Mercury Glass Pumpkins

Look closely. No, even more closely.  Have you ever grown a pumpkin with a metal stem?

'Looking glass' spray can transform pumpkins into these gorgeous centerpieces! Use a white spray first to get the best effect. Oh, I'm soooo doing this!!! I'll use fake pumpkins from the craft store so they'll last longer

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These are all great.  One of the pins quoted above came from Ruffles and Such, where she wrote, "But how is this for a DIY project? Spray paint (or silver leaf) those pumpkins and look how glamorous they can look! I could really get into that kind of pumpkin."

I'm not sure what kind of farmer's markets or pumpkin patches these people are going to, but it seems pretty obvious to me that the pumpkins in that picture are not real pumpkins that have been spray painted or covered in silver leaf.  Nor are they Dollar Store pumpkins.  And they definitely are not someone's homemade Mercury Glass pumpkins.  These are Pottery Barn pumpkins.  The only way this is an "easy last minute" pumpkin craft idea is if your idea of a craft is running to Pottery Barn.  And you know, if that's your thing, I'm not gonna judge.

For the rest of you who want a little more "Do It Yourself" in your pumpkin craft project, you have a few options.

You can try to use Dollar Store pumpkins:

It's a fairly inexpensive way to go, but I think we can all agree that this is not the look most people are going for.

You can use looking glass spraypaint on the inside of a glass pumpkin, and you'll get something like this:

Not bad!  A little more expensive than the Dollar Store route, but closer to the original desired look.

Or you could break all the rules of looking glass paint, and use it on the OUTSIDE of a ceramic pumpkin:

Folks, I think we have a winner!  It may not be shabby-chic enough for some, but I think that's a really nice effect and a lovely addition to anyone's Fall decor.