easy copycat pumpkin plate

I loved Angie@The Happy Homebody's framed pear project and thought how clever it would be with a pumpkin for fall instead.

So clever and original, Melissa!
But guess who is already two steps in front of me?
Angie.
Turns out that if you can come up with a framed pear, you can make a pumpkin look even cuter. So much for originality, but here goes my version :)

Start with a pumpkin from the Dollar Tree, and a knife (a bit morbid looking, isn't it??

cut the pumpkin in half, tie a ribbon around it,

hot glue it on a Pottery Barn plate from my $35 yard sale,

and you have a pumpkin plate!

But what if I don't have any yard sale PB plates lying around, Melissa?

Never fear:
While you're at the Dollar Tree, pick up a silver tray in the dishes section~they have the little hobnail edge around them. I would give it a coat of heirloom white spray paint, and you'll be good to go. I used them in a Christmas display last year, and Wendy used them for her chalkboard~I think they would be perfect. Or, use a frame, or another plate...you get the picture :)

Thanks for the inspiration, Angie~

Soooo...what else can you frame?

Cherry's framed cherry

Nester's framed fork

My framed keys

My framed doorknob

Wendy's framed buttons and Barbie clothes



It's DIY day at Kimba's~go join the fun!