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| I have gourds. Medium sized and smaller ones that I'm looking to decorate for spring and summer. My hope is to sell them this year in late April I have all kinds of good ideas for fall, but not for spring. Ideas? Pictures would be even better. Sweet smile. My little spot NOW SHIPPING: soy candles, mango body butter, and peppermint foot cream |
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| Thanks for stopping by, Trish...I am on my laptop (75th BD gift) so don't have access to my gourd pictures...tomorrow is my Gourd Group meeting and I will take my camera. Do you have a woodburner? Lots of nice art work with those. Jo |
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| I don't, but my son does. I bet he'll let me borrow it- great idea!! That got my thinking cap on! My little spot NOW SHIPPING: soy candles, mango body butter, and peppermint foot cream |
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| Here is a gourd one of my friends brought to me today... I am in charge of the Fellowship table at Church Sunday...not only is it Valentine;s day...but it is our Western Sunday too...So I wanted to decorate the table with the Cowboy Poetry days theme "Cowboys and Sweethearts....She made me a gourd with a cowboy and a cowgirl burned in the gourd,,,then cut out hearts and covered the cut outs with stained glass...a little battery candle goes inside...
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| the heart side...
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| I had invited a gal I met at a craft show to come to our gourd group today...here is a gourd she brought for "show & tell"
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| Side view...
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| Jo- Thanks!! That last one is perfect- very spring-y. Now to find time to do it!! My little spot NOW SHIPPING: soy candles, mango body butter, and peppermint foot cream |
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| I paint birdhouse gourds and like to paint them with flowers like sunflowers and bees or pansies, or roses. This gourd I've added butterflies on it. This is a gift for a friend.
Tahlmorra lujhala mei wiccan (The fate of a man rests always within the hands of the gods) |
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| I love the flowers and colors...just one comment...isn't the hole a little big for a bird? I'll have to find that sheet that tells what size holes should be for different birds... One year I saw a bigger bird go into a House Wrens nest and destroy her eggs...mean old bird!!  |
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| The hole is 2 inches, which works fine for the birds around here. For the smaller birds I do smaller holes. Some times I also put a perch on the front of the gourd for the birds to sit on. Marti Tahlmorra lujhala mei wiccan (The fate of a man rests always within the hands of the gods) |
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| That's a good size....yes, a perch is handy. My 2 story bird house never got a tenant last year,,,then a man told me to put a wee drop of vanilla on a cotton ball inside...I'll try that this year.. jo |
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| Hi there Trish, Lots of good idea's Jo. I've seen some hung like Chili Ristras in long reams. I guess they have to be kind of in the medium to small size, but they look great with some twine string and raffia as the leaves. Just make sure they are sealed and hung where the rain doesn't hit them and they will last for a very long time (Many years) you may have to reseal them every year to have them keep their sheen. I luv gourds. |
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| Here are a few I saw at a Craft Show in North Carolina. Sorry I didnt get the gentlemans name! I was so impressed! I wanted them all.
My path is never blocked, it just needs sweeping! |
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| More Gourd Crafters in North Georgia.
My path is never blocked, it just needs sweeping! |
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| I think they should have been called Gourd Colorists... arent they beautiful!
My path is never blocked, it just needs sweeping! |
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| ..and one more!
My path is never blocked, it just needs sweeping! |
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| Euafaula, those apples look good enuff to eat..!! great job they did, thanks for posting these photos.. |
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Oh my goodness! I adore ALL of them..Thanks you so much.  |
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| I LOVE the floral cutout gourd, I never would have thought about that. But the colored ones, those are to cool. How are they doing that? The apples I guess is just an all over stain but the others...an airbursh? And what sort of stains would you use, I just love the color on the apple gourds. |
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