Faux Bois Pumpkin

I always argue with people when they say I'm "artistic"...

no. I'm "crafty" there is defiantly a difference.

Artistic people have skill. They have excellent execution. They exhibit taste and discriminating judgment. I however, rip off get inspired by other peoples ideas and make my own.

This image is everywhere....

I am obsessed with the faux bois pumpkin

{via my facebook wall-from a friend, but originally via Country Living}

Since I am not "artistic" the thought of painting these simple black lines

on a white pumpkin really overwhelmed me.

I searched for more ideas... {i love you google images} and found this image...

{via google images via paper crave}

that lead me to this image

{a free download....eeeeeepppppp!}

I printed this out ...

cut into random strips...

rubbed pencil over the back to make it into a makeshift carbon paper...

and lightly drew over the lines with a pencil...

then drew over the pencil lines with my sharpie paint pen.

I don't LOVE it, but I like it.

maybe because my pumpkin was bigger than the one in the picture...

maybe because I have too many "knots" and not enough lines...

I will try again with a smaller pumpkin and let you know how it goes.

{I risked my life for this photo... see the HUGE spider in the right corner! eeeeekkkkk!}