Gourd dolls

It's fun to make corn husk dolls as fall decorations or as part of a history study! Here you can find out how to make your own.

I did a little safety blog on my post, but one thing I want to tell or remind anyone that is working with gourds is to always wear a respirator and goggles. More over on my blog lol. I had such a fun time working with the alcohol inks on my gourds that I wanted to do it again. Hopefully I learned from the first couple of tries! The items needed for this project are: Proxxon MicroMot Jigsaw Proxxon MicroMot Drill Twisted Paper Alcohol Inks ( three colors that go together ) + Copper Mixative…

Sautee couple's unique pottery process uses gourds as molds.

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.

How to Clean a Hardshell Gourd: Hardshell gourds have been used as food and beverage containers, and art pieces for centuries. They are often referred to as "nature's pottery" due to their beautiful variety of shapes and hardy uses. The creative crafting possibilities of hardshell…

I'm continuing to make things more difficult for myself. I KNOW I cannot do a smooth sculpt with Paperclay and yet.....I'm going to try to get it as clean as possible. I'm using a purchased gourd that I have painted with Golden's White Block Out Paint. I use a baked polymer clay "smoother" for shaping my aluminum foil head armature. I use a Makins tool for indenting the features. I try to sculpt as much as I can in the aluminum so the head does not become too heavy. However, I can already…

Dried gourds have been used for arts and crafts since time immemorial. Here are some tips for drying gourds properly.

Easy painting with poster colours Easy painting for beginners Easy painting ideas on canvas

Make a house that is just the perfect size and shape for your lovely little peg doll friends. First: Select your gourd. I got mine from The Caning Shop in Berkeley. (By happy memory stirring coincedence, it was right behind (same building) The Gilman Street Project, which was where I first saw Nirvana, when we were all young enough that they should be playing in tiny all ages clubs.) These are Kettle and Bottle gourds. The bottle gourds were 14.00 and 9.00 being medium and small sized and…

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