Mud cloth + Halloween are a winning combination! The traditional black and white African story cloths boast beautiful, bold prints that look amazing and modern on the organic shape of a pumpkin.
Mud cloth has a deep and rich history, and it happens to be having a moment today. We created a pair of printed pumpkins, inspired by the likes of Homey Oh My! and Chica and Jo. Our process was a little different, read on to hear all about what went down when we made these pretty pumpkins.
Materials
- Foam pumpkins (real ones would do too, we just liked the permanence of the faux ones … and the fact that they were already black and white).
- Black and White Acrylic Paint
- Paint Brushes
- A few hours. This project is time consuming, but also relaxing!
Step
Find some mud cloth design inspiration. Here’s a collage of the prints we loved the most:
Step
Paint your pumpkins. We used black paint on the white pumpkin, and white on the black one. It took about 2 hours to paint both, but when deadlines are looming and there never seem to be enough hours in the day, painting gourds is a Zen-like luxury.
