How cute is this entertaining idea from Better Homes and Gardens? Add some fall festivity to the table by serving snacks in the gourds, rather than surrounded by them! I love the detail it adds to the table.

Wouldn’t it be even more fun to make a fall soup and serve it to each guest in one of those gourds? Or to get even more creative, I would serve a dip in the cut-out gourd and then do the same thing to a large pumpkin, line it with saran wrap and use it as a chip bowl. And then use the pumpkin bowl for Halloween candy. And just as I was wondering how a hollow pumpkin would work as a punch bowl… I found one on Pinterest, also from Better Homes and Gardens!

I love these festive ideas – and how relatively simple they are to make!

What other ideas do you have for hollow pumpkins and gourds?

[Images both from BHG.com]

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It’s Friday so let’s have some fun today.  Like many of you I’m sure, there are quite a few home and design blogs that I read daily. In the last few days or so, I came upon several very interesting (ok odd) home decorating decisions. Here are two of the “best”.  I hope you enjoy –

This first one comes from one of my daily reads Freshome. Someone in Mexico really likes Louis Vuitton that’s for sure.   Definitely different, besides the obvious fact that this is an odd decorating choice for sure, I’m impressed that someone took the time to paint the LV logo on his/her entire exterior. From that perspective it’s pretty impressive, though I’m pretty sure this is not what the people at Louis Vuitton had in mind when this now iconic design was first conceived.

This tribute to Star Wars comes from Unplggd. While I’m sure plenty of guys who grew up with Star Wars still hold a special place for it, this one takes it to a whole new level. These are only two images from the home, but I assure you each and every room is decked out in full Star Wars décor. Wow. That’s really all I can say about this.

Happy Friday and I’ll see you back here on Monday!  If you come across any more really strange décor choices, please send them my way!