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The Challenge: Stay away from the craft stores for ONE WHOLE YEAR! This, my friends, is a challenge for me. My craft room is ridiculously overflowing. I LOVE thinking/finding new fun crafts to create and then going to the store to collect the supplies. Unfortunately, many of these projects never get finished; some never even get started. So here I am, challenging myself to not buy any craft supplies and yet still create crafts everyday!
The Exceptions: Inevitably I will need to purchase things like adhesives, glue, and thread. Well maybe not thread... Also gifts are allowed. If a family or friend feels so inclinded to send me a gift of crafts supplies who am I to refuse? I may not finish a project a day, but I will at least try. I have two small children who take up most of my time. I also enjoy other crafts like quilting. Therefore, sometimes the projects just won't get done in a day. But, I promise to try my best!

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Day 31: Gourd Art

I have always wanted to paint and decorate a gourd. So today we went over to my brother's backyard and raided his gourd supply he had drying out. I looked up how to clean them and it was suggested to soak them in soap, water and bleach for an hour then scrub. What a pain! We ended up also using a fine grade sandpaper to help scrub off the mold and sand down some of the bumps.
Below is a picture of the skeleton and russian doll gourds I painted, plus the gourd my four year old painted!


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