Repurposed Ceiling Light Pumpkin Patch
Have you ever repurposed a light fixture before? If you know me you know I hate to throw away anything and when we installed new ceiling lights recently I just had to recycle the old glass fixtures.
![Repurposed light pumpkins pumpkins in the garden](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--1l-nlvIKhM/YUN86-dEUMI/AAAAAAABido/z5VRxlbqbeo1kiX0QfflzAYjswYLdEQnACLcBGAsYHQ/s16000-rw/repurposed%2Bpumpkin%2Bpatch%2Btop.jpeg)
I've been repurposing light fixtures for years, several are very cool pumpkins like this Light Fixture Pumpkin.
![DIY repurposed pumpkin light fixture pumpkin](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L1l8Kedd7X0/YUOAyUZj-nI/AAAAAAABie0/dWwWmqEXTHcGoht2njowtfCeQ83E-eZ9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s16000-rw/glass%2Bfixture%2Bpumpkin.jpeg)
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This was an easy project and as we are approaching Fall, everything I see I want to turn into a pumpkin.
In our new board and batten entry and in my office I replaced the traditional old so called "boob light" with LED lights that work off my phone and a remote.
![Repurposed pumpkins for fall front entry with board and batten and lights](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F2UafCNZ0HE/YUOCg0IYjjI/AAAAAAABifE/ccmpGBKQTX86WR_1zNPaZ5WbcJbaZMxCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000-rw/front%2Bentry%2B.jpeg)
They were easy to install and look amazing!
So the glass globes from the "boob lights" were going to become pumpkins for an outdoor pumpkin patch.
![Pumpkins made from repurposed lights light fixture](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UW9zL0rASfs/YUN-E6JZYDI/AAAAAAABid4/WZXiFH-bztACeLZhcukUVpthDV6xTMxLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000-rw/boob%2Blight-min.png)
I began by giving each globe a couple coats of DecoArt Suede paint in the color called suede.
![Pumpkin patch pumpkins painted orange light fixtures](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lZzMKITQmuE/YUN-becFf5I/AAAAAAABieA/xcdTh8dGz7A9CSVuTsxXUS4g6ZEc7JOQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000-rw/painted%2Bboob%2Blights.jpeg)
This paint has a slight texture and after 2 coats was the perfect color and texture for my pumpkin patch.
Once the pumpkins were dry, I added ribs to the plain pumpkin with a copper Metallic Sharpie marker.
![Pumpkin patch with repurposed pumpkins pumpkin with sharpie ribs](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C9W8XYf6UU0/YUN-pnIgxxI/AAAAAAABieE/mnOgEeKXYuc81xsAP5nnu25zLf79GQPZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000-rw/copper%2Bsharpie%2Blines.jpeg)
I have to admit it looks much like a basketball at this point but we all know it's gonna be a pumpkin. 😂
![DIY pumpkin from ceiling light top view of pumpkin with leaf and stem](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-khQNi59AE0A/YUN_MXuKXnI/AAAAAAABieU/wN7NensoPMs-2zPcwWG2gBEbb_LcQ_OzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000-rw/top%2Bview%2Bof%2Bpumpkin.jpeg)
Next I added Spanish moss , a piece of a broken branch, and a leaf to each pumpkin.
![Pumpkin patch with repurposed pumpkins pumpkin with spanish moss and leaf](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vQ7euJ9jiNk/YUN_DYSK8eI/AAAAAAABieQ/Cq01lasnqVc8L3sB6xwQHD7yAc4NIZt3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000-rw/boob%2Blight%2Bpumpkin%2Bpatch.jpeg)
Then I set them outside in my garden.
That's all it took to turn a "boob light" into a pumpkin for the pumpkin patch by my front door!
![DIY pumpkin patch with pumpkins pumpkins in garden with flowers](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gGCzlKnQHKE/YUN_ar2gQhI/AAAAAAABiec/z9U6nWMqbrQyyF4hkINyOYs8BltUpqCAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000-rw/pumpkin%2Bpatch.jpeg)
This was an easy project and used what I had around the house.
![DIY light fixture pumpkins two repurposed light fixture pumpkins](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XuK-Y3q-XO0/YUN_xBwZSGI/AAAAAAABiek/WhW04hTXLaQboJ9cJXj0Ikjhwf34A9OqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000-rw/repurposed%2Bboob%2Blight%2Bpumpkins.jpeg)
I love decorating with repurposed pumpkins in the Fall!
READ MORE: REPURPOSED PUMPKINS
![Garden pumpkin patch DIY Garden pumpkin patch](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qKOIX6Tw4bw/YUN_8zr7lDI/AAAAAAABieo/JN7K2P48q78p0ivrtlMS7nBJt7afnbYcwCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000-rw/pumpkin%2Bpatch%2B.jpeg)
Another idea is to add a puck light to light up the pumpkins at night!
![DIY recycled pumpkin patch lit up pumpkins in the garden](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--XI0deG6eHQ/YUsICfc_2BI/AAAAAAABik8/KCWzTUT1rqU_908Jy2lulULIfn2osFuagCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000-rw/lit%2Bpumpkin.jpeg)
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