Happy Friday: Creating Christmas Pumpkins

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   Kat November 10, 2017 at 5:50 pm MST

   Such a cute idea! Love the snowman!

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   Melissa November 10, 2017 at 5:54 pm MST

   Here’s my own take on this:

   https://www.instagram.com/p/BbVd2K-AtAs/

   I used sealant, 2-3 layers of acrylic paint, more sealant, then metallic fabric pins to create designs. I initially wanted to do silver and gold, but the paint was awful. I bought two different brands, and they both turned out streaky. The red and white came out fantastically though.

   If you’re not crafty and you’ve still got Halloween pumpkins hanging around, You might want to contact your local wildlife center about donating your pumpkin. Some critters love to snack on leftover pumpkin! I donated my carved pumpkins, but I hung onto these uncarved ones for crafting. 🙂

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  Kristy November 10, 2017 at 8:27 pm MST

  We’ve had deer in our yard eating ours….

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   2littleones07 November 10, 2017 at 5:57 pm MST

   What kind of paint is this?

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  Melissa November 10, 2017 at 5:58 pm MST

  Acrylic

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   Shannon November 10, 2017 at 5:57 pm MST

   Pumpkins rot quickly if you paint them. I tried this before. They are cute tho. Maybe they would last longer if you live in a very cold area.

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  Kelly November 10, 2017 at 7:39 pm MST

  Yeah, I didn’t know this and bought a cute paint kit with rhinestones at Home Depot last year. It rotted the pumpkin in less than a week. Was gross.

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   AOhio November 10, 2017 at 5:57 pm MST

   Adorable idea!! I’m sure there are still stores with 75% Halloween decor

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   Scarlet B November 10, 2017 at 6:04 pm MST

   Cute!

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   Cari November 10, 2017 at 6:15 pm MST

   Yay moldy snowmen!

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   MellisaB November 10, 2017 at 6:26 pm MST

   Clever idea. Maybe I could find the craft plastic ones to decorate and then I could use them for many years. Thanks for the great idea. BTW, both ladies pumpkins look fantastic, great job!

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   MandyLou November 10, 2017 at 6:27 pm MST

   Very cool idea! We have leftover pumpkins and our highs are in the 40’s so no chance of rotting here! Thanks!

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    mom2boys November 10, 2017 at 7:42 pm MST

    I so love that chubby pumpkin snowman!! Such a great idea and here it is already freezing so it should last until it thaws!! Thanks for sharing!!

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    keesh November 10, 2017 at 7:44 pm MST

    So cute

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    Connie B November 10, 2017 at 7:48 pm MST

    I just turned my pumpkins into turkeys today (stick-in wooden head and feathers), but I love this idea if they last past Thanksgiving!

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    momo November 10, 2017 at 8:01 pm MST

    Love it!

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    K November 10, 2017 at 8:26 pm MST

    This is perfect since we had snow on the ground before Halloween here 😕 unfortunately our pumpkins are frozen to the ground.

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    JA November 10, 2017 at 9:06 pm MST

    I did this a few years ago. I used the cheap Walmart spray paint that is a dollar a can. We live in PA so it was cold enough to last for a few weeks.

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    Nina November 10, 2017 at 10:17 pm MST

    Brilliant idea!

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    gottobe2 November 10, 2017 at 10:25 pm MST

    Wow, this is great! I love it!

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    Shelley P November 10, 2017 at 11:34 pm MST

    Very cute and creative! This would be such a fun activity to do with the kids 🙂 Thanks!

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