DIY Chevron Moss Pumpkin
This DIY moss chevron pumpkin is a fun and unique take on traditional Autumn decor. It’s perfect for your fall porch!
On my list of things to accomplish last week, one of the things was a chevron-painted pumpkin. Now this sucker is painted (underneath all of that moss), but I couldn’t for the life of me figure out a way to paint it and have it be kind of “me.”
Chevron Moss Pumpkin
I was walking down the aisle at the grocery store when I wrote on my shopping list, “MOSS chevron pumpkin! Yeah!”
Yup, I was very, very excited about this particular undertaking. I left with my cold stuff still in the car and ran to the craft store to grab a big old ball of moss. Now, I know that green isn’t typically an Autumn color, but it sure isn’t the craziest color I’ve seen implemented into fall decor! So grab your big ball of moss, and let’s get it!
Supplies Need for DIY Chevron Moss Pumpkin
- Fake pumpkin (I prefer white)
- Green craft acrylic paint
- Moss (I bought mine in a ball, you can also buy it in the bag)
- Mod Podge
- Sharp scissors
- Paint brushes
Here is my fake pumpkin. Apparently, it is an incredible Funkin.
How to Make a Chevron Moss Pumpkin
Start drawing your first chevron line. Keep it neat because it will guide your other lines above and below. You can use a piece of cardstock or cardboard to help draw your angles similarly. I just used the swing tag off of the pumpkin itself.
Hand sketch your lines above and below your first line. Give it a good spin, and ensure you’re happy with what you’ve just drawn before moving on.
Don’t use alcohol to remove your pencil lines or water. The alcohol also removes the paint, and you must scrub so hard with water that it’s the same deal. Use a mild cleaner, like window cleaner, and when you need to remove those lines or mess-ups, you’ll be golden.
Paint every other chevron row with your green paint. Allow it to dry, and give it another coat if necessary.
Now, this will be messy, so you know it straight on. Take your Mod Podge and pour a pile out onto a piece of scrap paper or a paper plate. Brush the glue onto the painted areas and apply moss directly to the glue. Don’t try to make it perfect or fix things up—stick moss to the glue as best you can and move on.
Continue going down each until every painted line is filled with moss. If you have any places where moss doesn’t want to stick for some unknown reason (and it WILL happen), sprinkle some of the weird moss dust left behind to fill that area in.
Allow drying overnight without disturbing too much. And this was the mess I was talking about…
The next day, take your pumpkin and a pair of sharp scissors and trim so that your moss lines are also sharp all around the pumpkin. If you let your pumpkin dry overnight, there should be no problem with anything extra wanting to fall off.
Set up with your fall decor and enjoy!
And the top of it makes a nifty star, which is always awesome in my book!
Even though it doesn’t match perfectly, it goes with the little bits and bobs of green in my fall leaf garland, and I LOVE the look. Placed next to a plain white pumpkin, it sets it off, too!
You can cover your pumpkin with just about anything if you’re not partial to moss. Maybe candy, glitter, or sequins—the possibilities are endless!
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A crafter since her earliest years, Allison spends a little time every day making something. She crafts, sews, paints, glues things onto other things, and is a firm believer that a life spent creating is a life worth living. Visit Allison’s blog, Dream {a Little} BIGGER.