Gilded Pumpkins DIY!

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$25
1 Hour
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Hey there, Sweet Friends, Happy Day! I've been working on a few furniture makeovers, and a few more pumpkins.

Today, I'm putting the Furniture Makeover's aside and talking about my next favorite subject.......I'm talking about Gilding! Today, I'm showing off my Gilded Pumpkins. Have you seen them on Instagram? I posted them a couple weeks back with the Gossip Bench Furniture Makeover I did earlier in the year. You can read about the Gossip Bench here.

My son, Troy thinks I have "Pumpkin Fever!"


Does Pumpkin Fever ever go away??? Last month I showed off how I like to Decorate With Pumpkins and the DIY Fabric Pumpkins and now we are talking Gilded Pumpkins. What I love so much about Pumpkins is that they transition so well into Thanksgiving. Do you like to include Pumpkins in your Thanksgiving decor, leave me a comment and let me know.

I picked up some plastic pumpkins aka faux pumpkins at Walmart this past weekend. You can purchase them here. I decided to gild them and also finish off the tops with a new favorite paint brand of mine called, "Paint Effect Paste" and I used the colors Mint Green and Brass, but any colors can be used. I love how it creates a bit of texture on the tops of these pumpkins. Now let's get to gilding.

Pumpkins come in all shapes and sizes and even textures, like fabric, wood, metal, plastic and glass. 

What I love most about Gilding is that it can adhere to multiple types of surfaces. Today, I'm going to tell you how to adhere the Leaf using the Gild to a Painted Plastic Surface. 

A Maker's Studio carries 4 Colors in the Leaf: Variegated, Silver, Copper and Gold.


There are five easy steps to the gilding process:


  1. Apply Gild using a Paint Brush.
  2. Wait 10 minutes for the Gild to come to tack.
  3. Apply Leaf.
  4. Burnish Leaf.
  5. Use Dry Paint Brush to remove excess Leaf.

I think my new condition is, Gilded Pumpkin Fever!

I'm going to have to check with Troy to see if that's a condition. Troy said a couple weeks back I had Pumpkin Fever and you can read about that here.

Gilding is so easy and I hope you'll try it out. You can follow this link to purchase your A Maker's Studio Gild and Leaf. Or you can visit the CreateWithCynthiaShop.com

For these cute little pumpkins I decided to not just gild each, but to also add a finish to the tops with a new favorite paint brand by Prima Marketing Inc. On the pumpkin tops I used the, "Paint Effect Paste" in Mint Green and Brass. I love how it creates a bit of texture on the tops of these pumpkins.

Now, my son, Troy says, "Mommy, you have "Pumpkin Fever!" 

Do you think it's "Gilded Pumpkin Fever?" Leave me a comment and let me know.

Don't forget to go out there and create some thing beautiful.

Cynthia

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