A Plastic Pumpkin, Paper Mache Witch Hat, and German Glass Glitter

Just add a little glitter, she said.

It'll be quick, she said.....

Anyone who knows me, knows I'm never satisfied

with just whipping something up.

After glamming up the little black cauldron, 

I couldn't resist playing with a little pumpkin favor.

I never planned the outcome, and just had fun gluing away.

While I could've stopped with the jack-o-lantern,

I so badly wanted to add a witch hat.

I bought some paper-mache cones recently, 

and a witch hat was the first thing I thought of

when I saw them. I knew if I didn't use them all for Halloween,

I could make mini Christmas trees out of them.

As it turns out, I painted them all black,

but not before gluing hat rims to them.

Neatness wasn't really a necessity,
since I was adding paint and glitter.

I used a variety of Meyer Imports German glass glitters for this.

My new favorite glitter color is Black.
So much immediate impact.

I love it!

The hat is covered with 80-grit black glass glitter.

The band is 90-grit orange glass glitter.

The rim is black mica flakes. It almost looks satiny!

I first pulled out the plastic handle on the pumpkin.

It occurred to me that if I painted it black first,

it would accentuate the sections after embellishing,

if I left the crevices black. I was right!

(Since you're painting plastic, I recommend 

chalk or chalkboard paint, but some craft paints are also

available now for multi-surfaces.)

The pumpkin is covered with Autumn Hues Medley,

which is a multi-color glass glitter mix.

To really make the "carved" face stand out, 

I filled the areas with 90-grit Black glass glitter,

and framed them with metallic gold paint.

After putting the hat together with the jack-o-lantern,

it needed something more to balance it out,

so I decided a dazzling little circle as a base

would give it the final touch it needed.

I painted a chipboard disk black, drew a star pattern on it

then glued it to the base. I felt it would be easier

to glue it to the pumpkin first, then I wouldn't have to worry

about leaving enough bare chipboard to

glue the pumpkin to.

I filled in the star with more 90-grit orange glitter,

and filled in around it with 90-grit black glitter.

Finally, I wanted to keep the pumpkin favor functional.

After numerous ideas, I came up with a simple

hinge design. I hot glued a piece of black wire to

the inside of the hat, then threaded it through

the existing handle hole and curled it.

Works like a charm!

For the other handle hole, I glued

a curly wire in for a final zhoozh. :) 

It also works like a handle!

This is a very lightweight piece, so not for heavy duty use.

Regardless what you use it for, it's a good idea to seal the glitter 

with clear coat for minimal shedding.

Isn't it amazing what some glitter and chipboard can do!

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