There probably isn’t anything that can’t be upcycled and embellished with sequins and buttons.
Buttons Galore and More has a great selection of sequins and buttons that can be used on everything to add a bit of bling.
Since I was starting with a blank wood pumpkin I painted it first with a lovely selection of Folk Art metallic paints in oranges, reds, and golds.
After the paint was dry I spread a layer clear gloss medium onto the pumpkin and sprinkled the tiny orange sequins from Buttons Galore in a random pattern. I used a tooth pick to flatten them down.
I did the same thing with the wooden leaf using a combination of Buttons Galore standard size light green sequins and tiny dark green sequins.
For another element I die cut another leaf out of scrapbook paper and wired the two leaves together along with a variety of orange and yellow buttons in several sizes.
I coiled the ends of the wire and added a bead to each end.
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