Halloween Pumpkin Gourd Lights Up Unique Base
This unusual Halloween gourd is just another creation in our “Shadows & Broomsticks” line that we are excited to offer! The design was a little complicated but the end results show off our efforts! Harry breathed personality into a rustic gourd by creating a carved out face that captures fun evoking folk art appeal. I accent painted the facial features to lend even more enhancement. His face lights up by way of a battery operated votive that was added to the top of his head. It has an “on and off” switch that can easily be accessed as shown in images 8, 9 & 10. I fashioned his hat from brushed cotton fabric and hand stitched “X’s” on the front using off white thread. A piece of orange and brown wool checked fabric along with orange wool yarn accents the bottom of the hat just above the brim as shown in image 11. The next step was to incorporate traditional jet black crepe paper that acts as a ruffle and resides on a disc. An old woven blanket sporting orange and brown hues was