Jared, being more aware than I, noticed that the fruit on the plant was shaped like a gourd. Then a light went on in my head: I had planted some swan gourds in that patch before I planted the green beans. I had given them some time to come up, but they never had, so I thought they were duds and went ahead and planted the beans.
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I am really excited for these gourds! You can paint them to look like swans and use them as fall decorations. I always have good intentions of planting decorative gourds and corn but never do. But this year will be different!
Oh! I just remembered something else I was going to tell you. I found two cute pattern books over the past couple of days at artsy-crafty babe's blog.
The first one is this one:
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Tiny Yarn Animals: Amigurumi Friends to Make and Enjoy.
You can look at the book at amazon.com, and take a look at her blog for some finished animals.
The other book is pretty little purses and pouches. I found it advertised on the left hand column of her blog, but you can see it at amazon.com too.
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I just might have to try my hand at these!
I hope that you find some excitement in the little things today, too!
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I too found that cute book off of Artsy Crafty Babe. I think I'm gonna buy the book and work on those animals this winter.
ReplyDeleteSwan gourds are neat.
I didn't know you crocheted (spelling?)
ReplyDeleteoooh! I can't wait to see how those turn out! I've always wanted to have a garden!
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