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October 2, 2013 By Brandy 13 Comments

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Vintage Inspired Silver Pumpkins

Filed Under: Craft Tutorials, Halloween, Holidays, Paper Crafts

vintage inspired silver pumpkins

Ruby and I made a quick stop at Michael’s the other day while Derrick was in Home Depot. We had fun browsing the aisles of fall decor and couldn’t pass up some fun brown craft pumpkins that were ready to be decorated.

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I’ve seen a lot of silver pumpkins lately, my favorite being the ones at Pottery Barn in their window display right now. I love the look of the mercury glass, but sadly, cannot afford to spend that much on a glass pumpkin. I saw some spray paint recently that gives the look of a mirror. It’s called “looking glass”, but you have to use it on glass. Since these were paper I came up with another alternative.

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Good old fashioned spray paint.

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I don’t know if it matters which kind you use. These are just some I found in our garage. A black and a metallic silver.

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I sprayed each pumpkin in a nice layer of black spray paint and let it dry completely.

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Then I sprayed a very LIGHT coat of silver on top so that the black still came through a bit (giving it the vintage look). It’s hard to see the contrast in the photos since the metallic is so shiny, but I was pleasantly surprised with the results!

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My silver pumpkins rang up to $2.99 a piece. That I can afford.

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Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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  1. Elaine Welte says

    October 2, 2013 at 7:29 am

    Love these!!! I through out two pumpkins this summer b/c the paint was chipping off them; I totally wish I would’ve kept them and spray painted them!

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  2. Linda says

    October 3, 2013 at 6:02 am

    I found mercury glass pumpkins at Big Lots for $12.99,larger ones were $19.99! They also had mercury glass potion bottles $4 & $6.00. Wish I’d bought more! I’m going to check another location today.

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    • Brandy says

      October 3, 2013 at 10:30 am

      Ooo thanks! That is a GREAT deal for those! I will have to check our local Big Lots too!

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  3. Brenda says

    October 3, 2013 at 7:25 am

    Oh I love this idea! Now I need to find me some of those paper pumpkins!

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  4. Ann says

    October 2, 2016 at 9:03 am

    Great idea. Don’t you just love the magic of spray paint??

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  5. Pamela Shank says

    October 2, 2016 at 6:23 pm

    These are just beautiful. I am not good at crafting. I was actually looking at some on the order of this today and they were so expensive.

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  6. mscarletti says

    October 4, 2016 at 10:52 am

    I love this! I can’t afford to spend a lot on decorating. This is perfect! Stopping from https://atfourthave.blogspot.com

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  7. diy180 says

    October 5, 2016 at 4:00 pm

    I love this and how easy too. Thank you for sharing at Dishing it and Digging it link party. We love having you. Hope to see you this coming Sunday. Have a great week.

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  8. JESS44903 says

    October 7, 2016 at 12:54 pm

    These are super cute!

    I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  9. acraftymix says

    October 7, 2017 at 1:22 am

    I can only imagine how pretty these must loo in real life Brandy. That hint of black shining through the light coat of silver must look amazing as the light changes.

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  10. Jamie H says

    October 10, 2017 at 2:43 pm

    Gorgeous!! I saw a few silver pumpkins at a gift shop the other day but they were a little pricey. These are definitely more in my price range.

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  11. At Rivercrest Cottage says

    October 10, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    It’s great to see cost effective decorating ideas like yours. The pumpkin turned out perfect.

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  12. [email protected] says

    October 13, 2017 at 6:56 pm

    Your little pumpkins are beautiful. Thanks you for sharing your vision at Snickerdoodle.

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