For a while I had been seeing these little gourds at the Dollar Tree. I would put them in my basket and at the last second I would take them out before check out because I wasn’t sure what to do with them. Finally, I just went ahead and bought them! It was only a dollar and for that price I knew I could come up with something! Of course my go-to way of decorating is twine! Twine is the perfect way to hide something that is ugly or shouldn’t normally be displayed – such as these Twine Wrapped Tin Cans.

 

 

These Twine Gourds could be used in so many ways, such as décor for a fall or thanksgiving party or they could be used as place cards at a table!

 

What you’ll need:

Little Gourds – plastic or styrofoam

Twine

Hot glue gun with glue

Scissors

Glitter and Elmer’s Clear Glue or Glitter Glue – optional

 

 

First, take the end of the twine and place it on a dab of hot glue at the base or the top of the gourd.Wrap the twine around the gourd, using the hot glue gun as needed.

I usually add some hot glue, wrap a few times, add some more hot glue, and wrap more, continuing this process until I have completed the gourd. Once the gourd is completely covered in twine use the scissors to cut off the excess twine and glue the end down.

 

 

For a few of the gourds I started at the base, but I decided that some of them – due to their shape – looked better if I started at the top. In the picture above the gourd on the left was started at the top and the gourd on the right was started at the bottom.

 

 

I then decided to add some glitz to a couple of the gourds. I didn’t have any festive Glitter Glue on hand so I used Elmer’s Clear Glue and Glitter to give it a special touch!

 

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I’d love to see your Twine Gourds! Show off your DIY fall decor on Instagram with the hashtag #DomesticallyBlissful and you might find your picture featured on DB’s Instagram! 

 

 

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