Carve, burn, wax, varnish, and color gourds with all kinds of paints, dyes, oils, and markers to work their smooth, three-dimensional surfaces. Make toys, planters, boxes, birdhouses, lamps, holiday items, and more. "This is a collection of uncomplicated, step-by-step projects for painting or wood burning large gourds, which are fun to work with and readily available....a good selection."- Library Journal.
Gourd crafting at its best. Very well done and plenty of information for the beginner or more experienced. The talent of the gourd artist is amazing. A fun and pleasant craft and this book will be a great addition to your library.
Inspiring a crafter
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book tells you how to grow gourds, harvest them and clean them for your art work. It has detailed instructions on all the projects. I felt like I was at a dead end with my gourd crafting until I read this and it has inspired me to keep going.
Quick and easy gourd crafts
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Excellent book for beginners and non-beginners. The book shows you how to start from picking the right gourd to the finished product. It also contains allot of patterns.
Wish it were longer
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
All the ideas are good. I just wish there were more of them.
Easy Craft
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The book is written so anyone can understand. The ideas and directions are easy to follow and I did a few projects from the book. I would recommend this for beginners.
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