Let dry, then arrange on a bed of extra cutout foil leaves. Place this slithering display in an entryway to scare the scales off of trick-or-treaters and dinner guests alike. Look for gray, green, or white varieties at pumpkin patches and farmers' markets, and buy plastic snakes in bulk at dime stores.
Spread out newspapers, and place pumpkins on top. Place tape around the base of stems and coat them with gold acrylic paint. Lay plastic snakes on newspaper and spray-paint gold, turning to coat all sides. Once they're dry, spray them with fixative to set color. To display, wrap snakes around stems and arrange more underneath for a terrifying Indiana Jones effect. Add a gold bowl filled with "snake egg" candies. In this "cheesy" project, a variety of drill bits create holes of different sizes.
The result is a glowing, move-in-ready home for a family of skittering mice. Slice off the bottom of a pumpkin and scoop out seeds. Using a set of spade bits, drill holes of different sizes all over pumpkin. Place plastic mice on newspaper and paint gold, turning to coat all sides; let dry.
Pin critters into place on the pumpkin, both on its surface and inside larger holes, as shown. Place a flickering LED light on your table or mantle, and put pumpkin on top. Optional: Use this as a centerpiece for a fruit-and-cheese spread. Temporary tattoos adhere to a pumpkin just like they would to your skin. All you need is a pretty design like the specimens shown here: a flock of fluttering butterflies and a creepy-crawly scarab would be at home in any cabinet of curiosities. The hardware store provides plenty of inspiration for these pumpkins.
Thoughtfully placed nails, brads, wire, spikes, and safety pins become glinting mohawks and piercings. Begin by covering the pumpkins with black spray paint, if desired protect the stems with painters' tape. Let dry, then use craft paint to make faces. With a pencil, draw your design, then gently tap nails, studs, brads, and pins into the flesh with a hammer.
Adhere small piercings, such as a nose ring, with superglue. At the farmers' market, look for produce that might work as facial features, hair, and props. Plan out the faces you want to create. Keep in mind that as items dry and wither, the results will change—and perhaps become even more interesting.
Use hot glue to adhere small hard details, like white beans, and to attach a tangle of Spanish-moss hair. Secure heavier vegetables with wooden skewers, and lighter vegetables with toothpicks.
T-pins prevent leaves from blowing away; straight pins work for thin, lightweight items. Assemble a tableau straight out of a spooky movie. The witch's latest shipment of animals seems to have escaped their crates, and now they're inhabiting these ghostly green pumpkins. Slashing—oops, carving—the huge squashes is a cinch, thanks to serpent and toad templates scrape out the flesh around the patterns.
Set the pumpkins on the crates, and then keep your distance. Maritime legend has it that the Flying Dutchman is a fearsome ghost ship, which never returns to safe harbor and is doomed to sail the seven seas forever. When it floats in from the fog, its appearance to mere mortals is believed to signal imminent disaster. In our carved iteration, this brigantine-style boat is brimming with a pirate's treasure haul: pearly white gum balls and candy gold doubloons.
Create an instant and intricate design with nothing more than a pair of lacy stockings and a can of spray paint. Start by cutting a section from stockings—one pair can be used for many pumpkins—and pull tightly around pumpkin.
Use hips section for big pumpkins, legs for smaller ones. Cinch and knot excess at bottom. Wrap excess at top around stem, knot, and wrap stem's base with masking tape to shield it from paint, as shown above.
In a well-ventilated area, spray-paint top half of pumpkin with one or two coats; let dry. Turn pumpkin over and repeat on bottom. Once dry, remove stockings. Inspired by the classic decorative style, adhesive laser-cut stencils will help you achieve beautifully fine bird and flora patterns as if you hand-painted them yourself. Remove stencil from adhesive backing and adhere first stencil layer to pumpkin as shown.
Tip: You may need to cut the stencil into segmented parts with scissors in order to fit stencil over the curved surface of the pumpkin. Stencil with craft paint in two tones for added depth of color. Hilltop haunted houses have their windows ablaze with spookiness in these carvings. Choose tall, oblong pumpkins to showcase the vertical designs. Scrape the ring in an up-and-down motion with a linoleum cutter to further accentuate the houses' narrow height.
To display, place the pumpkins on plates and then surround them with leaves and fine straw to simulate the eerie look of a neglected front lawn. To be on the safe side, use electric twinkle lights rather than a candle to illuminate any pumpkin you set off with decorations such as these. Take a leaf out of our book and dress up your pumpkins with elegant etched designs.
They may look fancy, but they're actually basic watercolors brushed over linocut carvings. We love the contrast of the paints on white, but the patterns will look striking on any pumpkin you happen to pick.
First, choose a leaf template. I tried the one with 18 at the end and it did not work either. Did you change the password?
If you did I did not see it. Again HELP! Never mind I was looking at the bottom of the post and the code was at the top. Yeah now I get to download them. Sorry for bothering you. These are beautiful. It looks beautiful in my entryway. Thank you! I have a booth in an antique mall and would love to sell one of your prints.
I would never violate your rules but is there any way I can purchase rights to print and sell one of the watercolors? I would like to print the three stockings but cannot find the download on the printable to download. Is it available? Hi Cindi, The three stockings is only available in 8.
The picture in the post is a mockup, but you could certainly have it printed on canvas for the same look. I just found your site at the end of a long, frustrating day. Thank you very much for generously spreading this beauty and joy with the world!
I intend to print a few of these for my mom, who just got out of the hospital. I wish your mother a speedy recovery, and I hope you are all able to enjoy a quiet Christmas together.
Handan and I wish you and your family a very merry Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year. Listed prices are accurate as of the time of publication. See our full Advertiser Disclosure here. Photo: Etsy. These pretty white felt ornaments are embroidered with red thread and come individually or as a set of six. Whether you purchase one or the entire collection, they are sure to brighten up a small tree or make a lovely addition to your current decoration.
If red does not suit your seasonal hues, you can contact the stitcher and they can custom them in a color of your choosing. Buy Now. Say goodbye to boring card name place settings! Fun and unique, these wooden reindeer personalized place names are handmade and adorned with glittery antlers.
The deers are super easy to assemble and can be dismantled and stored for the years to come. They can be personalized with the names of your guests and you can choose your preferred color for the antlers. Inspired by traditional folk wooden horses made in Dalecarlia, Sweden, this little horse is handmade from red felt and detailed with ornate embroidery. It is finished with a simple cotton twine, ready to be hung on your tree or mantel.
This collection of traditional Christmas prints is sure to brighten up any living space. If, like us, you have a special recipe you want to elevate, this engraved rolling pin will do just that.
The rolling pins are made from beechwood and are coated with natural oil that is approved for direct contact with food.
Produced by a one-women operation, these holiday stockings are crafted from fabric designed by Japanese watercolor artist Naomi Ito. I hope that you enjoyed these ideas for ways to decorate for Christmas using free Christmas printables. Make sure to check out more free printables below. More Posts from this Category.
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