Antique Corn Dryer Primitive Gourds Autumn Mittens

Autumn reminds me of sweater and mitten weather especially when the evenings start getting chilly and the winds pick up. I was able to find some hand knit mittens, a corn dryer as well as special gourds I try to keep on hand. These ingredients I used cook up a special Fall offering I hope you enjoy! The antique corn dryer is in good condition and has ten spikes to accommodate ten traditional pieces of corn but I had more of an nontraditional idea in mind. The first pair of hand knit, wool baby mittens sports a chocolate brown and oatmeal color including cornflower blue and tan flecks. I used autumn prairie flowers as a colorful accent and tied them onto the front using hand-spun wool. The second pair of mittens lends an earthy squash green stripe with a pretty wheat contrasting stripe. These mittens were dressed with another variety of prairie flowers and were attached in the same manner. The wee gourd bowl has been generously filled with pine cones, wispy yellow flowers and a felted a