Front Door Fall Decor
This piece was a garage sale find. I knew I would do something with it, I just wasn't sure what. A little thought and a can of orange spray paint and the wheels were set in motion!
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I turned the basket over with the top showing and sprayed it with orange spray paint.
The coverage was great, you just have to be sure to spray it from every angle because sometimes the wicker can hide spots you might miss.
Once I got the dried basket down to my workshop I removed one of the handles.
The remaining basket handle will be used as a hanger.
In case you haven't guessed yet, this is going to be a pumpkin! Surprise! LOL
The stem I created from a piece of burlap and a toilet paper tube.
Love my peel and stick brick background?! It is amazing!
I wrapped the burlap around the tube and hot glued it closed.
At the top of the tube I tucked the burlap in for the top of the pumpkin stem.
I grabbed some fall foliage and berries from my collection of floral pieces and used hot glue to attach them to the top of the basket by the handle.
It was at this point that I burned the #$&@ out of my finger! Be careful!
I cut about an inch off the bottom of my stem then cut 2 slits in either side to hot glue it to the top of the pumpkin.
The next step was to use a few wooden leaves I had from a garland similar to these.
I stenciled the letters FALL onto the leaves using brown chalk paint and inexpensive cardboard stencils.
I used a stencil that was slightly large for these leaves and I love the effect.
I attached the mini garland with letters to the front of the pumpkin with hot glue.
This time I was a little more careful!
All that was left was to hang it on my front door using a wreath hanger through the handle I left on the basket.
It looks so pretty on my front door against the white background!
Easy front door wreaths and wreath alternatives for every season are some of my favorite things to make!
Another place I like to hang a wreath or a decoration like this is on the vintage framed bulletin board I made at one time.
That was an easy project too that just involved covering a bulletin board with fabric and adding a painted vintage frame.
Here are some other fun bulletin board ideas!
The bulletin board hangs in my home right above the white metal hardware cabinet I repurposed and filled with everything you'd find in a junk drawer!
The wooden bowl was another easy repurposed project I made.
I hope you liked this easy project!
Another project I made for the Fall a few years ago used a similar basket.
Take a look at garage sales or thrift stores for round baskets and DIY yourself an easy pumpkin!
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