Glitter Gourds



YOU WILL NEED:
White Glue
Paint Brush
Paper Plate (newspaper or cardboard)
assorted powder glitter: red, pink and champagne (see photo 1)
Purple, green, orange or whatever color of glitter you want to use (see photo 2).
Optional: black and brown acrlyic paint for top
Matte finish spray and optional spray paint depending on what color glitter you decide to use (i.e green spraypaint for green glitter).


 
 

DIRECTIONS:
01. Wash off the pumpkins to remove any dirt and dry off.

02. Spraypaint the pumpkin (if you get any on the stem it's okay, use of the acrlyic paint will cover it). Allow to completly dry.

03. Set the pumpkin stem up and using the paint brush paint, spread the white glue over the surface of the pumpkin.

04. Add the glitter to the glue areas and allow to completly dry.

05. Optional, when finished paint the stem with the black acrlyic paint and allow to dry.

06. When everything is dry spray the matte finish on the surface of each pumpkin.

© Martha Stewart Living October 2004 #131 and Better Homes and Gardens Halloween Tricks & Treats Creative Collection 2005

 

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