Upcycled Pumpkin Planters
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By: Teneisha Jones
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Other Things You'll Need

  • Tide-Pod container 
  • Fake or real plants to place inside

Instructions

  1. Wipe down your empty Tide-Pod container with alcohol to remove any oils. Do not worry about the stickers/labels - you will paint over them.  

  1. Using a sponge, basecoat your entire container in desired color. Allow to dry and apply a second coat. Allow to Dry.  

  1. Thinking about the curvature and indentations of a real pumpkin, create faux indentation shadows with a drop or two of a darker color mixed into the original color. A medium sized brush works best for this. See image for clarification.  

  1. To create the deepest (darkest) part of your shadow, mix the priginal color with a generous bit of your darker color and apply a thinner line down each of your shadows using a smaller brush. Blend your shadows out.  

  1. Using a desired lighter color you will create a highlight on the pumpkins curves by brushing/blending this color in the space between your shadows. See image.  

  1. Let dry completely. Then place your flowers/plants inside the container.