When I went to a scrapbook convention back in the summer one of the booths had made some garland out of Maya Road chipboard. I thought it was a fantastic idea and decided to give it a try myself!
So I bought a set of these…
And spray painted them with this…
They ended up looking like this…
And I inadvertently did this in the surrounding grass…
Kind of cool, right?
I made myself some jack-o-lantern faces using P K Glitz “steel” glitter
(which is awesome!).
You can read more about P K Glitz here.
Before adding the glitter I also added some fun swirlies with stamps.
I used some green glitter glue for the stems.
The orange was a little bright so I added some of this…
Ignore the pumpkins in the background. I’ll tell you more about those in another post!
The gold had just the effect I was looking for…
I love the extra sparkle!
I added some fun things to the back of the jack-o-lanterns…
I ended up only using 5 of the 6 pumpkins for the garland. This way I could use the only embossed pumpkin as the center.
I put together some leaves and ribbon to go in between the pumpkins. I had to be sure they looked good front and back!
I’m loving the fact that I have garland for Halloween…
That I can turn around and use again once the holiday is over!!
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Brooke @ www.allthingsthrifty.com says
October 1, 2011 at 8:40 AMBrilliant to make it reversible!
Robyn Rasmussen says
September 25, 2011 at 2:10 PMWhat a lovely idea! So glad I stopped by from the Itsy Bitsy Paper link party! I would love for you to link up with my Follow me Friday link party I have going on right now on my blog:
http://tipsfromtheheart.blogspot.com
-Robyn
Kim from Maiden D'Shade says
September 21, 2011 at 5:56 AMThis garland is gorgeous! And I love reversible for halloween/fall! Thanks for sharing!
Meghan says
September 18, 2011 at 3:07 PMSo creative! Love it.
The DIY Show Off says
November 20, 2010 at 8:18 PMHi Michele! This is so cute and what a clever idea! LOVE it! 😉
Nice to “meet” you! Thanks for sharing!
Roeshel
Cassie says
November 1, 2010 at 3:34 PMp.s. We are featuring you on Thursday’s Paper Issues blog post.
Thanks!!
=)
Cassie says
November 1, 2010 at 3:25 PMPerfect!!!!!
I love a Twofer!!!
This is so ingenious…you just flip it over…LOVE it!!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing it with us at Paper Issues
=)
Fussy Monkey Business says
October 29, 2010 at 10:52 AMWhat a great idea. Makes it nice when you don’t have to pull everything down so soon:o) Visiting from Someday Crafts
Holly says
October 27, 2010 at 3:02 AMI love that this is reversible…y kind of craft – double duty. You decorated your pumpkin so fabulously! I was also going to mention the same thing Cheri mentioned. LOVE THIS!
Its So Very Cheri says
October 26, 2010 at 7:31 AMThis is adorable too. You used PK Glitz and they are a sponsor over at theDIYClub meaning you can enter our monthly contest–the prize is huge. Who makes the spray glitter-that is cool and where did you find it?
Cheri
PS Krylon is also coming on board.
The Nov party starts Nov 4th.
Ms Bingles Vintage Christmas says
October 25, 2010 at 5:41 PMWow! How neat!
You are so creative!
Thank you for sharing!
Leticia
Becca says
October 23, 2010 at 6:52 PMI’m in love with this idea!!!
Thanks for linking up to Home and Family Friday!
Becca
becca-homeiswheremystorybegins.blogspot.com
Erin says
October 21, 2010 at 9:13 PMWhat a great idea making it double sided. And both sides are SO pretty! 🙂
Andrea says
October 21, 2010 at 9:21 AMLove the garland! Very festive!!
Alexandra and Julia says
October 20, 2010 at 5:01 PMHow smart and practical! Love it! Thanks for sharing
[email protected] says
October 20, 2010 at 10:25 AMWow. I LOVE this idea! Genius to get decor for two holidays knocked out with one project.
Momma Button says
October 19, 2010 at 8:10 PMI just popped over from All Things Related. I am absolutely in love with this idea! I love that you can use it for 2 holidays. Well done!
Chrissie says
October 19, 2010 at 8:22 AMSuper Cute! I especially love the one with the swirly gems =) And the spider web is hilarious
~Chrissie @ http://cleverfaeries.blogspot.com
Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and Dreaming says
October 18, 2010 at 8:19 PMHi Michelle! Just wanted to let you know I featured this today. Thanks so much for linking up to the Sunday Showcase Party. I greatly appreciate it. Stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Hope you have a wonderful week! ~ Stephanie Lynn
Sher says
October 18, 2010 at 3:49 PMI stumbled onto your page from Oopsey Daisy, I love the garland! It looks so fun to make! I’ll have to find me some pumpkin Chipboard. What did you use for the string, is it cord? I will definitely come back to see more of your stuff!
Erin @ Crafts and Sutch says
October 17, 2010 at 8:44 PMMichele, these little pumpkins are too cute and I love the sophisticated reverse side of them! So clever! 🙂
…and totally cool orange spider web! 🙂
Have a super week!
Erin
Alison says
October 17, 2010 at 8:31 PMOh Michele, I love you!! I love that you made this reversible! I love the faces, but I think the embossed pumpkins are my fav! So gorgeous. I headed ride over to Maya Road… I am afraid you should NOT have introduced me to this! 🙂 Anyway, fabulous work!!!
Beverly @ FlamingoToes.com says
October 17, 2010 at 8:10 PMWow!!! A reversible garland – I love it! The pumpkins are so cute. I love the glitter and all the embellishments you did. Seriously adorable.
I’d never heard of the Spray and Sparkle so I’m going to be on the lookout for that. And you mantel is pretty gorgeous. 🙂