D.I.Y. fall decoration inspiration using wine bottles, rocks, forklift pallets, and terracotta pots.
Can you believe it’s time for the Holidays again?! Time to watch the seasons change and celebrate the Holidays with family. Here are some great homemade DIY projects you can make for outdoor decoration, as a family project to enjoy with the kids, or to give away as presents.
Halloween Outdoor Decor
Since Halloween is coming up before Thanksgiving, I think we should start with some ghostly ideas first. After all, isn’t Halloween one of the best Holidays to get our imaginations re-animated?
Let’s Stir Up The Cauldron…
Painted rocks can be a fun project that’s not difficult for older children or adults especially when you employ some tricks.
Silhouette painting (where you only see a back-lighted outline of an image) is easy to do and doesn’t take any technical painting skills. You simply paint an image in black and use a lighter color for the sky around it.
Here are some examples:
Ideas For Painting Rocks
- Witches flying on broomsticks, or…
- A simple pointed witches hat
- Frankenstein
- Pumpkins
- Haunted houses
- Spider webs (maybe with a spider)
- Rocks painted like pieces of candy corn
- Ghosts
- Simple sayings, like “Trick or treat”, “Black cat crossing”, etc…
More Ideas For Painted Rocks
Halloween Decoration Ideas Using Clay Pots, Wine Bottles, & Forklift Pallets
Try some of these other ideas using repurposed items you can find for free
- “Chained up” zombies, utilizing pallets as “crates” or “dungeon covers”, keeping the bad guys locked up.
- A Terra Cotta pot Drakula, zombie, witch, etc…
- Wine bottle witches, ghosts, pumpkins and more. You can paint them solid colors or inserting small strands of colored Christmas lights. You can find decals online and in craft stores.
Thanksgiving And Fall Seasonal D.I.Y. Ideas
- Painting Fall colored leaves onto rocks
- Clay pot scarecrows
- Keep those tin soup and vegetable cans to make a “Tin Man” from The Wizard Of Oz
- Create a Pilgrim hat by painting an upside down terracotta pot black, add the brim and a buckle.
Some Tips When Painting Terracotta Pots & Rocks
Use rocks that have a polished smooth texture on the outside like beach pebbles or river rock. The smooth surface is much easier to paint and the end product will look much better.
Clean the pots/rocks and allow to dry completely before painting. Use acrylic paint designed for outdoor use or patio paint. After your paint has dried, apply 1-3 coats of an outdoor clear spray sealer.
As you can see some of these ideas are pretty simple to make and very fun to display. I’m sure you have already come up with ideas to put your own twist on one or more of these to make it your own.
Thanks for reading everyone. May your Holidays be blessed and memorable.
You May Find These Resources Helpful & Interesting
How To Paint Rocks plus more ideas for painted rocks in the garden.
Using Re-purposed Forklift Pallets Outdoors
How To Transfer Silhouette Designs Onto Rocks
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