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Galaxy Mixed Media Altered Pumpkin

Hello! I'm so glad you could join me today for my latest project! Are you getting ready for Fall? I love this time of year when the weather starts cooling down and it's pumpkin spice everything (though I must confess I've never had a pumpkin spice anything) ! One of my most favorite things to alter is pumpkins (fake ones)! It's literally starting to look like a pumpkin patch in my craft room because I've been hoarding them.  I have so many ideas! You can really do anything to a pumpkin that you can do to a canvas, only it's a more interesting shape!  For my first pumpkin of the season, I had the idea to do a Galaxy pumpkin! Here is what I came up with: ( top view ) To start off my pumpkin, I used some graphite paste through a star stencil. Then I added some of Finnabair's mini stars and melange art pebbles.  After applying a coat of black gesso, I started to incorporate some of Finnabair's Texture Fantasy Rust Effect Pastes.  Aren't these colo