Project

Gilded-Leaf Pumpkins

This metallic leaf design is made using an easy-peasy foiling technique. More sleek than spooky, these pumpkins will look at home on your front porch or dining table.

Photography: Kate Mathis

Source: Martha Stewart

materials

Pumpkins

Gilding Sheets, Speedball Mona Lisa Composition copper leaf, $9, dickblick.com

Metal-Leaf Adhesive, Speedball Mona Lisa adhesive, $8.50 for 2 oz., amazon.com

Gilding Brush, Da Vinci Quill Mop brush, $9, dickblick.com

steps

Trace or draw a leaf on a pumpkin, and fill in shape with metal-leaf adhesive. Wait 5 minutes for adhesive to get tacky.
Place a gilding sheet over leaf shape and brush with a dry brush. The sheet will stick to the adhesive and disintegrate around it, so a metallic leaf remains.
Repeat all over pumpkin; paint stem gold with craft paint. Let dry, then arrange on a bed of extra cutout foil leaves.