Halloween Ideas

Create Upholstery Trim Embellished Pumpkins

Easily embellish pumpkins with paint, nail head trim, ribbon and spiders to create a chic Halloween display — no carving required.

By Janell Beals, Isabella & Max Rooms
Filed under: Decorating, Halloween, Crafts, How To, Handmade

Materials Needed:

pumpkins (natural or faux)
latex paint
latex metallic paint
1/4" black ribbon
nail head upholstery trim

decorative spiders
bale of hay
craft glue
paintbrush
scissors

Gather Supplies

Lay out supplies and pumpkins of various sizes; determine which pumpkins will be painted and which will remain their original color.

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Paint Pumpkins

Mix metallic paint into chosen color for added sheen (Image 1). Brush a layer of paint onto selected pumpkins and allow to dry for approximately 30 minutes (Image 2).

Create a Ribbon Spider Web

While painted pumpkins dry, cut lengths of black ribbon and attach to unpainted pumpkin with glue in a spider web pattern (Image 1). Embellish with a decorative spider (Image 2).