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Golden Gourds Place Settings and Centerpiece
We love using autumn squash and gourds to create inexpensive holiday centerpieces. This year we tried spray-painting them a lovely gold finish to take them to the next level. The rich metallic hue created an ideal centerpiece for the holidays. It’s almost too simple!
Follow along to create your own unique place setting.
Step 1You will need craft paper to protect your work surface and a metallic spray paint. Purchase gourds of varying sizes and shapes for the most interest and appeal. Wash and dry them well.
Step 2 Evenly spray the gourds with a coat of spray paint. Allow the gourds dry for 1-2 hours then spray the other side or any spots that you might have missed. Allow to completely dry.
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By JUDY JONES on November 27, 2012
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By CRISTINA MARTINEZ AVILA on November 17, 2012
I have also used art glitter on my gourds and they make a gorgeous centerpiece.
By Anonymous on November 16, 2012
Hi Paula, Have a great Thanksgiving! Bill and I will be in Texas.... Sure like all your "hints" for good cookin... God Bless, Lynn and Bill Sasser
By Lynn Sasser on November 16, 2012
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Everyone calls Paula dean because i cook for friends and family and they say i talk like Paula tho i am 71and never as pretty as Paula i want to be like Paula i love her and her family
normal maskell in The Great Party Challenge on June 12, 2013 at 10:11 am
Susan Lott is a great party planner! She has tons of great ideas that she needs to share with the online world. I have been begging her to start a Facebook page or Etsy account. The graduation gift that she made me was hand drawn with my name and different definitions for each letter. She framed it and I cherish it.....I also would have paid about $50 for it in a store. Thanks for sharing her idea but this idea is nothing compared to some of her other quick and money saving tips! You should hire her for your creative team!
Love you Susu!
Adrienne Hilliard in Baby Showers and Sprinkles on June 11, 2013 at 10:55 pm
I love this idea!! It is too cute! 
Sandi K in Baby Showers and Sprinkles on June 11, 2013 at 4:04 pm
This summer I got two fruit trees a peach and a pear I have a cherry tree int the front yard I got last year praying to live in a place with better weather all the time Banana's would be fun to have as well as olives
bonnieford in Paula’s Fruit Trees on June 10, 2013 at 3:12 pm
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