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Fall painting with the girls 🎃🎨👻
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items My favorite fall activity to do with friends & family!!! Switch it up this year instead of carving a pumpkin. Turn the music up and enjoy a fun craft activity to create memories together. 👻
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Pumpkin Supplies
Drinking Glass Supplies
Terracotta Planter Supplies
Pumpkin Supplies
Don’t want the mess & want something that will last forever? Try a styrofoam pumpkin to paint! I prefer changing my theme every year so I personally buy a real pumpkin & just paint a new one every year.
Foam Craft Pumpkin
A wide variety of affordable paints for this project. 🎨
Apple Barrel
You’ll want to use a pack that has wide variety of brushes. That way you have all the tools you need. Let your creativity flow & have fun 🎃
Pen+Gear Kids' Art Brush Set, 5 Pieces
Place this underneath your project for the easiest clean up ever! I reuse this & just let the paint dry. It will save almost all messes from accidentally happening. 🫡
Drop Cloth
Add a sparkle of glitter to your pumpkins!! Literally looks so cute when you do the stem in all glitter. 🎃
Styrofoam - Glitter Paint
Drinking Glass Supplies
Why not paint glass cups too?! While you could risk fading of paint follow these steps to properly paint & seal your cups!
🫧Prep the Glass: Wash the tumbler with warm, soapy water. Rinse thoroughly and dry completely. Wipe the surface you’ll p...
Glass Tumbler Wood Lid
Could also paint on a glass mason jar!! Whichever you choose it’s the same process.
Ball® Mason Jars & Home Canning
You’ll want to invest into good paint brushes that are used for glass painting! Since you have a smaller canvas, I like to use the super small tipped brush heads for better control.
Folkart ® Glass Painting Brushes 5pc - 36572
You’ll want to use an enamel paint for sticking on the surface of glass.
How to apply: Apply thin, even coats (multiple thin coats stick better than one thick coat). Let each coat dry at least 1 hour before applying the next.
FolkArt Enamel Paint 2oz
For details and fine lines use these oil-based markers.
Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Markers, Medium Tip, Assorted, 5/Pack ...
Once cured you’ll want to take the glass tumbler outside & spray lightly with a clear acrylic spray sealer.
‼️Hold can around 10-12 inches away. Apply 2–3 light coats, letting it dry 15–20 min between coats. Let the spray sealer cure at least 2...
Clear Acrylic Coating Spray Paint
Optional: For smoother or finer lines use painters tape on the glass! I’ve found this to be extremely useful for stripes.
ScotchBlue™ 3M 1" Painters Masking Tape
Optional: Use vinyl stencils for more define shapes or cute designs!
Stencils for Painting | Patterns, Monograms & More
Terracotta Planter Supplies
You can use the same supplies from the pumpkin section on this section!
Switch it up and paint a cute Halloween / fall themed planter. These mini terracotta planters are the perfect canvas for spooky or autumn-inspired designs. Fun to make with friends and cute enough to keep on your shelf all season!
Miniature Terracotta Pots
This is a duplicate from a previous section so you could use this paint on pumpkins & planters! Get creative and see what you can design with so many unique colors. Last year I did a candy corn, it was a simple design, but ended up being so cute!...
Apple Barrel Paint