How to paint gourds tutorials

Wash & dry your gourds for birdhouses & other crafts Gourds have beautiful, hard shells and unique shapes that make them popular in crafting projects, like birdhouses and decorative bowls. If you're drying gourds, it's super easy to clean...

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

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

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A gourd is vegetable that is closely related to the squash and the pumpkin. Gourds are very versatile when used as decorations due to the variety of shapes and colors they come in. They are very popular as Autumn centerpieces and in...

Rick Aragón takes you through his process of how to paint a gourd with acrylics using several easy painting techniques. With video and tips from me, you can create your own version.

DIY GOURD CRAFT- Simple yarn bowl made using a harvested gourd and minimal tools. Easy 30 minute craft is a perfect gift for the knitter in your life.

The birdhouse hole size chart below is meant to be a general guideline of how each species of bird prefer their home. Individual birds may use an entrance hole slightly smaller or larger than the size listed. Buy the next size up if you don’t see one that matches exactly. All of the birds listed below are cavity nesting birds ... Read More

Are you new to gourd art? or been creating gourd art or other art and wondered how to use alcohol inks but may of thought working in this medium may be hard ...

This is the first in a series of step-by-step tutorials on creating a beautiful piece of gourd art. See and read here on how to make your own art.

How to stain natural gourds for fall. We will be using these gourds in our fall mantel decor.

The Outlining Technique allows us to use images on a round surface that can be colored with media. Gourd artist depend on this basic skill. Learn how!

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I used an amazing thick gourd from Welburn Gourd Farm and their GourdMaster transparent acrylics and liquid gold leaf to create this gourd art bowl. Normally I travel to the local gou…

Ways to improve your gourd pyrography by Jenn Avery

Growing The Gourds Growing your own ornamental gourds and making a birdhouse gourd is great fun and surprisingly easy. And it makes a great natural addition to a bird garden. I grew our own birdhouse gourds from seed very easily. Although I started the seeds indoors I’m not sure that is really necessary and in... Read more »

You've purchased some gourds and are ready to create! First, you'll need to clean the mold and grime off the outside. Read how to here.

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