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Pumpkin Place-card Holders

Martha Johnson

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2775 - FolkArt ® Extreme Glitter™ - Orange
2776 - FolkArt ® Extreme Glitter™ - Peridot
628 - FolkArt ® Artists Pigments™ - Pure Orange, 2 oz.
954 - FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Fresh Foliage, 2 oz.


6” Paper Mache’ or artificial pumpkins as many as desired
Paper clips
Hot glue gun with glue
½” Flat brush
Scrapbook paper in fall colors as desired
Double stick tape
Paper cutter
Print-outs of guests names in font and size desired


1. Paint all pumpkins with Pure Orange. Let dry and give a second coat.
2. Paint pumpkin stems with Fresh Foliage. Let dry and give a second coat.
3. Paint a coat of Extreme Glitter Orange over Pure Orange areas.
4. Paint a coat of Extreme Glitter Peridot over all Fresh Foliage areas. Let dry.
5. Paint a second coat of Extreme Glitter colors. Let dry completely.
6. Using hot-glue, attach a slightly opened paper clip to the back of each pumpkin stem and hold in place until glue cools.
7. For place-cards, assemble several layers of scrapbook papers using double-stick tape. We cut the largest dimension 2-1/2” x 3-1/2”, then cut each of the other layers ½” smaller. Apply names to each. Note: Use just a tiny bit of double-stick tape under each name so you can re-use cards.

 
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