From Gore to Glam

Shoestring Amy
by Shoestring Amy
The very best vignettes are created using regular every day items with a few seasonal items tossed in. There's only one box in storage containing all of my seasonal decor and I'm never dissatisfied with the combinations I'm able to come up with each year. I rarely have seasonal decor that looks the same as any year before. Pumpkins: We use them for Fall/Halloween and then toss them. Why?! Upcycle them on into Thanksgiving. Let's hop on over from gory to GLAM!
MY GATHERINGS:


left over Halloween pumpkins


paint


glitter


leaves and branches from the back yard


piece of wood from pallet


sharpie marker


neutral colored items from around the home(weathered plate, books, jars- these items add dimension, height, textures, and interest)
I started by coming up with the colors I wanted to use: orange, natrual beige/browns/gold tones, and aqua/blues.


We could have easily left the pumpkins orange, but we're adding glam! A touch of robin egg blue pairs perfectly with orange, so robin egg blue it is.
Painting the pumpkins and sprinkling some glitter across the top allows the glitter to stay in place and adds a little extra special, unexpected touch.


The simplest project is my "Be Thankful sign." I found a font online that I really liked and sketched it on a simple pallet board (free!) and then went over the sketch using a Sharpie marker. Could it be more simple? And adorable!
Stacking some books (displaying them backwards shows off one of my chosen colors beige-y/brown) and placing some branches in a jar add height to the display.


tucking the plate behind the sign and leaves around the pumpkins add some dimension; coming together to create a nice, simple, cohesive vignette.
Shoestring Amy
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