Country House Fall Knock-Off

I received the new Fall Issue from The Country House

and was flipping through it when

these apples and pears caught my eye.

I liked the stars on them and they definately say Fall is here,

but $15.99 for 4 put the brakes on!

The I started thinking.

How can I make these?

I new I had Dollar Store faux apples and pears in my Treasure Pile,

hmmm

I dragged out some supplies that I thought would do the trick.

The faux fruit

my spice mix

paint

craft knife

and of course..

Mod Podge had to be included!

I knew I would need a star stencil

so I cut one out of their catalog (just happened to be the right size ;))

traced it onto a piece of paper and cut it out.

I coated the fruit in Mod Podge and the dredged them in the spice  mix.

When dry I coated them in Mod Podge again.

Let them dry thoroughly for a few hours then

just held on the stencil and

added the star with copper craft paint

I think they turned out pretty darn cute.

No they aren't the same color and

the star is painted on, not attached,

but I did say my version in the title! LOL

They were so easy and fun to make,

I even made some for my shop!

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Cinnamon Apples

Faux Potpourri Pie

Make Your Own Grapevine Wreath