Dear Friends, I know Halloween has come and gone, and there were no posts here.
My blog service has been down for a week, which has been very stressful.
I am not able to upload photos as I normally do, so I am having to upload these giant versions in a round about way, until they iron out that glitch.
I figure, that is better than nothing.
I had so much fun and magic planned for you this season, I know Halloween is one of the most beloved posts at A Fanciful Twist.
And so, I have decided to go forward and post everything I had planned for you, even if it is a week late.
I know social media moved on to Christmas at the stroke of midnight on Halloween, but I also know some of you are true Halloween lovers, so these next posts are for you.
And now we have...
Golden insects treasures!
I'll show you my idea for these curious pumpkins and then the next post will be our 2022 Halloween post.
One day I was sitting on the sofa looking at my white pumpkins, thinking that they would look amazing covered in golden bugs.
I remembered I had a bag of plastic fake bugs, and of course, I always have gold paint on hand...
And so, I spray painted a bunch of bugs, bats, tiny mice and lizards in gold, and then I sprinkled iridescent glitter on them.
This really is the easiest craft ever, with the most fancifully magical outcome.
After I spray painted and glittered the bugs, I thought for a second about how I would attach them.
I almost instantly knew the answer, pearl head pins!
I just pushed the head pin through the top of the softer bugs, and anchored the pins around the bugs that were too hard to push through,.
I had soooo much fun with this craft, and the result was pretty magnificent.
At least, I thought so.
They almost look like valuable brooches.
In fact, you could glue a brooch back onto the bugs and cover a dress or jacket in them as well.
The uses for these bugs are really endless.
I loved the tiny golden mice so much, I saved a few to tuck in here and there.
This pumpkin fit in just perfectly with my daily decor.
I almost wish it could stay here forever, it's so wonderful.
I will keep it out until the pumpkin decides to perish...
The real bonus is that I can pull out the bugs, leave the pins in, and store them in a little box.
Then I can use them again next year.
I hope you try this yourself, it really is a satisfying craft.
Amazing what a little gold spray paint can do to almost anything.
Next, I will be on my way to see if I can upload our Halloween post as well.
I'm hoping I am able to publish this for you now.
It has been such a harrowing time dealing with the Typepad crash of 2022.
It turned quite chilly here yesterday, and the pecan trees have turned a rusty golden color.
Autumn has arrived in my neck of the woods for certain.
I hope you are well dear friends, and that you had a really lovely October.
I will see you at our Halloween post soon.
Lots of love,
Vanessa
