Pumpkin Glittering Tips in Black and White

This year I decided I wanted to go black-tie glam on some decorations.  These pumpkins are my first glam trial.  Here are a few tips that I figured out along the way, 'cause I know you all are going to want to make some for yourself!

The mini pumpkins that I painted white a couple of years ago were used, along with decopage medium and a paint brush.

I decided to try using the sections of the pumpkin to make stripes.  I found that using a paper towel folded to a point, helped get the glue where I wanted it.  Or more succinctly, off of where I didn't want it.

Propping the pumpkin on its stem helped keep a minimum amount of glitter from smudging off.  (You can see the spotted one is sitting like that.)

I found that it's better to let the glue dry before reapplying to any "bald" areas or touch ups, as the glue would glop up.  It also worked better if I tapped the extra glitter off with the end of my paint brush, because my fingers got glue and glitter on them pretty quickly--like you wouldn't see that one coming.

I'm thinking I'll do several more and add to a hurricane as a part of a black and white (or maybe silver?) arrangement.  So do you think it looks like the "glam" is going to work--or would you opt for orange or white pumpkins?  (We, at the CCHomestead, all liked the solid black one the best!)


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