The cutest wooden fall decor DIY in 2019

 

Usually, I don’t decorate for fall. BUT this year we were changing some ceiling fans in our friend’s house, and you know us…. we don’t like to throw things away.

So I was looking for ideas about how I can repurpose these old ceiling fan blades.

I started checking Pinterest for ceiling fan blade crafts and painted fan blades DIY projects.

I have to tell you all of them are cute. Fan blade flowers, DIY dragonfly, but I really wanted some fall and Halloween decor this time. 

I decided to make some funky super orange crazy pumpkin faces. 😉

Follow along and create your Halloween DIY decor in 6 easy steps.

I repurposed old ceiling fan blades, but remember you can paint on any reclaimed wood or pallets too.

 

What did I use for this ceiling fan blade art project?

First thing first. What you’re gonna need:

• Fine sanding paper. If you have paint on the blades or the reclaimed wood, you need to sand it down a little.
• Brushes
• Pencil, to draw your design before painting.
• Paint.
• Hot glue. Any wood glue is fine…

 

Before you start, take off the fan blade holders.

 

1st Step. Sanding the ceiling fan blades

I decided to send the blades a little.

I didn’t go crazy here but wanted to make sure my orange paint will stick and stay. If I wouldn’t sand the old paint a little bit, I’m sure my orange paint would not hold, or it would chip as soon as it gets dry.

As you can see in the picture, I got a 3M sanding block. It has a mid and fine grade sanding paper, and it was perfect for my fan blade project.

 

2nd Step: Clean fan blades

Don’t forget to clean with a wet rug after sanding. Make sure there is no dust or any dirt.

Let it dry before jumping into the next step.

 

3rd Step: Paint fan blades to orange

Painting a wooden ceiling fan blade or any wood, I choose outdoor paint. Simply because I might want to use my fall decoration in the patio or front porch.

I applied the orange paint with a wide painters brush and painted 2 coats.

If you need 2 coats, make sure you let the ceiling fan blades dry between layers.

 

4th Step: Draw pumpkin face design with a pencil.

All right. I needed some guidelines. I’m no good painting faces.

So I had to draw with a pencil, and then I followed those guidelines with my brush.

 

5th Step: Paint the pumpkin faces.

I painted the contours first with black; then, I waited to dry. Since I’m lefty, everything can get pretty messy if I keep dragging my left hand on fresh paint or ink.

As you can see in the picture 1 coat of white paint wasn’t enough. I had to do 2 layers of the whites.

 

6th Step. Make a hook through the holes of the fan blades.

I wasn’t sure if I’m gonna use these Halloween pumpkins faces on the wall or on the door or even outdoors.

I decided to make a hook in case they become a fall wall decor.

 

7th Step. Decorate pumpkin faces.

After I finished with the pink paint for the noses and faces, I thought my ceiling fan pumpkins are too bald and decided to make hats for them out of tree bark I found.

I broke off some big pieces and secured it to the pumpkin fan blades with hot glue.

That’s it! Aren’t they the cutest pumpkin faces?

Remember, you can DIY almost for FREE! Look around your house or when you walk with the dogs and repurpose, reclaim a piece of wood and use materials like tree bark to decorate. 

This Fall decor DIY project cost around $10 since I only had to pay for the sanding paper and the orange paint.

I have a set of acrylic paint already in my craft drawer. (I’m sure your kids have some paint too 😉 )

Check out my Christmas DIY, also if you want to save money this holiday season. 

If you liked it, comment below and PIN it for later so you can come back and make your cute pumpkin faces.