Saturday, October 13, 2012

Pink Saturday with PUMPKINS



Welcome to Pink Saturday

for this Pink Saturday, where she brings
excitement to all bloggers
for the upcoming holidays.

This Saturday's theme is

Pumpkins & More Pumpkins 
 
Which is a GREAT theme, for 'Tis the Season!'


Getting away from the carving and mess...
I do love the simplicity of these designs
by using acrylic paint and painter's tape and 
using foam brushes to cover one section
of your pumpkin with two coats of acrylic paint.
Please allow 30 minutes of drying time per coat.
You get the idea!!


This is very creative and elegant! 
These are called "Veiled Beauties;"
The effect of black lace on painted pumpkins.
Begin by painting the pumpkin (shown is
Farrow & Ball's Green Blue).
Cut out pieces of lace, brush matte Mod Podge
onto the back sides, and adhere to your pumpkins.
Finish by sealing each with a topcoat of Mod Podge.
BEAUTIFUL!

I do LOVE these!
You start off by brushing the entire pumpkin white
flat acrylic craft paint; let dry 20 minutes.
For the Spiderweb, use a fine-tip paint pen. 
Draw the circles all the way around, then 
strip down the grooves. Let dry for 30 minutes.
Then place one or two plastic spiders.

For the Beetle, you can print a template
and resize if needed. Cut out the stencil
and center it on the pumpkin
using stencil adhesive.
Paint the beetle within the stencil using
three coats of black flat acrylic craft paint.
Let dry 30 minutes and remove stencil.

Now for the Wood Grain! You need to 
mix a small amount of clear glaze with black
flat acrylic craft paint.
Using a fine-tip brush and the photo as a guide
begin painting several irregular circles around 
the pumpkin, spacing them at varying heights.
To complete the pattern, fill the rest of the pumpkin's
surface with curving lines. Let the paint dry for
30 minutes.

THERE! Now you should have some lovely pumpkins
for the holidays! They are not only beautiful for October,
but will look stunning for November also.

And for Pink Saturday...
Get your pink on!!

Here's to your health!


 

9 comments:

  1. Hi Brenda, I haven't heard from you lately. You should see my Monday's blog showing my son's wedding. It was a fabulous experience...

    So it's PUMPKIN Saturday instead of Pink Saturday this week, huh? Guess you could color your Pumpkins PINK.... ha ha (Can't imagine a pink pumpkin though....)

    Hope life is going well for you.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  2. Hello Brenda
    woow......great pumpkins :)
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    WELCOME
    HÃ¥kan ( The Roseman)

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  3. The final picture is of the cutest pumpkin! LOL That mug is almost as big as she.

    Happy Pink Saturday, Brenda.

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  4. I just love the idea with the lace applied to the pumpkins just beautiful ;)

    HPS~
    Mari

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  5. Those are the cutest pumpkins I have seen. However, nothing could compare to the precious child. So very, very pretty.

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  6. Simply gorgeous! I am the featured blog this week, hope you can drop by.

    Pumpkin Fun
    Have an enjoyable pumpkin-licious weekend!

    I am now your follower.

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  7. I have not been by your place in SOOOO long. My apologies. I saw these pumpkins on Beverly's and who it was posted by and hopped right on over ... I love the pumpkins. Did you do all of these? They are awesome. And, what a precious pink photo. Oh, I remember those black curlers, the bristle brush ones, oh they hurt and those pink ones? They were so soft but I always got lines in my hair from the clips.

    Great pumpkins (I still say that phrase sounds like Charlie Brown or Lucy). Enjoyed my visit. Take care!
    Jenn

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  8. Marvelous decorating ideas! And the little girl is precious.

    xo

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