Diamond Art, Bedazzeld Things, Blingy Things, are everywhere. And for someone who loves her some bling I wanted to play! Transform a plain pumpkin bucket with some paint and rhinestones!
Supplies:
- Pumpkin Trick or Treat Pail (Walmart)
- Multi-Surface Acrylic Paint (Michaels)
- Apple Barrel White Painte Pen (Walmart)
- Rhinestone Sorting Trays (Amazon)
- Rhinestones and Rhinestone Picker (Amazon)
I figured what better way to practice my skills than with a $1.97 pumpkin pail, right? If I messed it up, no big loss. But I'm not an orange person. No shade to those who are, just..we like what we like. So I grabbed some multi-surface black paint and a sponge applicator and covered it.
After it was covered, I outlined the eyes, nose, and face with a white paint pen. Why? 'Cause I did. That's how I roll.
I used Clear-Gel Tacky Glue and if you're going to do any rhinestone stuff, I highly recommend getting some rhinestone sorting trays. They help get the majority of your rhinestones to lay on the flat side so you can use a tweezer or better, a rhinestone picking tool (mine are like a wax crayon with enough stickiness) to pick them up from the top and place them on your surface.
These were, I think, $5.99 for a set of 24 that came in their own case. This way you can sort different colors easily.
LEARNING: I learned that you want enough but not too much glue. Practice helps you figure out what you need. The first eye I did, was too much and things were slipping and sliding.
What's up with the wax paper? I was trying to make sure all my rhinestones were flat, but a little glue oozed out so I figure some wax paper wouldn't stick to it as I flattened them down. Worked!
I did the eyes in gold, and the teeth in clear. For the nose, I used a little triangular mirror from a package I picked up at Dollar Tree. My plan is to use it for a floral arrangement I have yet to do! Not sure why the rhinestones ghost shadowed on the pic but they're not on the pail. Guessing it's reflecting off my glass table. Anyhoo...
Off to bling some other things!
