For this project, we're skipping the traditional painted pumpkin and making one entirely out of glass! We're using pieces of broken orange vases, glass pumpkins, and other orange glass scraps to build a dimensional pumpkin right on an 8x8 canvas.  And the best part? You don't need to paint a pumpkin shape or follow a pattern. We're just arranging glass pieces until they start looking like a pumpkin!

Step 1: Tape Off the Grass Area

We're going to start with a really simple painted background. Nothing fancy, because our glass pumpkin is going to be the star of the show! Take a piece of painter's tape and place it across the bottom of your 8x8 canvas, about 1½ inches from the bottom. This will separate our sky from our grass and keep the blue paint out of the green area.

Step 2: Paint a Soft Blue Sky

Start by adding some white acrylic paint to the upper portion of your canvas and spreading it around with a flat brush. You don't need a super thick coat, so if you've added too much pa...

Pumpkins and gnomes in one project? Yes, please! This little guy has a pumpkin-shaped body, floppy green hat, fluffy white beard, and the cutest dimensional glass sunflower tucked into his hat. We’re using a tall, narrow canvas for this project and combining acrylic painting with hand-cut glass and resin. The loose brushstrokes, little black details, and handmade glass flower are what give him his personality!

Step 1: Transfer the Gnome to the Canvas

Position your pumpkin gnome tracer on the canvas and secure it with a little tape. Slide graphite paper underneath the tracer and use a stylus to trace the entire design - the hat, nose, beard, and pumpkin-shaped body. Don’t worry if every line transfers perfectly. You can easily adjust the shapes as you paint.

Step 2: Paint the Pumpkin Body

Start with Burnt Orange and fill in the entire pumpkin-shaped body. Work carefully around the beard since we’ll eventually be painting that area white and gray. Keeping most of the orange out now...

Who says pumpkins have to be orange? For this project, we’re giving a classic fall pumpkin a completely different look with soft shades of blue against a dramatic black background. 

This is a fun one if you like a looser painting style because we’re intentionally letting some of that black canvas show through, layering in imperfect highlights and shadows, and finishing the pumpkin with just a touch of sparkling Starfire glass and resin. The result is simple, dimensional, and a little unexpected for fall.

Step 1: Prepare Your Black Canvas

Start by painting your canvas completely black and letting it dry.

Once dry, transfer your pumpkin design onto the canvas. I used a white watercolor pencil because it shows up beautifully against the dark background. You could also use a light-colored fabric transfer paper.

This pumpkin design was traced so that the pumpkin sits toward the bottom of the tall canvas, leaving plenty of that black background visible above it.  

Step 2: Base Coat...

This scarecrow is such a fun fall project because it mixes painting with some unexpected dimensional details. We’re starting with an 11x14 canvas painted black, then building this sweet scarecrow with warm fall colors, a sunflower, glass, a wooden button, and (my favorite part!) real straw tucked right into the resin!

Step 1: Prepare the Canvas 

Start with an 11x14 canvas and give the entire surface two coats of black acrylic paint. Let it dry completely.

Next, use a chalk pencil to sketch your scarecrow onto the canvas. You can draw yours freehand or use a tracer to make this step easier. The design doesn’t need to be perfectly symmetrical. This guy is supposed to be a little whimsical and ragamuffin-looking!

Step 2: Base Coat the Scarecrow

Use FolkArt Camel and a flat brush to fill in the scarecrow’s face. Paint carefully around the nose so you can still see your original sketch. Use the same Camel color for the small neck area beneath his face. Don’t worry if your first coa...

This white pumpkin project has such a fun mix of rustic fall color and glass art details. The pumpkin itself stays soft and neutral with white and gray shading, while the background gets rich with rusty orange, red, and darker tones. Then the glass stem and resin finish give the whole piece that signature Art Shattered look.

For this project, we’re working on a 6x12 canvas with a squatty white pumpkin, a dark tabletop, a warm fall background, painted greenery, a glass stem, and a full resin coat.

This little beach-inspired canvas is simple, textured, and full of coastal details. It starts with a sandy shoreline made from texture medium and real beachy elements, then builds into layered blue glass “water” with resin and seed beads for a foamy shoreline effect.  It’s also a great project if you love small canvases, beach decor, sea glass, shells, and resin art but don’t want to spend hours painting. The finished piece gets most of its interest from texture, glass, and natural details rather than complicated brushwork.  

Step 1: Create the Sandy Shoreline

Begin by applying Liquitex Coarse Texture Medium to the lower portion of the canvas with a palette knife. Work the medium at a slight angle so the shoreline feels organic rather than perfectly straight.

If you want a warmer sand color, mix a tiny amount of beige acrylic paint into the texture medium before applying it. The texture medium can also be used straight from the container if you prefer its natural color.  

Step 2:...

This beachy glass cross is a simple, meaningful project that combines clear glass strips, crushed glass, shells, sea glass, and resin on a soft pearl-and-teal background. The finished piece has a light, beachy look without feeling too bright, and the stacked glass details at the bottom give it the feel of treasures that have washed ashore. It is also a great beginner project because the design is built from simple glass strips and loose embellishment placement rather than detailed painting.

Step 1: Paint the Pearl Background

Begin by covering the entire canvas with pearl or metallic white paint, including the sides if desired. Get the paint on quickly first rather than trying to make every stroke perfect as you go.

Once the surface is fully covered, pull the brush in one consistent direction from top to bottom. Metallic paints contain tiny reflective particles, and laying the brushstrokes in one direction helps those particles settle evenly so the background dries smooth instead o...

This blue glass sunflower is a beautiful example of turning something broken into something completely new. The petals were created from a blue drinking glass that broke in the dishwasher, then carefully nipped into curved petal shapes and layered around a colorful glass center. With a simple painted background, a mix of crushed glass colors, seed beads, and resin, the finished piece has incredible depth and texture without requiring detailed painting!

Step 1: Paint the Background

Begin by covering the entire 8" x 8" canvas with white acrylic paint. While the white is still wet, add a small amount of Mermaid Blue and blend it in loosely using X-shaped brushstrokes. Keep the color soft and light so the background adds interest without competing with the flower.

The goal is not to create a perfect blend. A little variation and visible brush movement will give the background subtle texture while keeping the sunflower as the focal point. Allow the paint to dry completely before moving...

This dolphin canvas is a fun, beginner-friendly way to combine simple acrylic painting with reflective glass, resin, and seed beads. The soft blue background gives the piece an ocean feel, while the silver reflective glass turns the dolphin into the focal point. A few white seed beads around the tail and blowhole finish it off with the look of splashing water.

Step 1: Paint the Background White 

Begin by covering the entire canvas with white paint. Work fairly quickly because the background will be blended wet-on-wet with the blue colors. If you are using a larger canvas or tend to paint more slowly, work in sections so the white stays wet enough to blend. Use a large flat brush and keep the paint moving across the canvas until you have an even coat.

While the white is still wet, add a small amount of Spa Blue to your brush. Dab off any excess before touching the canvas so you do not create a heavy blue patch.

Hold the brush more parallel to the canvas and sweep the color back an...