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November 4, 2014 By Jenna 18 Comments

Pumpkin Place Card Holders (with Dollar Tree Pumpkins!)

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Pumpkin Place Card Holders

These little gems are the perfect fall place card holders – they’ll carry you through the entire season! And they are super affordable – you can make these pumpkin place card holders with items from the Dollar Tree!

I would like to thank the Dollar Tree for two things.

1. Having an abundant supply of plastic toys for me to spray paint.

2. Having cheap pumpkins that make fabulous place card holders.

I know, I said I wasn’t doing any more fall crafts, but really how can I turn down $1 pumpkins that can be made into fabulous pumpkin place card holders?

I thought you’d agree.

They are also really for my Thanksgiving tablescape coming up tomorrow, so that doesn’t really qualify as a fall craft…

Pumpkin Place Card Holders

Disclosure: This post was a collaboration with Velvet Finishes. All opinions and love of Dollar Tree pumpkins are 100% mine. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.

I really really really wanted to paint these green.

Imagine that.

But, I had just done the green pumpkins for my other fall decor and I did want these to look a bit harvest-y. So, I opted for a deep red. I also made some “aged” pumpkins for the centerpiece that I’ll show you too.

Dollar Tree Place Card Holders

Materials & Supplies Needed:

Dollar Tree Place Card Holders

  • Dollar Tree Pumpkins
  • Velvet Finishes Paint in Rococo, Vivid, Luxurious, and Soulful.
  • Velvet Finishes Enhance Dark Glaze
  • Paint Brushes
  • Mod Podge
  • Gold Glitter
  • Old Lint Free Rag

Materials & Supplies for the Name Cards:

  • Cardstock
  • Silhouette cutouts (I made mine on my Silhouette Cutting Machine, but you could probably find some at a craft store, Etsy or just print some and then cut them out.)
  • Glue
  • Metallic Gold Paint Pen
  • Craft Feathers
  • String or twine

Steps

Step 1:

To get the deep red that I used on the pumpkins, I mixed together Vivid & Luxurious.

Fall Place Card Holders with Painted Pumpkins

I started with three parts vivid and one part luxurious. Easy peasy. After I mixed up my concoction, I wanted a bit more red, so I added just a large dollop of red to the mix and mixed again.

Then, I painted it on the pumpkins with a plain old non-fancy chip brush.

DIY Pumpkin Place Card Holders

I did two coats on each pumpkin.

Step 2:

After the pumpkins dried, I applied Mod Podge to the stem and then sprinkled on gold glitter.

Painted Pumpkin Dollar Tree Place Card Holders

Step 3:

To make the name cards, I just used the same method I did on my DIY Silhouette Gift Tags last Christmas. I cut out the actual tag and silhouette on my Silhouette Cutting Machine and then glued down the silhouette to the tag. With these, I ran some Mod Podge along the edges and then poured glitter on top. I wrote the name with a gold Sharpie paint pen.

Step 4:

To attach the feather and card together, simply tie a few feathers together, and then tie them onto the place card. I just put a piece of tape on the back of the card to attach it to the pumpkin.

I also made these super cute little pumpkins as part of the centerpiece you’ll see tomorrow.

Aged Pumpkin Place Card Holders

To make these, first paint your pumpkins with Soulful.

DIY Aged Pumpkins from the Dollar Tree

I did two coats. After its dried, come back and dry brush on Rococo.

How to Make Aged Pumpkins

You don’t want to have hardly any paint on your brush. Dip it in the paint, dab most of it off, then just do quick swipes up and down the pumpkin.

After that dried, I did a very light coat of the Enhance Dark Glaze.

DIY Aged PumpkinsAs soon as I painted on a few swipes, I came back with my rag and wiped it off.

DIY Aged Pumpkins with pumpkins from the Dollar Tree

If you have been around here long enough, you know I typically suck at glazes. This one is so much easier to use than any I’ve tried before. I used it on my IKEA Tarva Drink Bar and was honestly scared I would ruin the whole thing with the glaze, but I didn’t! It looked fab!

Instead of using these “aged pumpkins” as place card holders, I wrote Give Thanks on them.

More easy fall crafts: 

DIY Ampersand Pumpkin – fall decor, but with a chic twist.

Fall Mums Watercolor Printables – free printable art in five different styles.

7 Simple and Frugal Fall Crafts and Decorating Ideas – easy on the wallet, high on style.

Want to come back to these later? Just picture the image below!

DIY Pumpkin Place Card Holders with stuff from the Dollar Tree

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  1. Melanie says

    November 4, 2014 at 7:53 am

    Your upcycled pumpkins are so much better than the original! Cute!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      November 4, 2014 at 12:59 pm

      Thank you, Melanie!

      Reply
  2. Amy Anderson says

    November 4, 2014 at 11:18 am

    These are so pretty! Pinning!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      November 4, 2014 at 12:59 pm

      Thanks, Amy!

      Reply
  3. Heather says

    November 5, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    Great coverage of this pAint! Love!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      November 6, 2014 at 4:31 pm

      Thanks, Heather!

      Reply
  4. Shan Laux says

    November 5, 2014 at 5:44 pm

    so pretty…Love the white ones! 🙂 Seriously wished my dollar store had cool stuff like that!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      November 6, 2014 at 4:30 pm

      Thanks, Shan! Oh no – your Dollar Tree doesn’t have these- we gotta have a chat with them!

      Reply
  5. Laura / Pet Scribbles says

    November 5, 2014 at 5:49 pm

    Love these! The before and after is amazing. 🙂

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      November 6, 2014 at 4:30 pm

      Thank you, Laura!

      Reply
  6. katie says

    November 6, 2014 at 9:37 am

    LOVE these place card holders–so sophisticated and chic!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      November 6, 2014 at 4:22 pm

      Thank you, Katie!

      Reply
  7. Sarah says

    November 6, 2014 at 8:52 pm

    The aged version is amazing {and the other is gorgeous too}! Great idea. And you really can never go wrong with gold glitter 😉

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      November 7, 2014 at 6:24 am

      Thanks, Sarah!

      Reply
  8. Jamie says

    November 7, 2014 at 1:16 am

    This is fabulous girl!! Great job 😉
    Hugs, J.

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      November 7, 2014 at 6:24 am

      Thank you, Jamie!

      Reply
  9. kelly says

    October 30, 2018 at 10:19 pm

    I love this idea. It is so simple, but looks so elegant!

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      October 31, 2018 at 9:39 am

      Thanks, Kelly!

      Reply

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