The Repurposed Painter

 I made this Fall pumpkin tray with one sheet of Dollar Tree self adhesive wallpaper.  I found the wood tray for $3 at Michaels on clearance. First I stained the side of the wood tray and painted the center white.  I then used one of the DT wood grain adhesive sheets (they came in two slightly different wood grains) and transferred the pumpkin I drew on a piece of paper onto the back of the adhesive.  The reason I did it on paper first instead of directly on the back of the sheet is because if I wasnt happy with my drawing I could redo it without messing up the back of the adhesive sheet. I cut out the 5 parts to the pumpkin. I removed the backing and placed the center piece on the tray, then worked out from there. For the stem I used a piece of scrapbook paper in a different color wood grain.   I used mod podge to adhere it to the tray because it was not self adhesive. I put two coats of Mod Podge on the entire tray to seal both papers in.  To finish ...

  I painted this leaf Fall pumpkin using the Dollar Tree stencil as a guide. I did go off course in he end to give it more character but that is totally personal preference because it looked just as good following the DT stencil. The plaid and the leaf pumpkin are from Target's Dollar Spot and were a terra cotta color . All of the others are cement pumpkins from Dollar Tree.   First I painted the pumpkin all white.  I cut the veins from the stencil in a prior project because I wanted to use only the outer shape of the leaf for that project and for this design as well.  Then I used chalk to trace inside the border. After that all I did was fill in the leaf with my paint brush.  I did add the name of my town with a paint pen. I did not photograph the steps of the plaid pumpkin or the polka dot pumpkins because I though these were pretty much self explanatory. I used three coordinating colors but they had no name because they were from the "oops"  section...

 I saw these on Pinterest last year and had to give it a try.  I especially like projects that require little supplies and all that was needed were rocks (which I always have), paint and my paint pens. Other than that I coated them with Triple Thick for a nice shiny finish. Rocks are from Hobby Lobby and they also sell the Triple Thick. I try to choose the rocks that have an overall round shape but they really work on any shape that comes in this bag. I also made ghosts rocks (which you can see peeking out from behind) that came out cute as well! Instagram:   TheRepurposedPainter Facebook:   The Repurposed Painter

  This Dollar Tree project was very easy and I think it turned out adorable.   I used a Dollar Tree woven basket, one napkin that I had purchased from Joanne Fabric  (actually only 1/4 of that napkin), mod podge and paint.   I separated the napkin plies first because it is easier doing it as a whole napkin verses the isolated image.   I tore one spider off from the napkin. Cutting the image out with scissors typically leaves harsh lines when working with napkins and mod podge,  although on this woven basket it would have made no difference because the napkin fell right into the grooves of the basket.   To make it interesting I actually placed the spider inside the basket and the web  on the outside. For the web I used my silicone stamps (from Amazon) and stamped it onto the extra ply that I removed from the spider stamp. I use Archival ink because it is permanent.    The one tip I have with mod podge and napkins is that you need two brus...