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easy scary Spider pumpkin with decoupage or glitter glass

October 11, 2014 by Fresh Idea Studio 11 Comments

What in the world did we do before faux pumpkins existed?!

Remember when the only fake pumpkin you would see was the fragile, ceramic one your grandma always put out?  Or those thin plastic orange ones with a little black handle you went trick-or-treating with? Well, thank goodness for the darling faux jobies you see everywhere these days!

I love ’em; the creative possibilities are limitless with those babies!

Create your own easy scary Spider pumpkin with decoupage or glitter glass

Of course, you can paint a fake pumpkin,  jazz it up with a little washi tape or even just monogram it and those darlings will last and last and last; no worries it will turn to mush like the real ones do.

So today I’m showing you how I used our pumpkins from last year with a really fun, practically free, easy way to give your faux pumpkins a makeover today.

Great idea! DIY scary pumpkins - Fun Halloween decorating {tutorial}

My obsession with making over my pumpkins came from a cheap jar of crushed glittery glass I bought from  Ikea.

like a year ago.

I’ve been thinking. Watch out!

What could I use the cool crushed glass on? How would it look on the whole pumpkin,? too much? kind of cheesy?

I wasn’t sure. So I started small and that’s when I saw how my friend Jeanette of  Snazzy Little Things painted and decoupaged her pretentious pumpkin big time.

And given my recent love affair with Mod Podge I knew I wanted to try that gooey gluey stuff on my pumpkins too.

So, first

the glitter glass – scary Spider Pumpkin

Make your own scary Glitter Glass Spider Pumpkin for Halloween

It’s really so simple.

Dribble your hot glue around the base of the stem and in the grooves of the pumpkin. I went for 4 drips or legs 😉 on each side hoping to make it resemble an 8-legged creepy crawler.
ta da!

Love this glitter glass faux pumpkin and these fun scary Halloween ideas

What do you think? It pretty much looks like a spider, right?

Anyway, let’s move on to the gooey gluey…

create a Halloween vignette showcasing your DIY spider and skull faux pumpkins

For those, I visited The Graphics Fairy  and of  course found so many gorgeous free graphics to choose from {thank you Karen}!

I honed in on a few of my favorites and printed out a vintage Halloween spider image  along with a couple of her scary skull  and crossbones images too.Scary Spider Pumpkins using glitter glass & a free printable from The Graphics Fairy Tutorial at Fresh Idea Studio.com

I cut my the spider out all ziggy-zaggy so that it wouldn’t look too perfect.

I’m going for scary, remember?

How To make a scary faux pumpkin using decoupage - Fun for Halloween Fresh Idea Studio

A nice coat of Mod Podge using a couple sponge brushes…

And because of the round surface and grooves, I layered on the rest of the Spider graphic in two smaller pieces. I find the paper lays down better on the project if you do it that way. DIY decoupage using a free printable scary spider - Tutorial by Fresh Idea Studio

But I wasn’t feelin’ it…

My faux pumpkin didn’t quite look spooky enough. What to do? What to do?

How to make your own easy scary Spider faux pumpkin using decoupage and gift wrap Full easy tutorial at Fresh Idea Studio.com

A roll of silver wrapping paper from last Christmas, of course!  Cutting little shreds and decoupaging it on to mimic the spider’s web did the trick!

And for good measure because my hands were already sticky with the decoupage stuff, I went for the skull and cross bones on a black pumpkin too.

How To make your own Scary Skull & Cross Bones pumpkin

Boom!

Twenty minutes later…

my pumpkins had dried and I very haphazardly, dry brushed a tiny bit of silver glaze on all them.

Why? Because glaze has a magical ‘finished’ bling-like quality that I can’t resist. 😉Craft Tip of the Day brush on a little glaze to finish off your scary Halloween decoupage pumpkin { get the easy 1,2, 3 tutorial } Fresh Idea StudioI threw ’em all together on top of the handsome boy dresser into a little Halloween vignette.
How To Craft a Halloween vignette & a scary skull pumpkin

Make your own Scary Skull and Spider pumpkin using decoupage - More fun Halloween ideas at Fresh Idea Studio.com

pin thisPin this Fun Idea! 4 easy steps to decoupage your Faux Pumpkins this weekend Fresh Idea Studio ~ Your place for DIY

What do you think?

Was their life before faux pumpkins? ha! 

I’d love to hear what you do to keep your Halloween decor updated.

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Comments

  1. Beth says

    October 11, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    Love these! They’re classier than the cheep-o orange ones =)

    Beth at LWC Wonderland

    Reply
    • Fresh Idea Studio says

      October 14, 2014 at 10:10 am

      Aww thanks Beth 😉

      Reply
  2. Paula@SweetPea says

    October 12, 2014 at 8:13 am

    Cute! I love your display and now want to make a few for my house!

    Reply
    • Fresh Idea Studio says

      October 14, 2014 at 10:10 am

      Thanks Paula! Get on that pumpkin bandwagon. It’s fun!

      Reply
  3. Beverly says

    October 12, 2014 at 1:56 pm

    I love your updated pumpkins. Your display looks so lovely and the candelabra with the pearls is a special touch.
    Bev

    Reply
    • Fresh Idea Studio says

      October 14, 2014 at 10:09 am

      Thank you Beverly. I’m so glad you like it. The fake pearls are from last year’s Gasparilla Parade here in Tampa. Pirates thrown gobs of beads for the kids. I love keeping some for my craft stash.

      Reply
  4. Marie@The Interior Frugalista says

    October 16, 2014 at 1:05 am

    Therese your pumpkins were my favorite at the DIY Sunday Showcase Party this week and so I’ll be featuring them this weekend. Thanks for partying with us!

    Reply

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