Good morning, beautiful blog friends! So glad you stopped by on this Tuesday morning for some pumpkin gilding fun. Did y'all know that tomorrow is the official start of fall?
What? Did the 90 degree weather fool you, too? Extreme Heat + 10000% Humidity = Not Coo'
I've got a case of fall fever and the only cure is DECORATING! I cannot wait to bust out all of my fall decor this upcoming weekend...if only the temperature weren't still lingering in the low 90s....it's madness, I tell you. Ok, I'll shush about the temp...maybe Mother Nature will get her act together soon.
Anywhozit, last year I bought a couple of wicker pumpkins from Target, which I decorated with animal print ribbon and white lights....I know what you're thinking, it sounds dreadfully tacky. But I swear they were cutesauce : )
Since animal print anything is so "in" this year, I'll probably use them again, but I also want to try my hand at gilded pumpkins. I think they are so chic and stylish and would go perfectly with the decor in my apartment.
Our friends at Country Living have a full out tutorial on DIY gilded pumpkins, which contains detailed, can't-screw-it-up-if-you-try instructions for we non-Martha Stewarts out there.
I'll post pics of mine if I actually attempt it. I'll also post pics of the ones I'll probably end up buying at Hobby Lobby, should my craft project wind up looking like a hot mess. Which is probably the most likely outcome.
Between the baking of the apple pie and the gilding of the pumpkins that I'll be doing, fall HAS to arrive at some point, right?
Be blessed, lovelies-
Photo credits: Country Living
Oooo I love them- they are so chic! I can't wait to try this! Thanks for sharing.
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I love them!! I wish I was that crafty but sadly I will have to buy them instead of make them! haha!
ReplyDeleteThey are so pretty.. {love}!
ReplyDeleteIt's 99 here today w/ a heat index of 111. I'm not not in the Fall spirit!
These are gorgeous! I have to try this out very soon! How fun :)
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous! Love this DIY. I am definitely going to try this one weekend coming up! Have a great day gorgeous girl XOXO
ReplyDeleteI really like the simple ones with the paint on the top. Simple yet elegant, I think. Maybe I'll get my fall decoration out this year. Last year I just waited until winter and jumped from summer to Christmas!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I would love to try this! Thank you so much for sharing...let us know how it turns out for you!
ReplyDeleteI love all of the pumpkins! Will you post a pic of the animal print pumpkin?
ReplyDeleteI so hope Fall gets here soon! I'm dying in the heat/humidity combo. Boo hiss.
ReplyDeleteI'm wanting to try the gilded pumpkin look. May have to take it on myself.
Perhaps if we all bake an apple pie this weekend, Autumn will take the hint! :)
ReplyDeleteI gilded pumpkins last year and it was so fun! They came out wonderfully and after looking at the beautiful pictures in this post I think I'll have to do it again. :)Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeletecamilla did a post on our blog last year with a FAB diy pumpkin...i'm going to try it out!
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those are pretty cool! last year i carved some of those fake pumpkins from michaels with a hot knife - i did a pirate theme! i'll probably break them out again this year. :) maybe i'll try some gilded pumpkins this year, too... :)
ReplyDeleteawesome! especially these with dots :)
ReplyDeleteOhhh! Good luck! I can't wait to see what you come up with!
ReplyDeleteUmmm seriously can't wait to do this DIY project now! Girlfriend, you are making my fall fever even WORSE! I just spent over $100 at Hobby Lobby today...I'm pathetic. It's still 100 degrees outside and I have turkeys and pumpkins all over my house. Pathetic. Hopefully I'll have some pics up soon :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks so fun! I can't wait to see them!
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thanks!
your so adorable. never heard anyone refer to pumpkins as "chic". ha ha So I guess I should get a pumpkin this season and see what all the fuss is about huh??
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I wish I had the patience to carve my own pumpkins... for now the only thing I can summon up is buying pumpkin puree.. oh well!
ReplyDeleteIt's so hot here and I've been begging for more fall like temps. I think Mother Nature has finally listened to me here in Alabama. (Next week). These pumpkins are SO pretty! I really would love to do this project and the apple pie - you're the most fashionable martha stewart ever! oxox
ReplyDeleteFall decorating is so much fun! I pulled out all my decorations last weekend and I didn't have nearly as much as I thought :( Maybe I can hit up the sales this winter for fall stuff and have more next year!
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