Paint the inside of the wine glass orange to look like a pumpkin, and decorate it with fabric leaves and fall flowers. This seasonal decoration just screams autumn, and they’re so easy to make!
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Where can I find an inexpensive wine glass to make these pumpkin wine glasses?
We bought our wine glasses at the dollar store. If your dollar store doesn’t have any, you can also check out local thrift stores! For even more of a pumpkin look, try to find wine glasses that are more rounded. We would have preferred more rounded wine glasses, but these were the only ones our store carried.
What’s the best paint for making these fall wine glass candle holders?
We used the spiced pumpkin colour of the DecoArt Americana acrylic paint. The colour is a deep, pumpkin orange and it coated the inside of the glasses very well. If you want to paint the outside of the glass, which will get handled, you may want to use an enamel paint or chalk paint.
Can I use a paintbrush to paint the inside of the wine glass pumpkins?
Yes, you can definitely use a paintbrush to paint the inside of the wine glasses. Glass is a difficult surface to paint on, though, and you can always see the brushstrokes, even with a foam brush, which we didn’t like. Covering the inside of the glass with paint and then letting the extra drip out creates a nice, even coat of paint that looks super clean. It uses a lot more paint and takes longer to dry, so definitely choose whatever method works best for you!
What’s the best candle to use for these pumpkin wine glasses?
We used a short pillar candle so we could decorate around the outside of the candle as well. There are a lot of flammable materials on these wine glasses, so we consider them to be more decorative instead of candles that you actually burn. If you plan to burn them, you’d need to eliminate any flammable materials on the candle itself and take precautions to make sure the candles don’t get knocked off the wine glass or tipped over. You could also add a simple tea light to the flat base, or place a votive candle in a glass cup. You can then use a glue dot to connect these to the pumpkin wine glasses, so there’s no chance of knocking the candle off its perch.
Choose your favourite ribbons and flowers in fall colours and design your own wine glass pumpkin candle holders! These pumpkin wine glasses are so much fun to make, and they’ll add the perfect cozy touch to your autumn home decor.
Here’s even more fall craft ideas:
Pumpkin String Art
Wood Slice Pumpkins
Mason Jar Leaf Lanterns
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