkinDIY #fauxterracotta #jackolanterns #jackolanternDIY #potterybarndupe

[@aimeetetrault]

Even though you say it’s not a new project, it’s new to me and I really like it! Thanks! 😊

[@juliakonya7266]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you like it.

[@cecilyerker]

Turned out really cute!

[@ashleyalverson2858]

Where did you buy your pumpkins!? You did so good with this!!!

[@juliakonya7266]

The one pumpkin is so old that I can't remember and the black and white ones were from Target about 10 years ago.