Fall Has Finally Arrived! Glittered Pumpkins Tutorial

The temps outside still might be reading in the upper 80’s, but I had my first pumpkin spiced latte of the season, and to me that means it’s officially Fall! Yippee!

Fall is my favorite season without a doubt! I love wearing long tunics and sweaters with tights. My Ugg boots get to come out of hiding. A venti spiced pumpkin latte is glued to my hand daily, and the crisp Autumn air just generally makes me a happier person.

Fall also brings new recipes to try, attempting to bake, crafting, and home decor changes…

Today I’m going to show you a craft that I do almost every year, I’m constantly adding to my glittered pumpkin collection. I have all shapes and sizes of pumpkins and gourds and I just think it adds such an elegant touch to your Fall decor that can carry you well past Thanksgiving.

This year I picked up my fake pumpkins at the dollar store because I needed to do some smaller ones. If you want to do larger pumpkins, you can find them at your craft store or you could even use real pumpkins for this. I personally like using the fake because I can store them and reuse them year after year.

You’re also going need glitter, some kind of glue, foam brushes, and a metallic color craft paint of your choice (this is for the pumpkin stem). When it comes to glitter, I use Martha Stewart’s. It’s seriously the best quality glitter out there, and if you’re planning on keeping these pumpkins for a while, don’t cheapen it up with bad glitter or else your pumpkins are going to look like they belong on the Las Vegas strip. Get what I’m saying?

So…

Start by putting your pumpkin (or gourd) on a paper plate, dip your brush into the glue, and paint the glue on in one section. If you try to paint the whole thing at once, it’s going to be a catastrophe, so take your time, and work in sections. It will be well worth it….

It’s fine if you don’t get it all covered in one shot, wait until it’s dry and then touch it up. DO NOT try and add more glue if it’s wet, you will end up getting clumps. So put it down and let this section dry while you work on another pumpkin.

When you’re all finished covering the pumpkins in glue and glitter, you can paint the stems with a metallic gold or silver. It really finishes off the pumpkin.

I suggest spraying your glittered pumpkins with some sort of a sealant. Over the years you are going to lose glitter off of your pumpkins, but it won’t be as bad if you protect it with something. This year I just sealed mine with another layer of Mod Podge to see how it holds up in comparison to the others that have been sprayed with a sealer.

That’s it…Now you have a gorgeous glittered pumpkin (or two, or twenty) to scatter around your house for Fall.

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