Candy Corn Chevron Pumpkin DIY

September 23, 2013 by Alexa Leave a Comment

These days, I can’t seem to get enough of candy corn! You may have seen one of my other candy corn projects…the vases, the wreath, button pumpkin, or even the onesie. I just love orange and yellow in general, so that explains my fascination with the motif.

Fun random fact: As a child I would always press the candy corn on the plate or table and flatten out the white part of the candy before I would eat it. I know that isn’t THAT fascinating, but I do recall liking to eat them as a 3 or 4 year old. So I guess you can say that’s where this all began…

Here’s what you need to get started:

– White pumpkin (real or faux)

– Tulip Slick paint in orange and yellow

– Painter’s tape

Using the masking tape, make your chevron stripes and press firmly in place. I eyeballed mine, but you may want to be a little more accurate by using a ruler and cut pieces of tape. I tried to make the stripes at a 90 degree angle, each about 1″ tall/wide.

Test out your Tulip slick on a piece of paper to get all the air bubbles out. Now do quick squiggles back and forth on the first chevron stripe. It’s ok if you go over the tape. There will be a fine edge when the tape is removed.

You may prefer to do just half of you design during one part of the day to let it dry, then return to it later in the day to do the other side. It can get tricky to hold if you do all at one time.

Next use the Yellow Tulip Slick and do the bottom chevron stripe.

While my paint was still wet, I carefully removed it to reveal a clean, raised paint design! Let dry completely!

I love the dimensional look this paint gives to this project. It adds a nice pop of color and texture to the pumpkin!

It looks so cute bunched together with my other pumpkins…

…and my candy corn bottles. I really hope no one steals them off my front stoop!

Until next time Swellions!

Alexa

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My Halloween Curio/Display

October 26, 2011 by Alexa 2 Comments

A while back William’s mom gave me this really fabulous shelf/curio. It was really dirty and a dirty brown. I spiffed it up with some black paint and decided to display some of my cute Halloween accents in it! I really love the way it looks and I think it will be fun to decorate with other non-seasonal accents.

Here’s a few detail photos of my seasonal décor and pumpkins!

This is a fun accent I won from a contest on Amy Locurto’s site a few years ago. It was supposed to plug into a USB port, but it didn’t work. It makes a super cute decoration even though it doesn’t light up.

I bought these frames for a $1 last year at Michaels. I put in some spooky illustrations by Andrew of Ogner Stump. I think they are pretty darn fantastic.

You may remember this pumpkin from my colorful pumpkin blog post a few days ago. I accented it with some plastic spider rings.

Here’s another detail. I used Collage Pauge on that pumpkin with candy corn tissue paper by Hallmark. I also accented with tiny mirror balls – I love them!

My friend Diane got me this cute cat figurine a few years back. He’s so goofy.

This was a thrift store find from a few weeks ago. It was only a $1. I love thrift store scores!

Everything is better with eyeballs, don’t you think?

Next year, I’m going to have to get my display up sooner, so I can enjoy it longer! I get so busy with my Halloween projects, that I never have time to put up all my décor. Hopefully next year, I’ll have a house and can have a party!

Until next time Swellions!

Alexa

Linking up at:
Miss Mustard Seed’s Furniture Feature Friday

Make a Candy Corn Feather Wreath

October 18, 2011 by Alexa 5 Comments

If you’ve been following my blog this Halloween season, you know one thing is certain… I LOVE CANDY CORN! I thought I’d make candy corn a bit more sophisticated and make a fun wreath to display as part of my Halloween décor. It only took a few supplies and the finished result that took all of 10 minutes to make is full, feathery, fluffy, and amazing! YAY!

Supplies:
– Write styrofoam wreath form (mine was 12″)
– Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
– 3 Zucker Feather Boas in orange, white, and yellow (I got mine 40% off at Hancock)
– Scissors

What you do:
1. Wrap the first boa using Tacky Glue to hold in place as you go. You want the boa to cover 1/3 the circumference of the wreath.

2. Cut the orange boa in half. Wrap it around the sides of the wreath, gluing in place as you go. This glue works really great and tacks on immediately! Finish off the last 1/3 of the wreath using the yellow boa. Let dry.

3. VERY IMPORTANT STEP! Have a cute kitten inspect your wreath for accuracy and fluffability. Once kitten-certified, it is ready to hang!

Proudly display your new candy corn feather wreath. I hung mine in between a set of square frames in my dining room. I thought it would make for an eye-catching display!

Add some ornament baubles in a fun grouping or candy corn woodsie shapes if you want to dress it up even more!

You can also use your wreath as a fun centerpiece. Put a big pumpkin or bowl of Halloween ornaments inside. It makes a bright, festive, and funky display!

candy-corn-feather-wreath

Hope you enjoyed this wreath! If you liked it, you might enjoy some of my other candy corn crafts!!

– Candy Corn Bottle Vases
– Candy Corn Cupcake Stand
– Candy Corn Onesie
– Candy Corn Cupcakes
– Candy Corn Roundup of Crafts, Recipes, and Inspiration

Until next time Swellions!

Alexa

P.S. I linked this up to the following parties!

Sew Much Ado We Did it Wednesday
Blue Cricket Design Show and Tell Linky Party

Make a Candy Corn Tie Dye Onesie

October 16, 2011 by Alexa 20 Comments

If you’re looking for a super cute costume idea for a babe, you can’t get much cuter than a Candy Corn! This is a simple, simple project that will take minutes for you to make but will get lots of oohs and ahhs over how great it looks! And if you’re so inclined, make your own version using an adult shirt or tank top. It’s a great alternative to wear to a party and still look super festive! Here’s how you do it!

Supplies
– White 100% Cotton onesies (I used Gerber brand)
– Tulip® One-step Tie Dye colors in orange and yellow
– Surface covers or plastic bags, craft gloves, and a plastic apron (recommended)

How to make it
1. Rinse out your onesie in your sink, squeeze out water. You want it very damp, but not soaking wet. This is so that the dye takes better to the fabric!

2. Prepare your work area with plastic bags. Tulip actually makes a great surface cover, craft gloves, and apron that you can get at the store when you are picking up your tie dye! It makes the process much easier and neater!

3. Get out your Tulip® One-Step Tie Dye in orange and yellow. Fill them to the top with water, shake and mix up, and you are ready to go!!

4. It’s best to start with the middle orange section first. I found that it was easier to control the dye this way and the colors bled together best. I also have a crazy hand for dye so on another onesie I attempted I went to far up and left very little white. By doing the middle orange section, this was a little “safety” for me so I wouldn’t get too crazy with the dye!

5. Now fill in the yellow section and saturate that area. The dye will very much soak through the fabric and onto the back so no need to flip over to cover up spots.

6. Let the dye sit for 4-6 hours. You will want to cover it up with a plastic bag or surface cover. I found that the results were better if you could let your dye set on the table and cover it rather than having to transport it or move it to another bag to set.

7. Wash the dye out in the sink until the water from the onesie runs clear. You will want to make sure to wash it from the white top with the water flowing down; otherwise some of your orange and yellow colors could flow onto your bright white section, and that would be crappy!

8. Wash by itself on a small load setting with a little detergent. Dry as you normally do!

Until next time Swellions!

Alexa

P.S. I linked my project up to the following linky parties!

Skip To My Lou’s Made by You Monday

Under the Table and Dreaming

Making the World Cuter Monday
Today’s Creative Blog Get Your Craft On
Tip Me Tuesday at Tip Junkie

Candy Corn Bottle Vases

September 13, 2011 by Alexa 44 Comments

Today I bring to you a super sweet Candy Corn Bottle Vases project that you can create in a handful of minutes! It’s super simple and will look great for the Halloween season. As of late, I haven’t been able to resist candy corn crafts. I have ALL KINDS of ideas!

Candy Corn Bottle Vases

You’ll need spray paint in white, orange, and yellow. Also gather old vases and glass bottles in various shapes. Mine were a vase from ikea (the dotted one above), an Izze soda bottle, and a fancy Blood orange drink bottle. Clean and scrub off any labels off with Goo-Gone or dishwashing liquid. Let dry completely before painting.

Paint a basecoat of white on the jars following can directions and let dry completely. Admission: I did a terrible job at painting the basecoat and didn’t get a photo. I pulled the white pin from the spray paint. Please don’t do this. MAJOR FAIL! Haha!

My boyfriend William stepped in to save the day and tried to cover up my mistakes.He then sprayed orange on the middle part leaving a faint mist at top and bottom. He did a first coat, let it dry, then went back in and did another coat. Trust me, it works better to add the orange first! Let dry completely.

Now mist the yellow on the bottom until you get a solid coverage. This will take one or two coats. Let dry.

That’s it! You’re done! Display your jars with fall flowers in side or in a little grouping. It would be fun to creat an entire vignette on a table or mantle with candy corn sprinkled all around!

Check out my other Halloween Craft & Pumpkin ideas!

Until next time Swellions!

Alexa

My Candy Corn Cupcakes

October 21, 2010 by Alexa 4 Comments

I made some orange velvet cupcakes decorated in candy corn style for a couple of friends tonight and wanted to share the in the cute candy corn style I’ve seen all over the web this year! I’ve noticed candy corn has been really hot in Halloween crafting this year!! Here’s a few shots of my candy corn creations. I had so much fun photographing them!!! So cute!