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DIY Faux Concrete Pumpkins

Modified: Nov 5, 2024 · Published: Oct 19, 2018 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

DIY Faux Concrete Pumpkins: easy DIY to transform inexpensive dollar store pumpkins with a faux paint finish, perfect for fall.

DIY faux concrete pumpkin.
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These DIY faux concrete pumpkins are the perfect addition to your decor for fall.  I love the rustic industrial feel of concrete and adding it to my home decor.  For the last few falls I've dreamt of adding some concrete pumpkins to my decor.  

I've googled how to DIY some, and found that it's actually pretty complicated.  It would involve ordering or trying to make special pumpkin shaped mold to form the concrete in.  

I even tried to paint some faux pumpkins with regular concrete last year, but they were a definite, crumbly concrete fail.  So when I discovered some faux concrete paint a while ago, I thought this just might be my way to DIY the look I've been after.

How to make a faux cement pumpkin.

I used super inexpensive dollar store, and kind of ugly craft pumpkins and transformed them into gorgeous faux concrete pumpkins, and it was really easy.

DIY Faux Concrete Pumpkins: easy DIY to transform inexpensive dollar store pumpkins with a concrete faux paint finish.

Materials:

  • inexpensive foam craft pumpkins
  • textured concrete effect paint
  • paint brush
faux concrete paint

Instructions

  1. Paint pumpkins with concrete effect texted paint.  It will take several coats.
  2. If you'd like to create some variation, paint pumpkins overall with lighter colour, and while it is still wet add the darker colour to the pumpkins grooves. Blend as you go.
How to make a faux concrete pumpkin.

That's it, so simple and such a cool effect.  I painted two in the lighter colour and then added the darker colour to the pumpkin grooves for some dimension and variation.  The second one is just painted with the darker colour.

How to paint your faux pumpkin to look like concrete.
How to paint faux pumpkins to look like concrete.
How to paint your faux pumpkin to look like concrete.

With easy DIY Faux Concrete Pumpkins, life really is a party!

More Inspiration

You might also like our DIY driftwood pumpkins tutorial here.

Also be sure to check out our Fall Fairy Garden in a faux pumpkin here.

Fall Fairy Garden: How to make a sweet little Fall themed Fairy Garden with an easy to make fairy house, mushrooms, pumpkins, and miniature fall leaves tutorial.

You might also like our Acorn Craft tutorial here.

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