DIY Glitter Pumpkin for Fall

by Rebecca D. Dillon

8 Materials

$10

2 Hours

Easy

Learn how to craft your own fun DIY glitter pumpkin for fall! This fun and easy painted pumpkin project will have your neighbors envious whether you're displaying your pumpkin outside for Halloween or utilizing it indoors as a fall tablescape centerpiece!

For more painted pumpkin ideas as well as information on my pumpkin paint night I hosted with friends, be sure to check out the FULL TUTORIAL FOR THIS PROJECT ON MY BLOG.

Begin by choosing a paper mache pumpkin of your choice.

Use a foam brush to apply paint to the entire body of the paper mache pumpkin minus. Once the first coat of paint to dries completely, then apply a second coat. (Don't try to paint a second coat before the first has dried or it could pull the first layer of paint off in the process.)

Once both coats of paint have dried use a foam brush to apply Mod Podge to a front section of the pumpkin. Then sprinkle glitter onto the wet Mod Podge.

I painted my pumpkin teal so I used green and blue glitter for this step.

Once the Mod Podge dries, use a strong craft glue to adhere a scrapbook chipboard phrase of your choice onto and across the front of the pumpkin.

When the glue dries, paint your pumpkin stem. (I used a lime green paint for this step.) Then gently blow glitter in a contrasting color (in my case I used blue glitter) onto the wet paint.

Allow the paint to dry, then spray your pumpkin with a clear acrylic sealer. I used Krylon's Glitter Shimmer Spray in perfectly pink.

Finally, I tied ribbons onto the stem of my pumpkin!

Your DIY glitter pumpkin is now ready to display as you see fit!

If you liked this project, then may also like my project for making your own DIY Halloween tombstone decorations from cereal boxes. You can find that project at Soap Deli News blog here.