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Pyrex Pumpkin! Inspired by Pyrex Blowing Leaves

My fellow Pyrex collectors will love this DIY Pyrex pumpkin!

I’ve already sold some of my beaded Christmas spiders so I really needed to get cracking and make some more, but first I had to make one last Halloween craft.  And these turquoise painted pumpkins, inspired by my favorite vintage Pyrex pattern: Blowing Leaves, were too cute not to share!

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I am loving these painted Pyrex pumpkins!

After painting a series of pumpkins turquoise for my easy turquoise rhinestone pumpkins, I started dreaming about a Pyrex-inspired painted pumpkin.  I eyed up my turquoise Pyrex collection and plucked the Blowing Leaves casserole from the top shelf.   The how-to is really simple, but it takes a steady hand.

How to Make a Painted Pumpkin:

The tutorial for this is super simple!  Using the Craft Smart Paint Pen (found at Michael’s – this one is similar), I just freehand drew the design of mod leaves.

It is TRICKY to draw on a pumpkin because it’s round and lumpy, and my design is admittedly a little wonky, but it turned out so adorably cute.  Here are some tips for a more perfect Pyrex painted pumpkin (say that five times fast!)

Some tips:

  • I think this would be a little easier on a large pumpkin, which would afford more space for a more detailed design.
  • Try to choose as smooth a pumpkin as possible – faux would work even better!
  • If you need to, try drawing your design on a piece of paper first for practise

There are so many Pyrex patterns that would look perfect on a painted pumpkin.

Pyrex Pumpkin

Hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween!  If you’re craving a sweet treat but can’t stomach any more candy, I highly recommend baking up a batch of these easy chocolate raspberry hand pies tonight.

P.S. Don’t Forget to Pin for Later!

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8 Comments

  1. Cassie Bustamante
    October 31, 2016 / 5:25 pm

    this is the cutest idea!!!! i pinned it!

    • Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse
      November 1, 2016 / 4:25 pm

      Thanks so much Cassie!

    • Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse
      November 1, 2016 / 4:27 pm

      I saw that this year! I wish they'd used purple, lol. We don't actually get any tricker treaters out here because we live in the sticks. All of my decorations stayed inside.

  2. Lisa
    November 7, 2016 / 3:02 pm

    I love that you took your inspiration from a pyrex dish! It looks great!

    • Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse
      November 7, 2016 / 5:14 pm

      Thanks so much, Lisa!

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