The weather in 2012 was terrible. It wasn't a good year for wildlife, nor a good year for gourds!
My parents-in-law managed to grow some, but not as many as previous years.
So while they were on the holiday, I added extra in their gourds basket!
They even got a Golden Gourd!
They are made of air drying clay, painted with acrylic paint, and varnished.
Hope 2013 is a better year for gourds so that this basket will be plentiful...along with those never-rotting gourds.
２０１２年の天気は非常に悪かったです。野生の生き物にとっても、おもちゃかぼちゃにとっても、悪い年でした。
わたしの義理の両親は、毎年豊作のおもちゃかぼちゃを玄関に飾ってますが、今年は不況。
というわけで、彼らが旅行中に増やしておきました！
金色のひょうたんまでも。
紙粘土、アクリル絵の具、ニス、でできてます。
腐ることの無いおもちゃかぼちゃとともに、２０１３年はこのカゴがいっぱいになるといいですね。