Gilded Halloween Decor

Ever since we saw Martha Stewart's glittered pumpkins a few years back, we've adored all Halloween decor that glimmers and shines. Some gilded inspiration for a more pretty than spooky Halloween...

• 1 Shiny specimens by Jaimee Rose on AZCentral using Rub n' Buff.
• 2 a how-to on gilding pumpkins from Country Living. Image: Jason Varney
• 3 Gilded pumpkins and gourds from Redbook. Image: Yunhee Kim
• 4 Nailhead-studded pumpkins from Cottage Living. Image: Tim Street-Porter
• 5 Special treatment for the stems only, from Better Homes and Gardens

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Despite the elegant shapes of many gourds, isn't their real beauty in that phenomenal orange color that can only be had one month out of the year? Why waste it? In my opinion, it is never ok to gild the lily.

posted by dzwinkler on October 26th 2009 at 3:49pm
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Wow this is fabulous! I was just thinking today that although my white pumpkins are adorable, they don't really pop...

posted by Geno B. on October 26th 2009 at 3:54pm
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My mom's been doing this for years. She leaves the pumpkins white for Sept-Oct and then paints a few of them metallic gold the 1st of Nov and leaves them on the porch through Dec.

posted by Sarahj on October 26th 2009 at 4:36pm
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You could dip just about anything in a vat of metallics and I would love it.

Everybody loves a little sparkle...

posted by apicciri on October 26th 2009 at 5:33pm
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If you'd like to find out who created the pumpkins in the main pic it's a very creative journalist/blogger from Phoenix, Jaimee Rose. Her site: http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/JaimeeRose/

posted by Belgostyle on October 26th 2009 at 8:45pm
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