I adore this gilded pumpkin and gourd project. I think it is so pretty! I admired some of these images last year in Country Living but didn’t realize how easy it would be to create these beauties at home! Just a few weeks ago I was introduced to an awesome line of products from Caromal Colours — they make creative projects really fun and doable. And when I heard they were the company that did the gilded pumpkins in Country Living, I knew I wanted to share this project with you.
If you are at all struggling with how to festive up your home for fall, this would be a perfect solution!
Gilded pumpkins or gourds (or pears or pots or ??!!) would take you right on through the holidays! And it looks like a ton of fun to make them.
These beauties would make great gifts too. You can also use this kit to gild other things beside pumpkins and gourds, like decorative items or molding! The options are endless!
A FUN VIDEO DEMONSTRATION!
Check out this video (I posted it at Blissfully Domestic) to see the process of gilding a gourd! It is a fun video, you’ll enjoy it and you’ll learn how to make a great fall garland too!
A fellow blogging friend, Patty, is a distributor for Caromal Colours. She is absolutely delightful and is now a sponsor of The Inspired Room. As you probably know by now, I think one of the best things about blogging is the fact that we women can encourage each other in our home businesses. Times are tough for everyone and so if we can support fellow bloggers to make ends meet I am all for that! Together we can get through these crazy times.
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Now, because she is extra sweet, Patty is giving away a gilding kit (see above) to help us get in the mood for fall crafting! All you have to do is leave a comment here telling us what type of fall project you might use this gilding kit for if you are the lucky winner! Winner will be selected Friday at 10PM PST.
If you are inspired to check out Caromal Colours products, would you kindly check out Patty’s website for more information and use her code (PattyH) to place your order? That way she will get the credit for your order and you’ll get discounted shipping. You can also become a distributor yourself, so if you are looking for a creative way to bring in some extra income to your family, let Patty know I sent you over!
top four images: Country Living
I too, adored that project last year and even bookmarked it! I would love to make some pumpkins!!
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I was planning on spray painting some pumpkins this fall, but gilding would be so fun too!
I would like to do a centerpiece for our table. Maybe a few pumpkins and some fruit and well…what ever else I find!
I would love to try this!! I was thinking of gilding different sizes of plastic apples I used during my preschool teaching years. Now, the apples could be gilded and I could make a wreath for my daughter or others in my family. It’s been a long time since I’ve done any crafting, but I recall how much I enjoyed it.
These are beautiful! I would love to hang little gilded pumpkins from my dining room chandelier, like in the inspiration photo. I’d also love to do a big pumpkin and sit my little girl on it in her Cinderella dress. Wouldn’t that make a cute photo?
I love this idea. Are those pumpkins and gourds real or fake? Thanks.
So very lovely. I really like how striking it is. I would love a gilding kit so I could bling up my front room. It’s looking awfully brown right now.
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As a landscape designer this would be PERFECT to show my clients in a seminar, what a great way to spread the word and get people excited about adding more interest to their homes this time of the year, after all there’s only so many plants…
Thanks for the great idea!
I have been dying to try this paint… have you used it for anything else? I’m considering painting my kitchen cabinets with it but I am nervous since it is quite a bit more…