Gourds diy

Gourds, due to their hard shells that last indefinitely after being cured, are popular in craft products. With gourds, you can make beautiful products such as birdhouses, decorative bowls, rattles, and more. Once the gourd has grown brown...

Gourds can be made into a variety of creations. Learn how to dry and clean gourds for crafts to use in making different DIY craft projects!

Check out my seven favorite tools I use when I am drawing on gourds. Are these on your list?

Here is a gourd project for beginning gourd carvers using a Dremel. Watch a variety of gourd techniques that will broaden your skills and I will offer some insight on the Dremel tool

I get asked this question all the time, "How do you cut open a gourd?" Watch these awesome tutorials to see how easy it is!

Lora S Irish teaches the easy steps to creating a raffia or round reed braided rim edging for your next gourd art project.

"You won't be able to stop smiling, as you watch your new feathery friends make a home in your gourd. The birdhouse can hang in a tree, shepherd hook, or outdoor porch. They can also be used as an inside decoration. I hand-painted these natural gourds that vary in size and shape. I seal the gourds with two coats of polyurethane to protect them from the outdoor elements. Natural gourd birdhouse hand-painted with a sweet land of liberty. Size approx. 12\" tall 27\" circumference. FREE…

These colorful gourd birdhouses liven up a backyard and provide a welcome resting stop for the birds. It's so easy to make, you won't have to buy one ever again: http://www.ehow.com/how_5204572_make-gourd-birdhouses.html?utm_source=pinterest.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=freestyle&utm_campaign=fanpage

This extra-large Chinese Bottle gourd has been transformed by the artist, Gloria Faith Nobrega, into an exceptional eight-legged piece of art. The gourd measures 36” around the bottom and the big guy’s head is 15 ½” around. After the octopus was wood-burned and carefully hand painted to convey the mollusk’s detail, the remaining unpainted gourd was stripped of its outer layer, then carved (stippled). Finally, the entire piece was sealed with a varnish made specifically for gourds. The gourd…

What did America's first inhabitants use for cooking and eating? What did the stranded characters of television’s Gilligan’s Island use to prepare and eat food? Taking her cue from these questions, author Angela Mohr demonstrates how to create authentic vessels by using gourds. A watering can, cooking utensils, and bowls are created in this step-by-step instruction book, as Mohr brings fun and authenticy to her gourds. Historical re-enactors will find inspiration fhere for their authentic…