Basically Myra » pumpkins http://www.basicallymyra.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Pumpkins http://www.basicallymyra.com/2010/10/12/pumpkins/ http://www.basicallymyra.com/2010/10/12/pumpkins/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:39:52 +0000 nmyra http://www.basicallymyra.com/?p=514 I love decorating as most of you do know.  With the weather changing and harvest season upon us, what better way to welcome autumn than with rich hues of yellow, red and orange.  A simple and cost effective way to get into the spirit is to creatively decorate with pumpkins and gourds.  Whether you just mix and match a few out on your front steps or decide to go all out creatively, you’ll definitely have some festive decor to carry you from Halloween through Thanksgiving.  Here are some of my favorite pumpkin design ideas to date.

Toadstool Pumpkins

Toadstool Pumpkins

Mini Pumpkins with Ribbons

Darling Ribbon Wrapped Mini Pumpkins

Peekaboo Pumpkins

Peek-a-boo Pumpkins

Gilded Pumpkins

Gilded Pumpkins

Scarecrow Pumpkin

Cutie Scarecrow Pumpkin

These are all too cute.  Can’t wait to get my hands dirty and start on some of these.  First up, gilded pumpkins!

Images via Martha Stewart and Good Housekeeping

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Gourds

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