Everyone loves "bling", right?! Ok, not everyone. But the cool people do. I know there are those apposed to the flash and sparkle of bling encrusted shirts, jeans and jewelry but those are probably also the people whose favorite color is beige. Not that there's anything wrong with that - but we can have a lot more fun! The draw of bling is not lost on even the darkest holiday - Halloween. And now that you can buy sparkles by the pound there is really no reason not to bedazzle everything within reach right? That might be a little extreme. But certainly there are some fun ways to add a little shine to your Halloween decor. My 8 year old daughter and I found just what we needed at Hobby Lobby. A pound of multi-sized sparkles and a hallow, black craft pumpkin. You can choose the tubs of sparkles come in different shapes and you can also vary the pumpkin size and color. But I do think the sparkles show up best on the black pumpkin.
This was a very easy and quick project. The most important step is to lay out your design before you even plug in the hot glue gun. Regrettably, I didn't take photos of the process of designing the pattern and gluing the sparkles on systematically but its not too tough to follow. We chose to create a pattern that would vary the size and spacing of the sparkles so it looked like they were dripping down the pumpkin. We then designed a script capital "N" for the front.
Its also very important to glue side to side. What I mean by that is, start one row going down the pumpkin then cross over the top and glue on the exact opposite side and work you way back and forth so that the sparkles end up evenly spaced.
Here is the final product:
If you are an 8 year old girl (or her *slightly* older mother) this project is a great way to bring a little glamour to your Halloween decorations.
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