![wood-slice-pumpkin.png Wood slice pumpkin](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-O0Di1quvINk/VCD3L_4YsRI/AAAAAAABEtE/Sp9k7rl6HME/wood-slice-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
Welcome to Day 2 of “Dollar Store Pumpkin Makeover” Week!
Monday I shared my Burlap and Twine Version, and today I’m sharing my Mini Wood Slice Covered Pumpkin. (Yes, those are hundreds of tiny 1/4 inch wide slices of wood!)
![wood-slices-pumpkin.png Wood slices pumpkin](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tTOIUwMtSGs/VCD3cJcA0-I/AAAAAAABEt8/iStCHkMOcHY/wood-slices-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
![pumpkin-with-vase-filler.png Pumpkin with vase filler](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-U4QcQi0yt0Q/VCD3eAXD1gI/AAAAAAABEuE/Q9DADbAkHfg/pumpkin-with-vase-filler.png?imgmax=800)
I wasn’t sure how much of the pumpkin would show though when I glued on the slices, so just like yesterday’s version, I knocked down the brightness of the orange with brown paint.
![painting-pumpkin.png Painting pumpkin](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tI-xm-AiL3I/VCD3RMGUbMI/AAAAAAABEtU/Lm3JIxI0z58/painting-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
The process was super straight forward. I used a glue gun to attach them, one-by-one to the surface of the pumpkin. (It was easiest to put the glue on the pumpkin and set the slices down into it.)
![gluing-wood-on-pumpkin.png Gluing wood on pumpkin](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-d22NQRZLi-0/VCD3WwUinJI/AAAAAAABEts/xiaS2XSMH8E/gluing-wood-on-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
It took about 2 hours to do this one pumpkin:
![gluing-wood-slices-to-pumpkin.png Gluing wood slices to pumpkin](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mqFxU9Pu5aI/VCD3aDlGdEI/AAAAAAABEt0/KRzcMnlWU9E/gluing-wood-slices-to-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
I wrapped the stem in jute twine (the same way I did it on the burlap and twine version)
![dollar-store-wooden-pumpkin.png Dollar store wooden pumpkin](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MVQ6e0Dl3Es/VCD3U-R3SrI/AAAAAAABEtk/8PwREaoLvJM/dollar-store-wooden-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
I actually really love it. The texture and pattern and really pretty in person.
![branch-slice-pumpkin.png Branch slice pumpkin](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GjtbOD0ANAk/VCD3TDEu42I/AAAAAAABEtc/gHS-QFfR4xI/branch-slice-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
…and I love how you can see the teenie tree rings in every slice. Well worth the 2 hours and burnt fingertips!
![wooden-pumpkin.png Wooden pumpkin](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ii2jnqQJIKY/VCD3PDfGS4I/AAAAAAABEtM/ysOhS8KG5lg/wooden-pumpkin.png?imgmax=800)
Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for Day 3’s dollar store pumpkin makeover! We’re tackling Halloween!
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