BEFORE:
These two goofy pumpkins were sitting in the garage forever. I had picked them up at a garage sale for a quarter each. They reminded me of my childhood Halloweens. Actually, we carried paper grocery bags, lol, but I know there were kids that carried these.
Last Fall (after being inspired by Country Living Mag) I sprayed em gold. Well...they never really worked as I had hoped.
This year, I thought, they needed just a little sparkle.
AFTER
Stickles to the rescue! I LOVE Stickles! And its so much more than for paper. Ranger, feel free to use that line. LOL. A shot of Cinnamon gave this goofy little guy just the twinkle that he needed.
I put a battery operated "candle" inside. Found those two in a package for a buck-you-know-where. Kinda reminds me of Voldermort in HP..."he-that-shall-not-be-named". Dollar Tree, forever more known as, "for a buck you know where".
See? Safety first. And I Stickled the word "Boo" on the side. A secret "boo".
Now, he has a soft, glittery, sparkle about him. I still might ad a couple of big fall velvet leaves to his head. And I think he will be cute next to a big bowl of chocolates! Perfect.
SO much better now!!! great idea Cindy!!!
Posted by: Lori | September 16, 2009 at 11:59 AM
These are great! OK, I don't know what stickles are but I guess I'll have to go find out. They are just so cute..."safety first" I love it!
Debra
Posted by: Common Ground | September 16, 2009 at 12:07 PM
I really love this! The stickles made all the difference. Want to see it with the leaves too.
Posted by: Dee Dee | September 16, 2009 at 12:51 PM
OK Cindy, this is so NEAT!!!! I love the way they turned out!!!! I've always loved their expressions....but you have transformed them into something wonderful!! xxoo, Dawn
Posted by: Dawn @ The Feathered Nest | September 16, 2009 at 03:49 PM
What a transformation--they even look elegant now!
Posted by: Marilyn | September 16, 2009 at 04:15 PM
cute
Posted by: me | September 16, 2009 at 06:15 PM
An amazing transformation, Cindy! Too cute!
Posted by: Alisa | September 17, 2009 at 04:57 AM
What a fantastic re-do!!! I love it!
Posted by: Barbara | September 17, 2009 at 07:20 AM
I LOVE those with the glitter accents! Had I not seen them in the original state, I would have never guessed.
Posted by: Kim | September 17, 2009 at 12:45 PM
He IS perfect!
Posted by: Lisa | September 17, 2009 at 06:34 PM
Oooh, I'm so excited about this project -- I have about 8 of those pumpkins in the garage, leftover from a toddler thing YEARS ago!! Thanks, C! Yur the best.
Posted by: Andrea at Opulent Cottage | September 19, 2009 at 05:39 PM
So THAT'S what you do with those things leftover from eons ago, and taking up space with their orange plastic selves...
Thank you for that answer. Great job.
Create On.
Posted by: DJ | September 20, 2009 at 04:58 AM
Super cute C. I had some big old plastic pumpkins that I painted a few years back, I never thought of using gold. You really transformed them into Jack o lantern Gems!
Hugs,
Mary
Posted by: Mary | September 20, 2009 at 11:03 AM
That is adorable! Glitter makes everthing better!
Posted by: Lori Holt | September 21, 2009 at 08:32 AM