Pumpkin Silhouette

I realize pumpkin silhouettes are hardly a novel concept.  In fact I had a different idea about it in mind up until I got to the craft store to pick up what was in my head.

It turns out that Hobby Lobby doesn't read my mind so the cute, faded tans & blues with a white pumpkin silhouette were trashed.  But I saw the houndstooth paper and thought - why not?

So I made sure I had the following:

1.  Plaque/ Frame of your choice

2.  Paper of choice

3. Mod Podge

4.  Foam paintbrush for mod podge

5. Foam Pumpkin

6.  Good knife to cut said pumpkin

7.  Paint/ Spray Paint in color of choice

8.  Glue for Pumpkin - that holds!

To Begin:

Spray Paint your Plaque/ Frame the color of your choice.  If you bought paint - I would just give a couple coats to the outside edges since they're the only ones that will be seen.

 Step 2:

Once your paint has dried, you will want to cut your paper of choice so it fits nicely in your plaque/ frame and mod podge/ glue it onto your plaque or place it in your frame.  Like so:

When using Mod Podge, I've always noticed that it bubbles like mad.  So I stuck a book on there while I waited for it to dry:

Step 3:

Once the glue/ mod podge is dry, give a nice coat of mod podge to the top as well.  Unfortunately you can't stick a book on to avoid bubbling.

Step 4:

While you're waiting on your Mod Podge to dry, cut your foam pumpkin as evenly as possible.  I used a serrated knife and hoped that it wouldn't just break off into weird angles.  Luckily this little pumpkin was pretty dense and cut fine, with a little elbow grease.

Step 5:

Once your Mod Podge has dried completely, it's time to glue your pumpkin on.  I have no idea how anyone else gets their pumpkin on, but I know foam stuff never wants to cooperate so I used super glue.  Warning: don't glue your finger to itself.  It makes crafting kind of hard.  Yes - that is from experience.

Stick the pumpkin where you would like it on your frame/ plaque and then while it dries, weigh it down with something.  I used my book again.  In case you're wondering that's "I am Number Four" by Pittacus Lore.

After your pumpkin is good and dry, remember, it's still foam - don't pick this up by the pumpkin - foam sticks to nothing and no one and you'll be lucky it has some stickiness because you used the strongest glue you could find!

That's it!  Simple enough.  I am in the process of looking for a picture hanging...thingy to nail into the back so I can display it from a wall somewhere, but for now - it's sitting on my shelf:

I like the color and I like how it can be both Halloween and Fall related.  I think it's going by my front door.

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