Gourd Craft Books
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Designs for Pyrography and Other Crafts by Norma Gregory This copyright collection of designs is an excellent source book for all craft people. Designs include motifs, boxes, borders and swags that are easy to mix & match, combine or tailor to any particular project. Specific subjects include butterflies, birds and insects, buildings, country scenes trees, flowers and fruit as well as lettering and celebrations & more. Easy to understand instructions illuminate methods of transferring, enlarging and reducing the patterns to fit the individual artist�s piece. Also includes advice on shading, creating shadows, perspective and adding & mixing color using various paints. $15.95 |
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Gourd Art Basics C. Angela Mohr This book is perfect for any beginning gourd artisan to learn how to select and prepare gourds. Demonstrations of basic techniques for cleaning, shaping and fixing gourds is also well demonstrated. $17.99 |
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Decorating Gourds Sue Waters Discover the wonderful art of gourd carving and produce gourd-geous results in a minimal time! Step by step photos and text demonstrate several techniques you could use, including carving, woodburning , painting, staining and more. The projects covered here include vessels, a hanging potpourri, and an adorable Santa Claus. Patterns are included to get you started, and a color photo gallery displays finished projects. $17.95 |
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Coiled Designs for Gourd Art Catherine Devine Coiling is a basketry technique used here as decoration in Gourd Art. Step by step coiling techniqes, as well as some patters, will help the gourd enthusiast to use coiled wax linen and color thread designs in their work. Approximately 196 color photos are featured. Both beginners and advanced workers with gourd will benefit from this DIY book. $17.99 |
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Making Gourd Ornaments Angela Mohr Great ideas for holiday decorating and gift giving. This book gives detailed steps fo make surprisingly simple and more challenging ornaments for the festive seasons. Birdhouses, angels, snowmen, and more - with readily available tools and supplies already in your home or garage. The many bits of information will provide much inspiration for future ideas and projects. $15.95 |
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Gourd Crafts for the first time Marilynn Host Opening this book will take you on a journey in techniques for beginners on to advanced. With each technique there will be an exciting project to complete, from ladles to birdhouses. As your skills progress you will use them on pieces that are increasingly complex and intricate. $28.95 |
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Chip-Carving Gourds Marilyn Rehm One U-shaped wood gouge, one basic chip, one staining technique combined with natures's ample supply of intriguing gourds and you can create stunning bowls, birdhouses and ornaments. Chip carving on gourds is a gentle, relaxing handcraft that both beginners and seasoned gourd crafters can learn and enjoy $17.99 |
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Dyes & Paints Kathy James This workshop series will help unlock the mysteries of choosing and using dyes and paints. From food dyes, markers to polishes and waxes, this will help clarify different uses. $7.99 |
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How to Weave Decorative Sinew Kathy James Ten pages of instructions including stitch worksheets, centering ruler as well as dreamcatcher instructions $7.99 |
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New Gourd Art with Ink Dyes Maria Dellos Your artistic imagination and creativity will be released after reading this book. Secretes of using powder pigments and new fade resistant inks will be revealed. Techniques from, burning, sanding, recessing and stamping will be sure to inspire you! $21.99 |
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The Complete Guide to Chip Carving Wayne Barton Wayne Barton's techincal knowledge, design skills, and ability to teach others are unsurpassed. Barton describes how to use all the essental tools, matereials and woods. He then shows how to create borders, grids, rosettes, free form and positivbe image design and lettering using dozens of photos and detailed directions. This woodworking book is very informative. $22.95 |
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Gourd Fun Sammie Crawford Nineteen projects for painting and decorating gourds.Includes eight step by step projects to show you how , plus plenty more examples to inspire your own ideas of what a gourd can be. $24.99 |
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Gourd Crafts Ro Shillingford Over 220 clear color photos and concise text explain how to create gourd birdhouse, bowls, apple boxes, whimsy bird vases and scarecrow roly-polys. Decorating gourds is addressed in detail, including coloring, burning, decorative carving and finishing techinques. Also esential information on growing, curing and cleaning gourds of different types. $17.95 |
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Making Drums Dennis Waring Try numerous ways, both ancient and contemporary, to construct a variety of drums. This book offers drum making basics to drum project examples $16.95 |
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Historic Gourd Craft C. Angela Mohr Did you ever wonder what the country's first inhabitants used for cooking and eating? Or what the stranded characters of television's Gilligan's Island used to prepare and eat food? Taking her cue from the 1970s show, author Angela Mohr demonstrates how drama and history enthusiasts can create authentic accessories from Gourds. From a watering can, to cooking utensils, to bowls, Mohr brings fun and authenticy to her gourd creations. $17.95 |
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The Complete Book of Gourd Craft by Ginger Summit & Jim Widess Imagination and artistry best describes this well-written craft book. Suitable for the novice or the seasoned craft person, this book describes techniques and ideas on how to use your dried gourds. Topics cover colour, pyrography and carving, basketry and weaving, and collage and decoupage. $21.95 |
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Making Gourd Musical Instruments by Ginger Summit and Jim Widess If you've ever made a grade school drum, you know the fascination of making musical instruments. Learn how to make more than 60 string, wind and percussion instruments, with hints on how to play them and historical information. An ideal book for the musician, craft person or teacher. $19.95 |
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The Weekender Crafter by Ginger Summit An excellent book for beginners or for those trying new techniques! Featuring 20 easy projects with step by step instructions. This book covers the basics including beading, carving, woodburning, painting & dying and the designs offered are very pleasing. A perfect addition to any gourders' book collection! $14.95 |
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The Complete Book of Gourd Carving by Jim Widess & Ginger Summit This excellent book is the first carving book dedicated to carving on gourds. It is a how-to book for fretwork, engraving, linear carving, gouge work, relief carving & inlay using hand tools & powered rotary carvers. The complete Book of Gourd Carving includes the work of 92 artists and 625 fabulous photographs plus step-by-step photographic instructions. Easy to read and enjoy - 192 pages / Softcover $18.95 |
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Making Gourd Dolls & Spirit Figures Ginger Summit & Jim Widess This book offers the artist a variety of classic techniques and projects to help create their own heritage gourd and spirit dolls. With it's gallery of inspiring work by talented artists, this beauiful book is sure to inspire you. $30.95 |
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Beyond the Basics - Gourd Art David Macfarlane This truly amazing book brings together over 20 inventive artists. Along the way, the artists will teach you new and inventive techniques to help you master some sophisticated projects. You will never look at gourd art the same way after reading this book. It will inspire both the novice and the professional artist alike. $13.95 |
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Quick & Easy Gourd Crafts Mickey Basket This book is packed full of fun and easy projects by six different artists. You'll find clear and excellent directions for all the projects, and you'll learn the skills needed to embellish gourds with paint and by woodburning. Clear patterns will teach you a variety of techniques to produce both whimsical and sophisticated designs. $19.95 |
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Pine Needle Coiling on Gourds - Book 1 Rhoda Forbes Award-winning artist Rhoda Forbes combines two of Mother Nature's gifts, the hard shelled gourd and pine needles. Start your journey with tips and techniques from "basic open coiling" to "go wild with open coiling", using six patterns you'll explore and master. With Rhoda's knowledge and clear instructions you're on your way to mastering a variety of beautiful techniques. $16.00 |
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Mother Nature's Canvas...The Gourd Rhoda Forbes Explore 11 beautiful projects, gourd trivia and helpful hints for your gourding pleasure, from award-winning artist Rhoda Forbes. The beautiful and clear directions make these gourd projects not only easy, but fun to follow. You'll learn easy-to-understand techniques such as pyro engraving, painting, guilders paste and more. With her guidance and skills, you are on your way to developing your own original pieces. $16.00 |
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Celtic Knotwork Sheila Sturrock This beautiful book displays a gallery of over 200 designs for pyrography and painting. Discover how to plot designs to fit any shape and how to add colour to give a truly Celtic brilliance to your gourds. $18.95 |
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How to Clean and Cut Gourds Kathy James Get answers to these questions: How do I know when a gourd is dry? How do I remove the black mold stains? How do I cut an opening or remove the top. How do I make the inside safe for edibles. These questions and more will be answered in this easy to follow and understand workshop series. $7.99 |
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HOW TO MAKE A TRADITIONAL SHEKERIE by Kathy James Shekeries, or African gourd rattles, have been used for centuries as musical instruments. Step by step instructions for basic shekeries plus several variations. Many unique instructional aids, such as beading grids and materials estimation techniques. $7.99 |
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How to Draw & Woodburn Egg Gourds Kathy James Special techniques to be used on the hen-egg shaped gourds. This workbook teaches the techniques for partitioning and creating symmetrical geometrics on an egg gourd. Tricks for successfully "eyeballing" measurements. $7.99 |
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How to Weave Pine Needle Rims Kathy James Step by step instruction for attaching a pine needle rim on a gourd. Includes harvesting and dyeing details. $7.99 |
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How to Draw & Woodburn Feathers on a Gourd Kathy James Introductory and advanced pyrography techniques. You will learn fine lined bird feathers and the nuances of creating gourd designs that have a very realistic look. $7.99 |
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How to Draw & Woodburn Mushrooms Kathy James Mushroom scenery, and many styles of mushrooms (whimsical or realistic) and forest scenes. Tips on interesting shading and creating natural settings. $7.99 |
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30 Gourd Rims Kathy James Techniques, drawings, and ideas for both traditional and unique rim treatments. A resource of ideas for experienced gourders. Many have step by step instructions, with color photographs and/or drawings. $7.99 |
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Gourds Bonnie Gibson This beautiful hard cover book is full of Southwest gourd techniques and projects from simple to sophisticated $31.95 |
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Gourd Pyrography Jim Widess This inspring book offers readers step by step instructions on how to create works of art. $18.95 |
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Play Your Gourd Alycin Hayes A practical beginner's guide to playing gourd percussion instruments. $7.99 |
