Happy Halloween
by Claire, October 31st, 2009 in Country Crafts, Vintage Inspiration
It seemed like an appropriate day to harvest my crop of winter squash from the veggie patch, pictured here in one of our vintage baskets with some decorative gourds and a traditional pumpkin that the kids will be hollowing out into a Jack o Lantern later.
I love the decorative gourds and they are perfect for displaying indoors, bringing a much needed splash of colour when the supply of flowers from the garden starts to dwindle.
The kids love them too – all the weird and wonderful shapes and sizes seem to capture their imagination. For older kids making a gourd birdhouse is a great way to recycle and encourage wildlife to the garden.
