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Fall Pumpkin Plaque

September 10, 2013 by Holly Gagnon 12 Comments

I’ve had this wood pumpkin plaque stashed away for awhile now.   Like bought on clearance , years ago, a while now.   I always liked the rustic metal and  wood grain of the pumpkin a so when I found it  in my stash,  I knew it would be a perfect project to try out  a dye-stain wood technique using Rit Dye.

Fall Pumpkin Plaque dyed with Rit Dye and embellished with scrapbooking paper and embellishments

Fall Pumpkin Plaque

Fall Decor is my favorite.   I’m one of those people who keep their Fall Decor up past Thanksgiving…say what??  No Christmas tree the day after Turkey Day?  Nope, not me.  I enjoy my Fall Decor more than my Christmas Decor.  Everything just seems to coordinate so nicely together in my house during the Fall months.

 

Don’t you just love the color of the pumpkin?  Paint?  Nope, not paint. That would be Rit Dye, like the dye you use for tie-dying T-Shirts.  I’ve recently discovered how {awesome} Rit Dye works to dye-stain wood.  I dyed this pumpkin plaque with Tangerine Rit Dye.

Dye natural wood with Rit Dye to keep the wood grain

 

I forgot to take a before pic of my “naked rustic wood” plaque so here’s a wood jack-o-lantern that I dyed with Tangerine Rit Dye.  I  make small batches of my dyes then keep the dye in a mason jar.

See how nicely the dye keeps the wood grain?  To dye-stain your own wood, follow the directions for How to Dye Wood  on the Rit Dye website.

Fall Pumpkin Plaque dyed with Rit Dye and embellished with scrapbooking paper and embellishments

After my Fall Pumpkin Plaque was dry, I embellished it with Fall scrapbooking stickers, fabric letters, burlap ribbon and die cuts cut with my Silhouette CAMEO .

 

Fall Pumpkin Plaque craft dyed with Rit Dye and embellished with scrapbooking paper and embellishments
I couldn’t be more thrilled with out this Fall Pumpkin Plaque turned out!  The color is gorgeous and complements all the Fall embellishments nicely too.  
Fall Pumpkin Plaque dyed with Rit Dye and embellished with scrapbooking paper and embellishments
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Filed Under: Altered Item, Fall, Tutorials, Wood Tagged With: Fall, Home Decor, Rit Dye, Tutorials

Comments

  1. Rhonda Emery says

    September 10, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    so pretty thanks for sharing. hugs

    Reply
  2. Amy Coose says

    September 10, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    Love these projects!!

    Reply
  3. julie says

    September 11, 2013 at 5:42 am

    What a cute pumpkin and would look great hanging on the door. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  4. 1Happy Mimi says

    September 11, 2013 at 1:04 pm

    Love it! And the ides of dyeing the wood~Awesome!

    Reply
  5. Cathy says

    September 11, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    The pumpkin is absolutely adorable… love it… and love Little Yellow Bicycle products.. found you through Snap am now a follower… Cathy

    Reply
  6. lifesabeach32940 says

    September 11, 2013 at 2:05 pm

    Awesome projects and Awesome directions!! Thank you!!

    Reply
  7. Allie Gower says

    September 11, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    Beautiful projects Holly. I love how you dyed the pumpkins with Rit Dye.

    Reply
  8. Jean says

    September 11, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    Amazing projects!

    Reply
  9. Kimber Ashley says

    September 11, 2013 at 11:37 pm

    Adorable! You are right, I do love how the rit dye gives a stained look vs a painted. I will have to try it out soon!

    Reply
  10. KC Coake says

    September 12, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    This is just so stinking cute! Thanks so much for linking it up at Real Family Fun. I’m going to share it on my social media sites today.
    KC

    Reply
  11. Navy Wifey Peters says

    September 12, 2013 at 8:51 pm

    Super cute! I am so pinning this! I think it’s cool that you dyed the pumpkin with the Rit Dye. And I love the fall banner. Great work!

    Navy Wifey Peters @ Submarine Sunday Link Party

    Reply
  12. Ana Lopes says

    September 15, 2013 at 7:21 am

    How cute projects!Thanks so much for sharing! Would love to have you visit my blog sometime.
    Have a fabulous weekend!
    Hugs and love from Portugal,

    Ana Love Craft
    http://www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

    Reply

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