painting pretty pumpkins

I decided to take advantage of a crafty opportunity Halloween has to offer. I convinced my friends and boyfriend to join me on my adventure which was time consuming, but fun. Reid and Brett carved their pumpkins and Dana and I painted ours.

Doesn't Dana's pumpkin look so pretty?

I've always loved the way black, white and red look together. At the moment I'm also obsessed with stripes, which explains the look of my pumpkin. Waiting for paint to dry and creating semi-straight lines resulted in this craft taking several days, but the finished product was worth it.

I started off painting the pumpkin white, and then outlined the crevices with black permanent marker in order to create boundaries for the stripes.

The lines aren't straight and I had to continually repaint each stripe, but I think it looks pretty. I just love the the pop of color!

Whether it's carving, painting or cooking pumpkin seeds, I hope you spend some time with pumpkins this Halloween.

Stay beautiful,
Marina