These little resin pumpkins from Dollar Tree were cute before I touched them, but dark wax brought out their ridges and gave them a richer, aged finish. I tried the same treatment on two real squash for a fall table display.
The idea followed my earlier aged wooden corbels and Ann’s decorative gourds at On Sutton Place. I had gone shopping for small pumpkins and came home with squash instead.
Brush dark wax over the resin pumpkins
I already had dark furniture wax, so I brushed it onto the pumpkins. The before-and-after photograph shows how much darker the finish became, especially along the grooves.
The tin shown in these photographs is Fiddes Supreme Wax Polish. My original notes also mentioned dark and clear furniture waxes from Maison Blanche and Annie Sloan. Use the instructions for the particular wax you choose; gel stains and paste waxes are different products.
I finished the pumpkins with faux autumn leaves tied around the stems with twine. I considered lightly sanding the finish but left mine as it was.
The squash became part of the display, too
The next photograph shows one squash while I was applying the wax. The following views show its darker, rustic finish alongside a resin pumpkin. Once coated with furniture wax, the squash was a decoration, not something to cook or eat.
For another use of the same aged look, see my fall printable mounted on darkened poster board. It was made for the same kind of autumn table setting.
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