Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Fall Mantel , Magazine Copy Cat Challenge


My Copy Cat Challenge is a easy one . I found the idea in the Romantic Homes magazine .
031
These gussied up pumpkins were my inspiration .
001
I bought 3 craft pumpkins from the Dollar Tree store.
002
They were really a bright orange that I wasn’t crazy about , so I tried painting one of them with a more pumpkiny color .
004 
I still wasn’t crazy about it . I was going to put these pumpkins on my living room mantel and orange just doesn’t fit in there with all the white , pink ,  and green .
So I started painting them Old White with what was left of my sample jar of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.
005
007
Here is the finished product …
001
I found another faux pumpkin I had that was already white and added it to the mix
002
I put them on either side of my spooky non working clock. Do you see the critters on the sides of it ?
I put a pink ceramic pumpkin that I got last year on top of the clock and added a few other spooky things to finish out the mantel .
005
026
027
004
003
So it is not a real close copy , but the inspiration was there and it was fun !
Do you like it ?
I am going to link up with Debbiedoos’ Magazine Copy Cat Challenge.
Can’t wait to get over there and see all the Challenges !

10 comments:

  1. Great copycat, Sharon! I actually like your white pumpkins better than the orange ones. The white gives them a fantastic shabby chic/cottage look.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Look at you...what a great copy cat you are. I LOVE it. Thanks for sharing with my party. Have fun!

    ReplyDelete
  3. I love it. You did a great job with the copycat! So cute!

    Linking from Debbiedoos,
    Ricki Jill

    ReplyDelete
  4. That turned out great! The white definitely looks better than the orange! I like your spooky extras too!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Cute copy cat! I love white pumpkins.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I marvel at your creativeness and your ability to "think out of the box" Love your posts--they are inspiring!

    ReplyDelete

  7. I am very happy to read your articles it’s very useful for me,
    and I am completely satisfied with your website.
    All comments and articles are very useful and very good.
    Your blog is very attention-grabbing. I am loving all of the in
    turn you are sharing with each one!…

    ReplyDelete
  8. Thanks for sharing!! its very useful for me So pretty--I love this More Here:- 925 Sterling Silver Jewelry

    ReplyDelete