Pumpkin Topiary {DIY}

This


....is why I am ridiculed for my eating style.

Pictsweet Deluxe Sides baby vegetables, Morningstar Farms black bean burger, brown rice, and Babybel  Sharp Cheddar cheese...all at work...recipe for disaster. 

....is why we have Boston Terriers.

Ok, enough of that. I wanted to share a little DIY project I finished last weekend. Inspired by:

This was a really easy project and I am very happy with the way it turned out. 

Supplies needed:

2 large flower pots (the older the better)

Spray paint (one color to paint your pots with and a clear coat)

Various pumpkins

Coarse or extra course sandpaper

Steel Wool

Here is what I started with, 2 gray pots. Exciting, huh? 

 And of course, the best help you can find.

I chose a metallic, almost bronze color paint. I covered it two coats of spray paint. The coats don't have be perfectly even, as you will be using the sandpaper and steel wool to distress the pots once dry.

I know the can says it dries in 10 minutes or less, but I let mine dry for a few hours (aka I totally forgot about them because our house becomes a circus around dinner time.)

Once dry, I distressed them with really, not a lot of effort. I totally forgot to grab some pictures during the day, but here is how they turned out and what I did with them!

Halloween Dog.

I added these to the front porch with my Fall Wreath.

And Pottery Barn Pumpkins...

And spider welcome mat from Crate and Barrel.

 Please visit my link parties page to see who I linked up with this week! 

In hopes of a short summer.

I had a good weekend. So much so that when my alarm went off this morning, I thought "That's not right...its the weekend. I need to check my alarm settings!" Silly, silly me.

Friday was a rest day. Saturday I met the husband at Wal-Mart for a little grocery shopping. Am I the only one that leaves Wal-Mart exhausted? Anyway, I made my way to Hobby Lobby and The Health Food Store. Don't worry, Whole Paycheck Foods will be finished in October. Not saying I will shop there, its a bit out of the way for me. Meanwhile, my business is going to The Health Food Store.

I'm DYING for Fall to get here. D-Y-I-N-G. Its been over 100 degrees for over 50 days now. That just seems a little excessive. Not to mention the Hob Lob had 50% off all fall wreaths and garlands. I've been stockpiling Fall decorating ideas over on Pintrest. P.S. That site is like crack. So I grabbed a few things to get a head start!

This is for a wreath I hope to make.

Fake Pumpkin. The tag says you can actually carve it!  I have other plans for it.

Pumpkins, gourds, and such.

Glitter! So much glitter!

Garland! 

I have high hopes of using those supplies for some of these projects: