Halloween Pumpkin Pin Badge/Brooch

This badge/brooch was just all a bit of an experiment, an inkling of an idea that struck me in the middle of the night, but I have to be honest I am not sure about it, perhaps because it’s not my usual cutesy style?

The MDF badge base measures approx. 5cm x 2.5cms

I covered the rectangle originally with a black and white star patterned paper, but I decided I didn’t like it so coloured the stars over in black. I then covered the sides of the shape with narrow copper adhesive tape, thinking it might look more “proper and professional”

I coloured the small, wooden pumpkins with an orange Sharpie pen and then added a few lines with a pencil.

I replaced the coloured over white stars with small copper coloured star confetti,  then wondered if I could jazz the pumpkins up with a little Tonertex foil.  This meant applying a little glue with a “special” Tonertex glue pen, waiting for it to dry and then applying the foil to the pumpkins giving this random effect.  I think it worked.

Then I thought, in for a penny in for a pound and added a layer of Ranger Glossy Accents, I was so worried that I might have overkilled it all, waiting for it to all dry completely seemed endless.  I'm still not sure, perhaps its too glossy, perhaps I should have used black glitter paper as a background instead, or is it the copper tape.  I have to say it doesn't photograph that well ....... but something aint right!

I bought the Tonertex pen and foils when I went to the Create and Craft show in Malvern a few years ago with Marc, what was a day out with so many happy memories, we spent with gay abandon  ……

...... however after paying rather a lot for several pens, a pen holder, foils and glitter to my shame they haven’t really seen the light of day since ……. I also have a Create and Craft Tonertex programme saved on my TV box ……… unwatched ……. note to self:- get watching and get using, or else eBay the stuff you have!