How To Make A Black Cat Pumpkin

Today I’m sharing how to make a black cat pumpkin for Halloween. If you like no carve pumpkin ideas, then you’ll be completely smitten with the face of this little black cat.

Celebrate The Holiday

I’m happy to be joining Celebrate The Holiday monthly blog hop hosted by Carol of BlueSky at Home. This month we are  celebrating Halloween, because hey, October will be here before you know it.  

If you are stopping by from my friend Missy of Sonata Home Design, welcome to Thistle Key Lane. I know you will agree her bat branch centerpiece is spooky brilliant. You will find all the links for everyone participating this month at the end of this post. Don’t forget to pin all these festive Halloween creations to your favorite holiday boards.

How To Make A Black Cat Pumpkin

This black cat pumpkin is not scary at all, which makes it perfect for kids of all ages including my grand littles. I think it looks pretty cute as a centerpiece, but you can use it on any table top or even your front porch.

Supplies To Make A Black Cat Pumpkin

• black plastic pumpkin or a pumpkin that is painted black
• white paint pen
• green paint pen
• black Sharpie pen
• chalk stick

If you can’t find a black pumpkin, you might want to makeover an old pumpkin you already have by painting it with black craft paint. You can also paint a fresh pumpkin for this project.

I suggesting sketching out cat faces on paper first, so you can get an idea of what it will look like. You can make it as simple or as elaborate as you want. Then using a piece of chalk, lightly draw a cat face on the pumpkin. If you need to erase chalk lines use a soft cloth or tissue.

When making a silly face like mine, don’t worry about trying to making it perfect. Goofy cartoon characters always have one eye a little bigger than the other or ears that are not level. Just have fun with it.

After drawing your chalk face on the pumpkin, use a white paint pen to trace the lines. Then you can fill in small spaces such as the ears, nose, and tongue with the paint pen.

Work in sections so you don’t smear the paint. Use a green paint pen for the eyes to make them show up better.

 

Optional Ideas For A Black Cat Pumpkin

Since I’m using the black cat pumpkin as a centerpiece, I decorated the back too. Spell out Trick or Treat, Happy Halloween or Boo, then add as many details as you wish.

When painting ghost you can use a black Sharpie pen to create dots for the eyes. A black Sharpie pen is also handy if you make any small errors you want to correct. Test it on the bottom of the pumpkin first to see how well it works.

If you want to use a paint pen that is more forgiving, try a chalk paint pen instead. That way if you mess up a line, it can be removed easily with a wet paper towel and you can start over.

For a bit of spooky fun how about using glow in the dark paint pens, especially if you want to display your pumpkin on a porch. For more Halloween ideas click on my post BIY Book Page Ghost Garland and Create A Last Minute Halloween Tiered Tray.

To create a centerpiece place your pumpkin on a cake pedestal or a stack of books. Then add leaves, acorns, candles or whatever you have to make it festive.

Be sure to follow Thistle Key Lane on Pinterest, where the boards are up to date with seasonal inspiration that you can use right now!

Now I’m going to send you over to my sweet friend Carol of BlueSky at Home to see her party ready table and bat tree. Thanks again for stopping by to read my post on how to make a black cat pumpkin. Be sure to check out the rest of my friends by clicking on the links below.

Cheers!

 

Halloween Inspiration Continues…