Fall Pumpkin Plaque Decor

A fun festive and a bit scary decor plaque made with Denise Boddey Designs.

This mixed media fall decor plaque was quick and easy to make. It has a little glam and a little bit of scary. Follow along with the tutorial to see what I mean. Special thanks to Denise Boddey Designs for providing the pumpkin cut out for this piece. As a part of the Denise Boddey design team, this is my October project.

Materials:

  • yellow tissue paper
  • foam dots
  • wooden plaque
  • pumpkin cut out
  • paintbrush
  • fall leaves
  • ribbon bows
  • matte Mod Podge
  • white chalk paint
  • salmon paint
  • heat gun (optional)

Directions:


I began by using the chalk paint and doing a stain or whitewash technique on the plaque so the grain would show through.
To apply the paint, I wiped it on with a dry baby wipe.


Setting the plaque aside to dry, I painted the pumpkin with salmon-colored paint.


Once those were dry, I decided upon the arrangement, and then began to Mod Podge everything in place.


I used a heat gun to speed up the drying process.
The leaves didn’t want to stick down but as the Mod Podge dried and I tapped on the leaves, they flattened and stuck.
The wood plaque showed where the Mod Podge was even though it was matte, so I covered the entire plaque.


Using a piece of wrinkled yellow tissue paper, I Mod Podged it to the back of the pumpkin.


Using a bit of Fabri-tac, I placed the bows on the top of the plaque.


To adhere the pumpkin to the plaque, I wanted it raised so I used a stack of two pop dots.


Once the plaque was done, I had another thought. What about having the face of the pumpkin glow in the dark!
I painted the tissue to glow in the dark. I really wish I had thought of this earlier, it would have been easier to do!


Glow in the dark is hard to photograph but I think you can get the gist of it here.
This added the scary feature to the plaque that isn’t really expected in the light.


Here is a quick tip for hanging.
Use a soda can tab as the hanger, just glue it to the back of the plaque.


And it is finished and ready to hang for fall!

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How to DIY a Decoupage Plate

Learn how to mod podge a dishwasher safe plate.

I have been influenced by Jill Barnes-Dacey’s decoupage work. While mine is nothing to the level of her work, I have been following her for a while in awe. This decoupage plate uses three different materials for imagery; tissue paper, computer print out, and silver leaf. I started with a vision for the plate although it did develop as I worked. I am happy with the final result and enjoyed the work so much I can foresee additional pieces in my future.

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The decoupage plate is a part of a monthly blog hop with the designers at Designer Connection Crafts. For the month of June, we are working with any brand of decoupage. Go check out all the different tutorial at [decoupage]

Materials:

  • rubbing alcohol
  • paper towels
  • paintbrush
  • glass plate
  • flower print
  • Scan n Cut machine
  • silver leaf
  • Dishwasher safe Mod Podge
  • Best Glue Ever
  • decorative tissue paper
  • craft knife

Directions:

Clean off the back of the glass plate with rubbing alcohol.
 

I taped my computer print onto the Design n Cut mat because my mat isn’t as sticky as it once was.
 

Using my Scan n Cut, I set it to cut out the flowers. I chose the one that fits the bottom of the plate’s center.
 

I used dishwasher safe Mod Podge for this project.
 

I attached the flower first.
 

Then I used the Best Glue Ever to attach the silver leaf.

Here is the silver leaf completely attached. 
If you would like more details on how I applied the silver leaf, you can do so here: [silver leaf]

ScraPerfect is having some technical issues with their blog right now, here is the video for applying the silver leaf:

The final step was placing the tissue paper with Mod Podge.
I chose to use torn pieces of tissue and layered it a few times.
I also placed it over the silver leaf to seal in and protect it.
 

Once all the tissue paper is applied, I used a few layers of Mod Podge to seal.
Once completely dry, I cut off the excess tissue around the rim with a craft knife.

Follow the directions on the Mod Podge bottle
for drying requirements before use.
 

The final result.

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