Maybe you weren’t going to be home for trick or treaters on Sunday, and now you are – and boy, are you in need of some quick porch decor! Cathie and Steve are always great providers of quick projects, and this masked pumpkin is no exception. With some black and purple paint and then Extreme Glitter, you can be on your way to pumpkin porch greatness in no time! Visit the full project instructions here.
I like finding “different” ways of painting pumpkins, and on Jo-Ann.com in the inspiration section I found what I was looking for. Argyle and gingham pumpkins? In bright colors? Glossy? I’m sold. It’s also simple painting, so I know I could do it. Jo-Ann.com has tons of inspirational projects like this one, so you should take a peek. Visit here for the downloadable project sheet.
I love this guy! He makes me so, so happy with his smiling face and button nose. Did you know that ornaments aren’t just for Christmas anymore? Yep! They are for all holidays, and you should make one for Halloween. You can have a cute little painted black tree with tons of Halloween ornaments, and you definitely need this jack-o-lantern to be one of them. He’s made with FolkArt Acrylic paint, and you can find the complete instructions right here.
PS – Don’t forget about our Trick Your Pumpkin contest! You can win great prizes, and all for entering a picture of a cute little punkin ornament like this one. Co-sponsored by Craft Critique; visit here for the rules and information.
Perhaps you are behind on your fall decor – and in need of some pumpkins that are quick and easy to paint. Take your Saturday morning and paint these nested pumpkins by Cathie and Steve! It will take you a few hours at most and the kids can help, then nest them snugly on the mantle. I particularly like the Extreme Glitter (you can enter to win some here) and the words Mod Podged over the top. Customize with the sayings of your choice.
Now that I think about it, if you have any fall parties or birthdays, these would be perfect for table decorations or even placeholders. I may have to do a few of these this weekend. See the instructions here.
I like pumpkins, yes I do – I like pumpkins, how about you? Contributor Carol Smith created this pumpkin suncatcher to celebrate fall and Halloween using Gallery Glass. It’s perfect for hanging in the window of a kitchen or child’s room, and beautiful when the light shines through. Carol leaded (drew the black outline) of the pumpkin using Liquid Lead. I asked Carol to share with me how she gets her perfect leaded lines. I was shocked to find out that she uses a tape tip – made with regular Scotch tape! Wow. I asked for information to share with you, and here are her instructions to create a tape tip for your leading. Cool, huh?
One more thing abou this pumpkin – Carol is so kind, she’s even provided you the pattern! Download the image and then enlarge or size down to fit the item of your choice. To fill in the pumpkin, Carol used Gallery Glass Window Colors Kelly Green (16008), Pumpkin Orange (16429) and Cameo Ivory (16003). Customize to fit your own decor.
I’m starting to see candy corn everywhere, and it’s ending up in containers near my cube at work. Candy corn is kind of like bar peanuts to me – I can sit there and chat with a coworker and keep dipping my hands into the candy corn, eating and eating until I have a stomachache. I can’t be the only ones who does that!
I’m going to put some candy corn at at my own desk, and I need a cute container to hold it. Then I discovered Mr. Happy Pumpkin! I love him. I love the fact that he’s smiling at me as I gorge myself on candy corn. I can make him this weekend, and he’s not going to be that hard. You can find instructions for him right here so that you can make him this weekend too.
PS – SO glad it’s fall, aren’t you? Now we just need the weather!
Remember not so very long ago when I did a post on how to use white transfer paper? And do you remember that I never had used transfer paper before? You’ll be pleased to know that I finished the project – and here it is! My skeleton pumpkin, or “skelle-punkin’” if you will. I’m very happy with the results, and I promised to come back and give you a tutorial on how I did it. My friends, I always keep my promises.
In case you are joining for the first time, here’s a list of supplies that I used on this project:
If you remember, we left off here, with the clip art image having been transferred to the pumpkin. To catch up, paint your pumpkin with Licorice until fully covered, allow to dry and then use this tutorial to transfer the image to the front of the pumpkin.
Use your small brush to paint in the skeleton design with Dove Gray. Follow the transfer paper lines as closely as you can. Keep painting until you’ll filled the skeleton completely in and then allow to dry. Don’t forget the stem.
Use your small brush and Metallic Silver Sterling to paint over the Dove Gray. It gives it a nice little sheen. Cover and then allow to dry. Paint the stem too. You are so close to being done you can’t imagine. By the way, does this photo look like I’m painting in a basement?
Coat your pumpkin with several layers of Glitter Mod Podge, allowing to dry between coats. This should sparkle nicely on the black paint! Set aside and allow to dry.
While you are waiting for the pumpkin to dry, take some of your leaves and glue onto the ends of pipe cleaners. You should use your hot glue gun; I’m A.D.D. so I grabbed the glue that was sitting right there.
Once dry, wrap the pipe cleaners around your finger to make a curled vine effect.
Using your hot glue gun, attach the pipe cleaner “vines” to the top of the pumpkin, then start attaching leaves. Glue leaves down until you feel your pumpkin has enough – basically to your heart’s content!
Let the glue cool before placing out, and then enjoy your spooky decoration. If you would like to set outside, make sure to spray with a waterproof enamel sealer.
This project is linked up to the . Please visit there for more fun ideas!
