Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Shadow Box Pumpkins

Last year, I made a SHADOW BOX SNOWMAN found HERE. These pumpkins are taken from that idea...

Supply List

1x4 cut in half
(4) 8.5" square mitered pieces- bottom box
(4) 6.5" square mitered pieces- middle box
(4) 4.5" square mitered pieces- top box
pumpkin stems- mine are from a tree branch

Lets get started...
1.Cut
2.Nail together to form each box.
3.Cut stems for each box.
Here are the boxes before painting.
4.Paint a coat of black on each box (optional).
5.Once the black is dry, paint a coat of orange on each box. Then wait for the orange to dry, then dis-stress the each side by sanding the edges and corners.
6. Hot glue the stems onto each box.
Finished!

Now comes the fun part... Displaying!
They can be stacked... or not.
I hung some wooden stars off two of the stems to add some cuteness...

Happy Halloween!
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12 comments:

  1. MaryBerry BoutiqueOctober 11, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    Okay i fell like a wierdo commenting on everything you post but dang these are so cute!! I always know im in for a treat when i see that you have a new post!:)
    Mary

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  2. Alli and RickOctober 11, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Seriously! Where do you come up with these ideas! Do you lay awake all night in bed thinking up these creative things. Even Rick says "wow that's one talented girl." And props to your muscles behind the scene that does your cutting for you. You make a good team. Keep creating fun things for me to covet!

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  3. Liz @ Here's to Handy AndyOctober 11, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    These are so adorable! What a great idea, and they seem relatively simple!

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  4. KatieOctober 12, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    These are so cute! What adorable little pumpkins. I can't wait to add these to my fall decor! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. DanielleOctober 12, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    I had shadows boxes as a little girl. I wish I still had them now.
    This has inspired me to build some ( well hubby too!)

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  6. DelleOctober 12, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    I love them - thanks for the great idea!!! Pinning them too!

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  7. Laurel@ChippingwithCharmOctober 13, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    Cute and unique idea...I posted some old basketball rims that looked like pumpkins to me :) Visiting from BTPF, Laurel@chippingwithcharm

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  8. Becky@Beyond The Picket FenceOctober 14, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    How cute and fresh! Thanks for linking up at Beyond the Picket Fence.

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  9. Megan GunyanOctober 17, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Oh, I love these! I think they are super cute. I love how you hung the stars from the stems, brilliant. The look of the boxes is great, totally my style. Great job!

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  10. Michelle JohnnieOctober 17, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    THese are awesome! I love how simple and cute they are! I am featuring them at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com.

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  11. KarenOctober 17, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    They look great! What great idea! I just love the way they look. Simple, but fabulous:)

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  12. Megan GunyanOctober 20, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    These were so awesome, I had to feature them! Come grab a button!

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