DIY Halloween Pumpkins

Easy DIY on how to bling up your halloween styrofoam pumpkins!

Forever I've been wanting to bling up these pumpkins I found in the Euro shop last year. I just never got around to it so this year when I spotted them again I bought a few more and got to it.

They're just simple styrofoam pumpkins and I wanted to do something a little bit different with them. So I painted them with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in 'Olde White' first and then went over them with a very light gray wash.  I made the gray wash by adding a drop of dark gray 'Graphite' paint to the white paint and just brushed it on very lightly over the white to get that stone plaster look.

I wanted to add a little something extra to them so I made these little clay appliques using a rubber mould that I bought online. You simply get air drying clay from any craft shop and press the clay into the mould to get your design.  I glued mine on with regular craft glue and painted over them.

For the final touch I added a touch of gold using Annie Sloan Gilding Wax in 'warm gold'.  I simply brushed it on with a small brush and I love how it brings out the design of the appliques.  If you do not have a rubber mould you can make your own clay appliques using this Simple Technique  that I used before I got the mould and it's just as easy. 

Below are some pumpkins I painted with Annie Sloan Napoleonic Blue and Annie Sloan Warm Gold.  I used
Annie Sloan wax on these ones just to add a little sheen to them.

And there you have it.  An easy diy to bling up your styrofoam or plastic pumpkins.  Happy Halloween everyone ..