Pumpkin Inspiration in Arts & Crafts

With the coming of fall in New England, orange pumpkins make their appearance in fields, at farmstands, on porches, as jack-o-lanterns, and in recipes.  We associate them with this time of year and use pumpkin designs and colors in our crafts and decorations.

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How does Pumpkin Time inspire you?

• Colors in decorating
• Colors and designs in fabric art
• Pumpkin collages
• Pumpkin and fall inspired book, like my poetry and autumn one
• Pumpkin stories like my “Mama’s Prize Pumpkin” in my anthology, Tales of Adventure & Discovery.
• As the subject of poetry written by children and adults, such as that I teach in my workshops
• Jack-o-Lanterns, both carved and painted
• Table decorations and centerpieces
• Costumes for Halloween
• Oil and Watercolor paintints
• Fabric designs