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Festive Gourds

Country Style : Episode COS-512 -- More Projects »
You can't have fall without pumpkins, but sooner or later they end up in pies or the compost pile. There's a cousin of the jack-o'-lantern, though, that's fun, colorful and a lot more permanent. Design expert Natalie Daise shares new ideas for that other icon of autumn, gourds!
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Use gourds to hold candy--first clean out the inside, then paint a design on the outside and add a beaded handle. Children can embellish their own with stickers.

Instead using a pumpkin for your jack-o-lantern, use a gourd instead. Clean out the inside and cut the design with a craft knife--or simply paint on your design with craft paint!

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Daise shares how she's painted, carved and embellished gourds for a beautiful harvest table display.
Gourds make perfect accents for a fall harvest table. Daise has turned small gourds into votive holders by cleaning out the inside, cutting a design with a craft knife and adding a little paint. She's also turned a long-necked, flat-bottomed gourd into a vase by simply cutting off the top. Polymer clay is used to embellish the long neck. She's even put a larger gourd to use as a bread basket.
Guests
Natalie Daise
Folk Artist, Miss Natalie’s Workshop
Website: www.gullahgullah.com
Also in this Episode
Country Style : Episode COS-512
•Vintage Halloween Party for Kids
•Colors of Autumn
•Chain Saw Pumpkins
•Adults Celebrate Halloween
•Festive Gourds
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