Pumpkin Panache

Magical Mythical Creature

White pumpkins are all the rage, but they are also easy to imitate with a bit of paint. To create this mystically magical mythical creature, all you need is a good-size pumpkin, some paint, a small piece of poster board, your trusty glue gun, and some silk flowers.

Snap off the stem and paint the entire pumpkin white
Draw the eyes and lashes with a pencil then paint overtop with an artist’s brush
Use a felt furniture pad dipped in paint to create perfectly rosy cheeks
To create the horn, cut a circle in a piece of poster board. Cut a slit from the edge to the centre, roll it and glue the edge. Spray paint with gold.
Place the horn on top of pumpkin and hot glue flowers around it for the crown

It’s that easy. Now your princess awaits her palace placement.

Feelin’ Rustic

These pretty wooden pillars are the perfect backdrop for your Fall festooning! All you need are pieces of 4” x 4”, 6” x 6” or 8” x 8” cut to whatever length you like, paint, birch branch pieces, and some ribbon and/or twine.

Paint wood pillars with White Dew
Once dried give them a light sand to add a rustic patina touch
Cut a birch branch to desired length and hot glue to the top
Add a bow to finish

Now place your perfectly imperfect pillars and add your own pumpkin panache for a picture-perfect presentation.

Cravin’ Raven?

Nothing says spoooooky like the ominous presence of a raven. This booo-licious look is super simple to create with a Natural mat, paint, tacky glue, and a homemade stencil.

Use the trusty internet to find a picture of a raven you can use to create your stencil. Then cut it, place it, and use spray tack adhesive to secure
Spray paint the entire mat with Black Spray Enamel 1720-191
Simply remove the stencil and you’re done
Layer with other mats to create interest if you like

The Raven seems like the perfect symbol of 2020. Let’s hope it helps make the rest of this year fly by.

Boho chic

These little gems are so pretty you may not want the season to end. As simple as some tiny-weeny pumpkins and paint and you’ve got yourself some truly trend-worthy trinkets.

Gather as many little pumpkins as you like and paint them black or white with reverse accents.

That’s it! Have some fun hand-painting simple designs, pile them into a bowl and wait for the compliments to start rolling in.