Fall Fairyland DIY: Chalking & Gilding Squash

I’m creating a little fanciful fall magic  with an autumn place setting I’m pulling

together for a very pretty fall inspired event! I really like ‘pretty’.

{So excited! Can’t wait to share the details! Hope you’ll check back!} 

 AND it’s not impossible…for a plain orange squash

to become a chalked and gilded Cinderella-like beauty.

Here’s the simple DIY How-To!

I brushed on a little Annie Sloan chalk paint in yummy shades of

soft pink & beige.  I chose ‘Antoinette’ for this pink beauty

and ‘Old Ochre’ for the acorn squash.

 ( You can find the chalk paint on line or at Haley’s Cottage!)

Once the coat dried, I lightly applied a little glue & gilding.

Love working with metal leaf!

 Hit it with clear acrylic coating to seal the deal and viola….

Fall fairyland magic?…

 It’s possible!