Playing with Petite Pumpkins

Directions

1. Gather a collection of small pumpkins in either white or orange hues.
2. Apply your chosen paint colors, such as black, to the surface of the gourds.
3. Create intricate patterns like spider webs or skeletal figures on the painted skin.
4. To achieve a luminescent finish, start by coating the pumpkin with a base layer of light paint, allow it to dry completely, and then apply the glow-in-the-dark paint on top.
5. For a design that requires no paint, insert short, flat-headed straight pins into the pumpkin until they are halfway embedded.
6. Stretch and wrap thin silver elastic cording between the inserted pins.
7. Secure the ends of the cording with a knot, then push the pins fully into the pumpkin to complete the look.