10.04.2011

House to Home: A Glamorous Little Pumpkin

Slowly working on our Fall Home Decorations. Inspired by this adorable DIY, I decided to make a larger glittery pumpkin to add to our mix of pumpkins. Its a pretty simple DIY!


Supplies (found all of mine at Michaels):
Styrofoam Pumpkin
Gold Spray Paint
Gold Glitter Glue
Gold Hued Raffia
Paint Brush
Clear Tape

Instructions:
1) Spray paint your pumpkin gold (on newspaper of course)
2) Use your paintbrush to spread the glitter glue around your pumpkin. Let Dry

3) Tape an end of the gold raffia to the bottom of the pumpkin. Start weaving around the pumpkin over the creases and turn clockwise as you go. When you have made it all the way around, cut the end and tape to the bottom of the pumpkin.
4) Clip some extra pieces of raffia to weave through the top and around the stem to make a bow. I added a few extra straight ties as well.
Set it with some other styrofoam or real pumpkins on some burlap fabric for a great table setting! Hope you enjoy! Happy Tuesday!

P.S. I have a winner for the Fabric and Handle Giveaway!!....
Congratulations #86 - Ashley!! Will contact you for details!!

38 comments:

Neris / Fashion Fractions said...

love it! so simple and it looks super cute!

xxx,

Fashion Fractions

Stephanie @ henry happened said...

Super cute! I've been wanting to glitter-fy a pumpkin! That rafia is such a great touch!

Camille said...

this is adorable! what a fantastic idea. cheers.

(yes, natalie is pretty awesome!:)

cheers.

Lindsay @ Delighted Momma said...

I love this Anna!! I still need to get my fall decorations up..haha I am the worst procrastinator ever!

ilene @ muchloveilly said...

whoa - that is one cool pumpkin! and with my gold obsession, i need one of those in my studio!

Kassie said...

Love the pumpkin!
There is so much you can do with pumpkinds...its hard to decide what I actually want to do!

sherri lynn said...

This is a DIY I might be able to handle! :) I barely have any fall decorations up yet so this might have to be included!

katie said...

ohh very pretty! i love pumpkins :) i have like 12 around the house so far

Shutterbug said...

Oooh... it's so pretty and so easy to make! :D

p.s I'm new to your blog and you've just got a new follower!

Lara {simply irresistible} said...

That is such a glamorous pumpkin! I love the white one too. Such a chic way to decorate for Halloween!

Stephanie Shepherd said...

i like the tone on tone appearance this gives! these colors would look great through Thanksgiving too!

Carly said...

OK..this is SERIOUSLY AWESOME! Dare I say super chic pumpkin? I said it.
C

Alexa said...

Great decor and a great little hostess gift too! Love it! :)

JMay said...

Love the gold pumpkin Anna. I made this with my sister last year. Spray paint makes everything better :-)

Martina said...

Pretty! Love these shimmery and soft pumkin colors - the gold one really adds some glamour!

Desiree said...

This turned out so nice! I love it :)

Anna Elder said...

soooo cute! i think gold is such a great fall/winter color. warms things up. i'm totally bummed i didn't win the giveaway. ;)

monster cakes said...

I'm thinking this weekend shall be pumpkin decorating time. Thanks for the inspiration!

Grace - Stripes and Sequins said...

Oh my goodness... this is incredible! I absolutely love it!

L.A. in the bay said...

WOOHOO! I won!!! So excited!!

Drew {Coral Cafe} said...

This idea is just too cute!! I'm hoping to do the same with my copper spray paint!! Thanks for the idea, Anna! ;)

OneCraftyFox said...

I LUVS the glittery pumpkin!!

Bridget said...

this is so fun and festive!

Serendipity Handmade said...

I love that! I want one!

JoAnna Jackson Garnto said...

Very classy. I love it!

Sandy a la Mode said...

those gold pumpkins are soo beautiful! what a great DIY and fall decoration!!

RosaLovesDC said...

Such a great idea!

Yummy Mummy said...

So cute! The fake pumpkins always look so lame at the craft store, but you made them look SO fabulous. The raffia is the perfect finishing touch.

Erica said...

this is such a simple and cute idea! Thanks for the inspiration!

Debby said...

I spray painted a bunch of pumpkins last year to a gilded glow finish. The raffia is a cute touch. I love this DIY!! xo

Dana {Southern Inspired} said...

Such a cute idea!! I bet your fall table looks amazing :)

Lindsay said...

So pretty Anna! Hope you are having a great week! I just got back from Cinci and FELL IN LOVE :)

Tang said...

Love ittt! What a chic way to decorate for autumn/halloween!

honey my heart said...

what a fun and chic diy. i love when pumpkins are glammed up.

Mo Pie, Please said...

Love this! Such a great idea!

Lynn {hearted girl} said...

that is the most glamorous pumpkin idea EVER! love the way yours turned out - this is the niftiest of shares. ♥

alicia said...

Anna, what a cute idea!! I love the look of all three pumpkins together.

carrie {steinbeck says} said...

What a great idea! Very cute!