Every October, pumpkins present a dilemma for dedicated Halloween decorators: should you brave the sticky pumpkin guts and carve a jack-o-lantern, or should you embrace one of many pumpkin painting ...

No-carve pumpkin ideas for safe pumpkin decorating, from pumpkin painting to mess-free, stress-free pumpkin primping. Maybe ...

The miracle of DNA has finally solved the age-old question: How did bottle gourds come to America? This plant has no wild progenitors in the Western Hemisphere. The gourd grown by early cultures in ...

Pumpkins can be a versatile addition to your fall home decor. One unexpected way to use them is as a base for a floral arrangement.(Maxim Fesenko / Getty Images/iStockphoto) Nothing heralds the start ...

“Color and imagery dance in my head, asleep or awake,” says artist Whitney Peckman on her Web site. “I cannot live long enough to give expression to all that lies behind my eyes.” Those words convey a ...

With the recent interest in creating miniature gardens, often called fairy gardens, Deb McDonnell of East Moline found a new focus her gourd art — crafting tiny fairy garden houses. McDonnell was ...

This year marks the second year in a row that Melanie Harry’s art class at Delaware’s Dempsey Middle School has participated ...

Celebrate 62 years of gourd art and culture at the Delaware County Fairgrounds with free demos, crafts and prizes.