Take your dollar store pumpkins for example:
That shade of orange is not found in nature, I can assure you. So let's give it a coat of acrylic paint to freshen it up.
I found the best color came when I mixed an olive green with orange. It really did look better with those two colors. I added some mod podge and glitter to give it a nice sheen. I love the word 'sheen'.
And then, I had to deal with it: the seam in the middle of the pumpkin. It was just sitting there, mocking me. I stepped up to the plate and I added ribbon to it. TAKE THAT, MOCKING PUMPKIN SEAM.
Once my pumpkins were properly 'pumpkin-ized', I spray painted some candlesticks.
And then, I plopped two of my dollar store pumpkins on 'em. Easy to the peasy, y'all. (I caught a snippet of that Honey Boo Boo show, so I went redneck for a minute. I'm back now.)
I bought another dollar store pumpkin but you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see what I did with it... "The Office" is coming on in ten minutes and I have priorities.

They are beautiful! I love those dollar store pumpkins. Megan
ReplyDeleteHa-ha can't miss the Office, Dwight may give you ideas for decorating with beets. I am totally making your Wood witches next year and I am going to name one Priscilla.
ReplyDeletehaha I just love your writing style - I always know you'll make me laugh. Thank you for addressing the pumpkin seam! I've been seeing a lot of crafters use those pumpkins lately and they just pretend they're not there. Ribbon was a great idea for covering them!
ReplyDeleteI bought those same pumpkins and they are pretty orange for pumpkins, but I put ribbon on mine and when I post pics on my blog and I will let you see what I did to mine and how they turned out! Great idea with the glitter!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, The Office does need to take presidency :). I love what you did with these 2 dollar store pumpkins...definitely much better after you makeover. I can't wait to see what you do with the third one...you tease :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you came back from Redneck-dom. I love these! Glad you made the pumpkins more natural looking, you know, before the glitter! :) Did you have to prime the candlesticks or sand them before you painted them?
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