I do have a lot
of dried gourds so I can paint some of those and mix in with bought pumpkins.
Since I've done this for years, I have a large collection
of dried gourds to use for fall decor.
I love the richness of the colors, unexpected texture of the cotton and her creative use
of dried gourds to hold the small arrangements.
Not exact matches
* The
gourd, when thus charged, is then coated with a layer
of well - tempered clay, and placed in the sun to
dry, or to ripen, as the simple people who prepare it say in their own tongue.
The paste is put into a small, well -
dried gourd, prepared on purpose,
of the size and shape
of a well - grown orange.
First, a portion
of dried stems and leaves are added to the
gourd with some cold water to protect the nutrients and prevent scalding.
Pour hot water into the «little valley» about halfway up the
gourd, still keeping the tip
of the «little mountain»
dry.
Instead
of making a wreath with bulky plastic
gourds, try using putka pods, which are natural
dried seed pods that look exactly like tiny pumpkins.
Some sort
of hollowed out and
dried gourd implanted with a light bulb led our way down the pathways to a number
of pubs in Costa Rica.
I've tried to piece all these effects together, changing conditions
of moisture, pressure, heat, wind patterns, and have come away with the impression that AGW modelers are out
of their friggin
gourds if they think they can predict future global conditions, especially such as a
drier southwest US.
It was rustic, with great fall decorations
of gourds, mini pumpkins, and mason jar candles filled with layers
of dried corn, black beans, and lentils.
A pumpkin on top
of a grapevine wreath wrapped with maple branches resting in an urn which sits on top
of a wooden tray filled with
dried hydrangeas and
gourds on top
of a simple square
of burlap fabric.
I started with a green and white table runner, then a piece
of burlap, topped with some
dried gourds that I've had for a few years now, assorted pumpkins and
gourds, acorns here & there, and some beautiful strands
of bittersweet.