Silver leaf pumpkin

Transform a plain pumpkin into a stunning silver-leafed centerpiece with this easy DIY.

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Create a unique Halloween decoration by covering the upper half of a pumpkin with silver-painted leaves. The leaves are sprayed shiny silver and arranged in overlapping rows, starting at the midpoint. The contrast of silver leaves against a black matte pumpkin creates an elegant, spooky look.

You'll need

pumpkin

bottle of silver spray paint

branches of wax leaves from my back yard - aka Ligustrum leaves

black matte spray paint

cool hot glue gun

tarp

Directions

Remove the leaves from the branches and arrange them on a tarp with the lighter green side facing up. This orientation helps the leaves curve around the pumpkin when attached.

Apply a layer of shiny silver spray paint to the leaves. To prevent them from blowing away, press the spray nozzle only halfway down so less air is released.

Use black matte spray paint on the pumpkin, focusing only on the top half.

Heat up the hot glue gun and place a small amount of glue on each leaf.

Begin attaching the first row of leaves around the pumpkin at the midpoint.

For the next row, position each leaf between two leaves of the row above, placing them about half an inch to an inch lower. Continue this process for additional rows.