Pump-up your Pumpkins
A Nancyfangles Whimsical Creation Take your fall décor to a whole new level by pumping-up your pumpkins! What exactly does that mean? It means that you can get a pumpkin at the dollar store, thrift store or local craft shop and transform it from ordinary to extraordinary! It doesn’t take much to turn a plain pumpkin into a work of art. A little time, a little money and even some common household items will do. Want to re-design a pumpkin to fit your fall décor? Here’s how… Supplies: Thrift shop pumpkins ModPodge or white craft glue Assorted mini doilies Tiny pine-cones A paper lunch bag Rubber stamp and distress ink (or watered down brown paint) Assorted fall embellishments Gold gilding wax A hot glue gun and glue (Always use with Caution) How I did it: *For the velvet pumpkin: The stem was broken, so I started by re-placing the stem with a wooden twig. I snipped out the center of a mini doily and hot glued it around the stem. I continued to hot glue tiny doilies around the pumpkin until I was pleased with the design. I also glued one to the bottom of the pumpkin. I finished it off by gluing a few tiny pine- cones around the stem to add some natural elements. *For the orange pumpkin: This pumpkin was a little beat up, it had a few dents and even a few holes, so I decided to decoupage this one. I found a complimentary decorative napkin and separated the layers so I had just the top layer. I ripped the napkin into workable sections. I covered the pumpkin a section at a time with ModPodge and using saran wrap, I smoothed out the napkin onto the pumpkin. I repeated the process until it was covered, including the bottom. Once it dried I gave it a few more coats of ModPodge to seal it, allowing it to dry between coats. I then hot glued some small pieces of glittery fall foliage and tiny pine-cones around the stem. I finished it off by applying a little gold gilding wax with my finger to give it a little sparkle. I loved the idea of the butterflies as both butterflies and fall are transformational. *For the Patterned pumpkin: This one was a challenge as it started out black and glittery. I started by painting over it to give it an even base to work with. I wanted it to be decorative but to have a nature inspired vibe. Looking around my studio for inspiration I noticed a stash of brown paper lunch bags and knew that was what I wanted to use! I cut the end off of the bag and cut down the seem to make one long piece of paper. Then I scrunched it up, un-scrunched it and scrunched it up again. I went to the kitchen and wet it, wrung out the water and scrunched it again! I ripped it into pieces, layed them out and stamped them with a patterned stamp and distress ink. I LOVED how it looked! I ModPodged the pieces of patterned paper onto the pumpkin, over lapping them a bit. I was sure to form them into the grooves of the pumpkin but still allowing the wrinkles to remain. I sealed it with a few more coats of ModPodge. I Added a few tiny pine-cones and hung a metal leaf around the stem. I sat them atop some candle sticks to elevate them to another level! And there you have it – a trio of transformed, Pumped up Pumpkins, for your fabulous fall festivities! Enjoy
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