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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Phew! thank goodness. I was born in South Africa and real little gourds were often available for table centrepieces, etc. In fact, I have some decorated with Zulu beadwork which are rather lovely.
It just occurred to me that you have not said whether there was flesh in the gourds. If so, they may begin to “smell” because the flesh would rot in time! Please tell me they are hollow….
These little gourds were made out of styrofoam – all 5 for $1! I would definitely not suggest using real ones. Little plastic gourds would work well too! 🙂