halloween gourd candydish
Lord love a duck, peoples. I have been off window shopping through some of my favorite websites. And like always happens when I do that, I get a bee in my bonnet for these absolutely adorable items that are so outrageously priced! For example, I have a necklace I will be showing you later tonight. I *know* that necklace cost less than ten American dollars to make (and that is if you do not get a discount from your jewelry pieces supplier) and the store was charging sixty dollars. No way. Absolutely no way.
Now I want to give gifts as much as the next person and probably more. I am insane during the holiday season because I am just one of those lucky people that absolutely loves to put together gifts for people. I love it!! I love the creativity, I love the matching little boxes and bags, I love the sparkle of glitter and the smell of baking cookies, the glisten of a great looking jar of preserves. Oh, it all floats my boat in ways that just should not be legal.
So, with a frustrated bee in my bonnet, I decided to show you gentle people what wonderful ideas are out there, if you but take a deep breath and be willing to risk having something look silly.
Exhibit A up today is a loverly gourd that has been made into a wonderful jack o’lantern candy dish. I do not know how it works out for everyone else, but every year, I am always looking for a new (or different) candy dish. (Shh, do not tell my husband but one of my many secret fantasies is to deck out my sweet little house in the most morbid and gruesome manner available for the Halloween holiday. I love Halloween - it is the start of my three month fantasy season [the trinity of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas - ahhh]).
I have found these dried gourds unfinished at farmers markets and even my local grocery store. They should be showing up any minute now for the autumn season. For skilled people, you could cut this gourd with a jigsaw, but for the professionally accident prone (I am a founding member of that particular society), I avoid power tools whenever possible and stick with a simple exacto knife (a sharp almost scapel like knife for those that have not seen x-acto knives). A wee bit (or more) of your handy dandy craft paint and you have yourself a wonderful candy dish. And, you have a great gift for your neighbors and your family. Because we try to practice safe trick-or-treating, I know that nephews and nieces and godchildren will find their way to our safe door, and these candy dishes would make a welcome gift for all the parents.
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