Who said pumpkins have to be spooky? This year we did some designs using paint and glitter! Check out these inspirations and create your own modern pumpkins to decorate the front stoop.

The Chevron Pumpkin

Supplies needed:

  • Painter’s tape
  • Spray paint

Step 1:
Wipe off the pumpkin and make sure it’s clean so the paint will stick.

Step 2:
Tape off your design. For the chevron design, we did alternating up and down diagonal strips of tape, but feel free to get creative with other shapes! Stickers in shapes of stars or leaves would be pretty.

Step 3:
Spray the pumpkin and let it dry before removing the tape!

Additional design option: Spray the pumpkin with a base color. Let it dry, and then tape off your design for the next color.

The Glittered Pumpkin

Supplies needed:

  • Spray paint (optional for base color)
  • Mod Podge
  • Glitter

Step 1:
Paint a base color on your pumpkin if you choose to do so, using spray paint.

Step 2:
Make your glitter paste. To do this, pour a few tablespoons of Mod Podge in a plastic cup; then dump a few tablespoons of glitter into the glue and stir it up! You want your paste to be thick with glitter, not the runny glue consistency.

Step 3:
Paint on your design with the glitter paste! Shown here are some polka dot patterns and also an ombré (gradual shading from dark to light) of glitter starting from the base or top of the pumpkin. To get the glitter denser at the top, you just add a few more coats after letting the first dry!