Monday, November 21, 2022

Thanksgiving Floral Home Decor Pumpkin for Amazing Paper Grace

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When I think of Thanksgiving of course family and counting our blessings comes to mind, but I also think of fall colors and pumpkins. I've altered this ceramic pumpkin with black gesso, waxes, and of course the fabulous Amazing Paper Grace Thanksgiving sentiment from the Merry Everything set (S4-1205), a part of The Right Words Collection. I picked up the pumpkin a few years back at a yard sale with the intent to give it new life. I'd adore knowing what you think!

This Thanksgiving sentiment is cut from fall patterned paper and again from thin black chipboard to give it more stability. It's offset layered to form a beautiful shadow effect. The word happy is in the die set, so could be used on a Happy Thanksgiving card. I was thinking outside of the box to use just the the one word which is a perfect fit for this lovely holiday decor piece. 

All of the flowers are handcrafted from textured mulberry paper die cut with the Petite Floral Potpourri set (S3-420) and Grand Cinch and Go Flowers (S5-436). The smaller fall leaves are cut from watercolor paper spritzed with fall colored mists using the Fall Label Motifs set (S5-519). 

Be sure to scroll down through my Tips and Techniques section for close-ups and all the details on how to create this fall home decor piece.

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Thank you Amazing Paper Grace for providing the dies used in this project.

10 dies are included in the Merry Everything set.

Tips and Techniques
The Thanksgiving sentiment is adhered right to the ceramic pumpkin. On top of the pumpkin, I've arranged the handcrafted flowers and leaves along with a couple chipboard and larger fall mulberry paper leaves that were pre-made. 

To add lovely texture, the bottom portion of the pumpkin is covered in mesh that came from a piece of vintage cloth. It was cut randomly in a rather circular shape then glued onto the pumpkin. Then it's painted with black gesso to cover the shiny orange ceramic surface and netting. Once dry the surface is brushed with waxes in oranges, blues, and gold to add shimmery color. 

Years ago I bought a pack of textured mulberry paper. It was actually in a pile of crafty goodies to give to a friend, but I realized it would be perfect for making flowers. I pulled out the fall colors: tan; orange; and yellow to die cut. The larger blossoms are cut with the Grand Cinch and Go Flowers die set (S5-436) and the smaller blossoms from Petite Floral Potpourri (S3-420). 

Beaded stamen from my stash fill the centers of the larger blossoms. I didn't have coordinating stamen for the smaller flowers, so mixed paints I have on hand to get colors that are close. 

***Designer Tip*** 
If you enjoy creating handcrafted blossoms, but don't want to store stamen in every color in the rainbow and more, a few bottles of craft paint can be blended to create about any color you may need. I have a few packs of sparkling beaded stamen, then several shapes and sizes of white, that I color as needed. Just make sure they're dry before inserting them into your blossoms.

Here's the back side of the floral cluster surrounding the stem. I've used two different petal shapes from the Petite Floral Potpourri die set (S3-420). 

The chipboard leaves are heat embossed with several colors of embossing powder in fall hues.

 
To add a bit of texture and sparkle, use soft matte gel to adhere Ice Resin Fire Opal Inclusions around the flowers. Any coordinating glitter bits you have would look wonderful.

I've also dangled a few green wire spirals for vine inspired texture and dimension.

Below you can find the products I used to create this project including some with compensated affiliate links to Scrapbook.com and Spellbinders. These links are at absolutely no cost to you. When you shop through the links below, I receive a small commission from the companies.  These commissions help me cover the costs of my blog and other expenses, which allows me to continue to provide you with FREE inspiration along with detailed Tips and Techniques provided for every project. Thank you so much for your love and support!

Amazing Paper Grace Sets:

Paper:

Mixed Media:

Embellishments:
  • Little Birdie Crafts - Fall Leaves
  • Little Birdie Crafts - Chipboard Leaves
  • Ice Resin - Shattered Inclusions - Fire Opal
  • Stash - Vintage Netting
  • Stash - Wire Curls

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