She used a kitchen knife, tempera paint, and stamp pad ink.
People love to whack up orange gourds, as the site pointed out.
Everyone needs some fun sometime--to get their creative freak on.
In DC, they used to feed pumpkins to the elephants at the zoo--they had a good time, too.
For more great gourd savaging, go to: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20750271_30044220,00.html
May not be up long--this fun comes but once a year.
