Have you noticed it getting dark earlier and earlier? The weather may not reflect it here yet, but the shorter days are a sure indicator that Fall is here. Between Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, it seems I’m in a constant state of craft! I can’t help myself, I just love creating decor for these holidays. (However, if I suddenly start BeDazzling things, please shut me this blog down!)
The kids and I have been enjoying the last evenings of sunshine outside by tricking out some pumpkins.
If you’ve been reading this blog awhile, you know I have a unhealthy obsession thing for pumpkins. They’re just the perfect canvas! The spray paint sat out this year, and the glue gun took over.
The white pumpkins are from the craft store. We drew webbing with a Sharpie and glued the tops of spider rings to this one.
I was going to wrap this little baby (leftover from the Fall Centerpiece) completely with ric-rac, but decided to leave it open since it resembled a spider.
I think this one, wrapped in sisal rope, is my favorite. The shelf life for him will definitely extend to Thanksgiving.
A dab of hot glue at either end of ric-rac strips is all this one needed.
And finally, I used the same technique with this one, just with jute ribbon. I love the natural feel and texture of the jute and sisal pumpkins.
They are all chillin’ on my hearth for now (I still can’t get over how much better the brick looks painted white!)….but we’re working on a Halloween mantel and front porch.
I rounded up a few more ideas for Trickin’ Out Pumpkins….
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| via Glittered |
Okay, so this one appears to be BeDazzled…but it works.
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| via Lace |
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| via Decoupaged |
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| via Paper Mache |
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| via Paint and Stencils |
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| via Upholstery Tacks |
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| My Third True Love Painted Polka-dots and Stripes |
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| A Thoughtful Place Ribbons Have you tried any of these methods on your pumpkins? We’ll do an old-fashioned carve once Halloween draws near, but I love what we’ve got going on now. I’ll show you the Halloween Mantel and Porch next week! ** Linking up to Home Stories A to Z, Tip Junkie, Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Just a Girl, Remodelaholic, The Shabby Nest, The DIY Showoff, TaterTots & Jello and Thrifty Decor Chick** |
i love the upholstery tacked one. my sister did that one year with her house #s. looked awesome.
Love the pumpkins! They're so cute. The white one with black zigzag ribbon is my fave (:
Oh I love them!
I really love the look of the lace over the pumpkin, might have to try that. I also LOVE LOVE polka dots (hence my name) so I will for sure be dotting up some guards with metallic paint. Hecks to the YES!
I adore the rick-rack pumpkin!
I got bat ears, wings, & eyes that you push right into the pumpkin from Pottery Barn Kids a few years ago. I just couldn't pass it up & am obsessed with them!
I think I'm going to try a few of the ribbon ideas to go around my bat!
beautiful! the webby one is my fave!!! i love ali's too- hey are so happy and fun!
Love all the ideas! We are headed to the pumpkin patch this weekend.
What beautiful pumpkins you have!! Here is how we decorated our pumpkins last year with my nieces and nephew.
http://thesilverliningblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/fun-with-pumpkins-inspired-by-martha.html
I'm behind on getting pumpkins this year, but I love the way you tricked yours out! Great ideas!!
I love all your pumpkin designs. My daughter got married 2 weeks ago in an outdoor ceremony. We used pumpkins for much of our decorating. We hulled out the inside of some and inserted mums as centerpieces at the reception (also outdoor). She painted polka dots in her wedding colors and monogramed a big "M" on one which looked great. Wish I knew how to attach a photo to show it to you.
hey now!!! I bedazzled my pumpkins and they are super cute! href="http://thefabulousdesignfile.blogspot.com/2011/10/thanksgiving.html">See… although I think I'll reserve my bedazzling skills for decor crafts only… if you ever hear of me bedazzling my clothing… Yikes.
AWESOME Cassie!!! Your pumpkins look SUPER cool! thanks for the feature too, my happy pumpkins are in great company 🙂
Bomb Diggity pumpkins. How do you find time to do so much crafting anyway? Don't you have a full time job outside of your kids and this blog?? How do you do it?
LOVE the rope one…such a cool technique!! The just ribbon one is amazeballs too. 🙂
Those are awesome! Love what you did!
they look so cute! Thanks for the shout out . . I am all about pumpkins today, too. I love the rope covered one!
ooh love the lace and book page ones
These look awesome, Cassie! And I love how a bedazzled one worked it's way in there, but you're right it works!!
I love them all! Yours are the cutest, love them on your hearth!
These are darling and super simple! I think I need some of those sisal pumpkins to call my very own! And of course I'm totally going gaga over the glittery ones…the wheels in my head are already turning! (c:
Your pumpkins look great! Love the idea of using lace!
Super cute!!
I kinda like the bedazzled one…you should probably try it out 🙂
I tried drilling mine this year! I love the result! http://www.thesmittenmintons.com/2011/10/drilling-pumpkins.html
This weekend I'm going to drill another one with polka dots all over….I think I'm obsessed!
Thanks for the incredible pumpkin inspiration! How to decide?!
They all look wonderful! Are you doing a birthday pumpkin for yourself?! 🙂
Love the rope one – I might have to do that too! 🙂 xx
I LOVE them!!! I kind of have a thing for pumpkins too…especially painting them! I've introduced my kids to it and they're hooked, lol! Check out the ones I did this year…
http://ninahbee.blogspot.com/2011/10/pumpkin-love.html?spref=fb
Love them!!! Looks like I have a project this weekend… Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
I LOVE these! I like the natural look of the rope one the most! I've featured them at Grits and Giggles. Come grab a featured button!
http://gritsandgiggles.blogspot.com/2011/11/what-i-love-wednesday.html
Hey Cassie, Popping by because I wanted to get a better look at your awesome pumpkins. {My Mod Podge pumpkins were also featured on bhg.com.} Love your blog & your name is so familiar. Is it possible I met you at SNAP last conference??
Warmly, Michelle
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