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Sunday, November 4, 2012

How to Make Flowered Gourds



These are something I make every year. They're just cute little table decorations and look great in a bunch. They can work for any of the autumn holidays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc. Usually they'll last all the way through Thanksgiving before they start to rot (so long as they're not kept in a very warm spot). Although one year I gave one to my grandmother and it dried, so she kept it right through Christmas!

The nice thing about these is that everything on them is real, except the silk leaves. (I tried real leaves one year and they ended up a crumpled, powdery mess by the end). You can usually find them by the bag at Michael's or Joann Fabrics. If not, you can cut the leaves off one of those holiday leaf garlands.

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