For Thanksgiving 2012 that is! I'm gonna opt for "SO WAY PREPARED"! I saw velvet pumpkins on someone's blog a few weeks ago and fell head over heals in love with there velvety, sultry, elegant look and I just had to figure out how to get some. If you look at the prices of them you kind of go.... Oh Hello... Expensive. So, I had to figure out how to make my own. Let me just say I can't sew, so anyone can do these.
I started searching for how I was gonna find Pumpkin Stems to make them look Real.... but Halloween and Thanksgiving were over and alas could not find them. However, all autuum stuff at Hobby Lobby was 90% off!!! Eureka I found something that I feel worked great. Notice the little spark-a-lee crocked neck squash as the stem.
Please don't look at the trashed kitchen table in the background - Artist at Work!
I'm totally in Love with these! Now I just need to find Velvet at 90% off and I can go crazy! Now that I've got this one last thing I wanted/needed to do I've got to get busy finishing up the Christmas Shopping Extravaganza! Well, perhaps it's not an Extravaganza ~ but I can dream!
Thanks everyone for dropping in to view a small piece of me and my colorful and rusty world.
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3 comments:
SZQ- just a tinsy bit wild - we have Queensland Blue pumpkins but not quite up to the colours of your velvet efforts. And forgiveness given re kitchen table - I think the rule for artists is that if there is a horizontal surface it is for use. Go well. B
B - yes a bit wild but sadly haven't found the true "turquoise" bluish/green that I grew up with in Santa Fe.
Oh!! SSQ-I LOVE these velvet pumpkins. OMG!!! They are so over the top. I think even one of them would dress up any space. I love that blue too...it would contrast with all the warm fall colors. How are you doing? I know you are busy with Xmas prep + packing +...well, I am thinking of you and sending you lots of love. We are in the same boat...so I know exactly how you feel!! xxx
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