Painted gourds

Halloween gourd

These adorable giraffe figurines have precious, innocent faces and long, curving necks that make them beautiful and cute at the same time. You'll love the angles and curves of their necks -- unique and individual, as only gourds and giraffes can be. Each gourd is chosen for its shape -- a round body and a long neck. For the head, I use a mini-bottle gourd, which looks like a two-ball snowman, and attach it to the neck with glue. A bit of putty helps hide the seam between the gourds. (Now and…

How to Make a Beautiful Gourd Birdhouse Every morning I wake up at 7 AM and drink a cup of black coffee. I sit in my recliner with my feet up and watch the birds play in my red gourd birdhouse as the sun rises behind them. I tap dance to my chair each morning with excitement wondering what my ... Read More

These Winter Miniatures can be lit by purchasing a battery operated tea light.

Hello friends...welcome back to my nest. I hope everyone on the east coast survived hurricane Irene this past weekend. In my part of Virginia we got some wind and a good amount of rain, but nothing dangerous. Before Irene, you can see the storm clouds beginning to roll in. However, she was gone almost as quickly as she came. Prayers go out for the lost lives that were reported. * * On to the 'gourd' part of my post... My sweet friend Phyliss gave me some gourds a few years back. I painted a…

When I saw some gourd seed packets & some painted gourds someone had painted, I said, "I can do that" and my daughter Laurie said, "Gourds, oh gourds". Thus th…

This is a PDF download painting pattern which you can download after checking out from your confirmation page. Pattern includes step-by-step photos, supply list, text instructions, and line drawing to trace. 11 pages. Tutorial to paint a sunflowers on a gourd ... shown painted on 10" tall gourd that measures 25" in circumference, but this would work on any surface of your choice. Two drawings included are approx. 8.5" wide and 5" wide. DecoArt Americana and Folkart Acrylics. Americana…

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