DIY Gourd Goose

A few weeks ago my parents and I attended a lovely 'Pumpkin Picking Party' at a friend's farm in Pennsylvania. We had the good fortune of selecting dozens of pumpkins - large and small - and this white gourd was one of them:

No doubt this long necked gourd totally looks like a little goose, so to make your own, simply tie a ribbon around the 'neck'. I love to make my own fabric ribbon with frayed edges. All you need is some cotton fabric material. Snip a tiny bit with sewing scissors and tear (as shown here:).

Add a little color to the beak, eyes and some rosy cheeks. I used some DecoArt paints for this and some black puff paint from A.C. Moore.

Display your goose where she can be seen by many! Halloween is coming fast ;) 

Stay tuned for more cute ideas.

xo Lady Lucas

PS - If you loved this craft, you will definitely enjoy relaxing to Zinnie's Garden Coloring Book ;)

How to Glitter Pumpkins & Acorns

I'd like to imagine Szilla (the little duck from Linzer Lane who runs the local flower shop) making all sorts of awesome fall decorations for her store this time of year. Glittering items from nature has always been something I wanted to try, and I'd like to share with you the results of my own little crafting experiment (pictured above).

To glitter your own pumpkins and acorns, all you need is regular white glue, paintbrushes, fine glitter, disposal containers and a spoon. 

Step 1 Using a paintbrush, coat the surface you'd like to decorate completely with an even layer of white glue. Acorns and small pumpkins are great for this because they have a small handle that you can hold onto easily while glittering.

Step 2 Spoon glitter evenly over the surface of the acorn and pumpkins and let dry on a piece of non stick paper or a drying rack. This is definitely the tricky part, as you want to make sure that none of the glittered parts touch a surface directly while drying. For the acorns, simply prop them up by the 'cap' to dry, and for the pumkins, try using a wire rack. 

xo Lady Lucas