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Make a Seed Necklace
An Eqyptian gourd featured at the Arcadia Gourd Festival. A tiny gourd with beads around it. One of the fun things I did in my childhood was make my own necklaces from seeds. The seeds are free if you save...
1 commentGourd Santas and Snow People
Two of the best sellers in the gourd world are gourd santas and gourd snowmen and snow women. Every artist seems to put their own spin on the idea. I have no idea who came up with the first ones, but the...
7 commentsGarden Crafts: Things You Can Make to Add Whimsy to Your Garden
A blown glass sphere. Suncatcher. A birdhouse I made from a gourd. It must have been a challenge getting this birdhouse up this tree. Anyone can have a yard, but if you want an awesome garden with charm and...
6 commentsWonderful Things You Can Make Out of Gourds
Santa Gourd If you are lucky enough to live near a gourd farm, you are in for an amazing arts and crafts opportunity. And even if you don't, many gourd farms will send you gourds through the mail. Tell them...
4 commentsWoodburning Ideas For Gourds
I've been very busy lately doing woodburning, also know as pyrography, on hard shelled gourds. There are so many possibilities, I can barely get one thing half started when I've thought of three more I can...
1 commentRepotting Succulents
Every spring I go through my garden and see which succulents need to be repotted. Even though they are slow growers in general, and can handle being root bound to a degree, sooner or later they need bigger...
3 commentsExciting Yarns From Nature
Many knitters, crocheters and fiber artists prefer natural fibers. The most well known is wool. But there is also alpaca, cashmere, linen and other natural fibers. But new technology brings new innovations...
0 commentsBotanical Gardens Make For A Romantic Date
When you are short on cash but big on romantic intentions, there are still many places you can go with your beloved. One of them is a botanical garden. Most of them are nearly free to get into. Sometimes there...
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