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Author : Kas Hirst
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Gourd craft
ISBN : 1499030991
Author : Kas Hirst
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781499031034
Looking for something different to inspire the artist within you? Why not try a gourd! Theyre fun to work with, so practical, and make great gifts. You can paint, decoupage, carve, mosaic, woodburn, or leave them in their natural state. Once you start, the possibilities are endless. So for people wanting either a new craft or a new medium for an old craft, give a gourd a go! Youll be surprised and delighted with what you discover in the gourds and in yourself. Here, I show you how to grow and decorate these amazing natural art mediums. Read on.
Author : Marilynn Host
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0806944234
Step-by-step instructions explain how to complete a variety of projects using gourds of all shapes and sizes.
Author : Angela Mohr
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0764328298
In this new gourd book, author Angela Mohr demonstrates how to select and prepare gourds from the garden and demonstrates basic techniques for cleaning, shaping, and fixing gourds, which then can be decorated for everyday use, such as bowls and vases.\nThis do-it-yourself how-to is perfect for any beginning gourd artisan to learn the finer points of a gourd, fix their common flaws and put the gourds to good use as accessories around the house.
Author : Jim Widess
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-03
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1402745028
A guide to gourd pyrography--using heat to create works of gourd art--that discusses gourd prep and work basics, provides step-by-step instructions for several designs and techniques, and presents secrets from fifty artists.
Author : Jim Widess,Ginger Summit
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1402704429
Jim Widess and Ginger Summit, the best-selling authors of The Complete Book of Gourd Craft and Making Gourd Instruments, have done it again: they’ve produced another winner to delight the many crafters who work with gourds. Large, lavish, and astonishingly comprehensive, this breathtaking volume introduces every tool and every technique associated with gourd carving, offers fabulous projects that advance in difficulty, and presents a gallery of works designed to inspire. See how to choose and prepare a gourd, impress the surface with a design, and work with green gourds. The magnificent methods of decorative carving covered include fretwork, engraving, chip carving, carving with gouges, relief carving, inlay, and deep relief or sculptural carving. Throughout, color photographs of exquisite carved gourds present crafts styles from countries around the world. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.
Author : Mickey Baskett
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1402727844
New in Paper With a simple gourd, it's easy to make an astonishing variety of bowls, boxes, baskets, pitchers, and dippers, as well as musical instruments and toys. Choose from the many inviting shapes, from the kettle to the canteen, the bushel basket to the snake. Carve, burn, wax, varnish, and color them with paints, dyes, oils, and markers to work their smooth, three-dimensional surfaces. Basic, time-tested techniques for making practical works of art show you how to grow, dry, and clean them, or where to buy gourds readymade for projects such as a child's elephant pull toy, planters, lamps, and birdhouses. "[A] collection of uncomplicated, step-by-step projects for...large gourds, which are fun to work with and readily available...a good selection."--Library Journal
Author : Ginger Summit,Jim Widess
Publisher : Lark Books
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1887374558
22 projects; 55 decorative techniques; 300 inspirational designs.
Author : Sammie Crawford
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0764331248
Discover a world of enchantment and creative possibilities with Sammie Crawford, the Fairy Gourdmother.(TM) Her painting and decorating techniques, patterns, and practical instruction will have you creating masterpieces. Gourds are everywhere: in gardens, at the grocery or farmer's market, and online. Whether you create a Christmas character, a frog prince, a snowman, a mermaid, a lighthouse, or a bow-legged cowboy, you'll be smiling from start to finish. Eight step-by-step projects are shown to get you started, and there are lots of other examples to inspire your own ideas of what a gourd can be.
Author : David Macfarlane
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03
Category : Carving (Decorative arts)
ISBN : 9781402753688
Provides examples from twenty artists along with information on their tools, methods, and influences.
Author : Sue Waters
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0764313126
Discover the wonderful art of gourd carving and produce gourd-geous results in a minimal time! Gourds grow in all shapes and sizes, and no two are alike. This book shows you how to prepare a gourd for decoration, and then lets your creativity soar! Step-by-step photos and text demonstrate several techniques you could use, including carving, woodburning, painting, staining, stenciling, and pine needle weaving. 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.
Author : Susan Nonn
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0764342967
For gourd artists looking to improve their skills with the mini jigsaw with 221 colored images and step-by-step instructions for ten projects.
Author : Catherine Devine
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 076433011X
Coiling is a basketry technique used as decoration in gourd art. Step-by-step coiling techniques, as well as pattern designs, help gourd enthusiasts use coiled waxed linen and colored thread to enhance their work. 196 color photos show how to trim a gourd bowl or vase and use the coiled threads to add color to your favorite gourds. A special chart will help crafters design their own coiling patterns. Beginners and advanced workers with gourds will be inspired by this book.
Author : Lora S. Irish
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-30
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781607651697
Renowned author, Lora S. Irish, shares her secrets on creating stunning pyrography. Inside you'll find techniques, patterns, projects, and gallery.
Author : Vladimir Yarish,Flo Hoppe,Jim Widess
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1402748094
For centuries people have marveled over the beauty of plaited basketry; now readers can actually learn the skill and artistry of this craft in the comfort of their own homes. Scholar, artisan, and teacher Vladimir Yarish created all of the birch bark baskets for this book after scouring museums and archeological sites all around the world. This definitive guide focuses on the history and myriad traditional uses of birch bark, as well as general instructions for basket-making and plaiting. Get hands-on with 18 birch bark projects, both decorative and useful, including a rectangular tray, small basket with three-part braid, or an oval basket with curls. Finally, in the gallery section, take a look at plaited baskets by various artists using contemporary materials.