Gourd Aliens | Halloween DIY Project
by
Mona ~ Craft Klatch
(IC: blogger)
7 Materials
I had three little gourds hanging around from last year. I didn't know if they would dry out or get mushy, but they dried out great! I bleached them and gave them a little scrubbing, let them dry out and then got to work! You can do this with large gourds and the gourds you use can be dried out or not. If they are not dried out, you probably can't save them, but if they are you can bring them out year after year!
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1. Paint your gourds whatever color you want your aliens to be. I used orange, green and purple. It will take a minimum of two coats, but plan on more, depending on the coverage you get. The orange took 3-4 coats.
Take your gourds - be sure to clean them up.
Paint them fun colors. No drab aliens here!
Cut out craft foam for feet, arms, etc.
Add pipe cleaners....
and eyes...
Now they are starting to look like aliens!
Now display them for the world to see!
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Suggested materials:
- Gourds (Farmer's market)
- Acrylic paint (Craft store)
- Googly eyes (Craft store)
- Pipe cleaners (Craft store)
- Glue (Craft store)
- Small styrofoam balls (Craft store)
- Various craft foam (Craft store)
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Published October 13th, 2016 6:59 AM
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Barbara Sullivan on Apr 26, 2020
I have few gourds I love do this lol so cute Good job
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