I made these pumpkins last Fall on a random whim/trip to Michael's. One of my best friends is planning to recreate them for her Fall-themed baby shower this November.
They were really easy to make…this is what I did...
What?
-Pumpkins (real ones or some different sized plastic ones from Michaels.)
-Spray paint in your chosen colors (Rustoleum is the best for the metallic colors)
-Glitter spray paint (if you want your pumpkins to really shine, ya know)
-Tubes of acrylic paint in your chosen colors
-Small paint brushes
-Craft jewels in different sizes/colors of your choice
-Hot glue gun
How?
-Set up outside and spray paint your pumpkins, allow them a few minutes to dry
-Take your acrylic paints and small paintbrushes, get creative…I did a bronze and black chevron pumpkin, a white and black Beetlejuice pumpkin, and painted the stems of a couple of the other pumpkins. There is no wrong way to paint a pumpkin in the world.
-After the acrylic paint is dry to the touch (only takes a few minutes) spray your pumpkins with glitter spray paint, or a clear gloss if you want. Do a light dust of glitter and see how you like it, build on from there..
-Bring your pumpkins inside and plug in your hot glue gun. Glue on your jewels any way you want. I did a big gold Cinderella pumpkin with clear jewels in all different sizes, in a random pattern. On my Beetlejuice pumpkin I did 2 sizes of black jewels, going down the center of each white stripe.
-You're done! Display said pumpkin masterpieces and enjoy until they fall apart and rot and start to smell up the house, or if they are plastic, until its time for the Christmas tree to go up.
Thanks for the 'how to'. I love these so much I pinned them! They really are the prettiest I've seen in my hunt for sparkly painted pumpkins. I can't wait to make some of my own. <3
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