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 | 45 OTHER CRAFTS | Decorating Gourds: Carving, Burning, Paint- ing and More. Sue Waters. Produce gourd-geous results in minimal time! Step-by-step photos and text demonstrate several techniques for decorating gourds, including carving, wood burning, 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 • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •190 color photos•48pp. •978-0-7643-1312-7•PB•$14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Creative Rims for Gourd Art. Marianne Barnes. Through more than 200 color images and tutorials from contributing artists, learn how to finish the rims of many gourd bowls using chip stone, tubular beading, paper, coiling, leather, wire, clay, pine needle, and flowers—or just leave the rim natural. Rims can be very simple or extremely elaborate. A gallery of completed works will inspire your own creative ideas • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 205 color photos • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-4614-9 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Cut-out Gourd Techniques. Susan Nonn. This book was written for gourd artists looking to improve their skills with the mini jigsaw with 221 colored images and step-by-step instructions for ten projects. By working through these projects, artists will build their confidence in using the mini-saw to execute techniques such as cutting tighter lines, cutting through a tight curve, and cutting 90-degree angles • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 221 color photos • 96 pp. •978-0-7643-4296-7•PB•$19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Coiled Designs for Gourd Art. Catherine Devine. 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 coiled threads to add color to your favorite gourds. A special chart will help crafters design their own coiling patterns • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 209 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643- 3011-7 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Creating Bottles with Gourds and Fiber. Jim Widess. This new DIY guide shows how different forms of fiber have been used to tie a loop around the neck or waist of a gourd, or to weave an intricate basket structure to hold the handle. With more than 350 color images and step-by-step instructions, sev- en projects are based on water containers from around the world • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •350 color images•96pp.•978-0-7643-3866-3•PB•$19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Creating Gourd Birds with the Fairy Gourd- mother®. Sammie Crawford. The Fairy Gourdmoth- er® returns with another brilliant step-by-step guide to crafting with gourds, and this time it’s for the birds! Follow along as she walks you through building and decorating twelve feathered friends, from the austere Edgar Allen Crow to a super cute pop-up birdie toy. Ideal for gourders of all ages, this latest how-to is sure to help your gourding skills take flight • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 220+ color photos • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-3735-2 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Creating Wall Pockets: 10 Gourd Projects to Paint and Hang. Sammie Crawford. Featuring 125 full-color photos, this guide helps beginner and ad- vanced painters alike to create 10 different wall pockets—gourds shaped to form useful, decorative storage on your indoor and outdoor walls. Expert gourd crafter Crawford offers detailed color palettes, supply lists, tips, and step-by-step painting guidance • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 125 color images • 56 pp. •978-0-7643-5020-7•PB•$16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD Creative Embellishments for Gourd Art. Mar- ianne Barnes. Through 300 color images and tuto- rials from several contributing artists, see how em- bellishments can add variety to your gourds. Beads, metal, wire, clay, antlers, and other art mediums are among the featured items used to give character to a gourd mask, dress up your gourd doll, or add the final touch to your gourd with jewelry • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 300 color images, 33 b/w patterns • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-4492-3 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Chip-Carving Gourds: Advanced Techniques. Marilyn Rehm. See what a gourd and a chisel can make and learn that chip-carving has never been so easy. This step-by-step guide, with 229 color photo- graphs, demonstrates the many ways to decorate a gourd with only the simplest of tools. Includes 10 projects ranging from bowls, birdhouses, and jewel- ry to ornaments and a gallery of completed works • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 229 color photos • 64 pp. •978-0-7643-3289-0•PB•$14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99CAD Doodling Borders for Wood Burning, Gourds & Drawing. Bettie Lake. Learn techniques for using resin inlay with gourds and wood projects, including carving, mixing, insetting, sanding, and polishing. Instructions and original designs, and an extensive gallery of gourd and wood turned art, will inspire readers to add personal touches to their projects • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 203 color photos & draw- ings•56pp.•978-0-7643-4750-4•PB•$12.99/£11.99 / 17.99 CAD Gourd Art Basics: The Complete Guide to Cleaning, Preparation and Repair. C. Angela Mohr. Learn how to select and prepare gourds to make home accessories such as bowls and vases. Author Angela Mohr demonstrates the aspects of cleaning and gutting gourds, and fixing gourds, for everyday use. 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. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •159 images • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-2829-9 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Gourd Crafts: 6 Projects & Patterns. Ro Shill- ingford. Over 220 color photos and text guide read- ers through every step needed to create gourd bird houses, bowls, apple boxes, whimsy-bird vases, ewers, and scarecrow roly-polys. The text provides information on growing, curing, and cleaning gourds. Cutting and cleaning techniques, how to transfer pattern drawings, and gourd decoration are covered • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 222 images • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-2825-1 • PB • $15.00 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD Gourd Fun for Everyone. Sammie Crawford. Paint- ing and decorating techniques, patterns, and practi- cal instruction will have you creating masterpieces. 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 • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •239 color photos •128pp. • 978-0-7643-3124-4 • PB • $22.99 / £20.99 / 31.99 CAD Gourd Lights: How to Make 9 Beautiful Lamp and Lantern Projects. Susan Nonn. Written for anyone wanting to build a beautiful, one-of-a-kind gourd lamp, these 9 step-by-step projects include lamps with bases, gourd lamp shades, and wall sconces. Every step is detailed with photos and clear instructions. Also featured: a glossary of light/lamp components, a resource list of where to find the supplies, and an inspirational photo gallery • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 202 color images • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-5429-8 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Gourd Puppets and Dolls: A Do-It-Yourself for Crafters. C. Angela Mohr. These projects join two age-old skills: gourding and sewing. With simple techniques, you can combine gourds with a cloth body to make dolls or puppets to enjoy or give as gifts. Learn how to make a gourd ragdoll, reversible dolls, marionettes, even bobble gourdheads! • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 233 images • 64 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2868-8 • PB • $15.00 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD Gourds in Motion: Simple Techniques to Make Gourd Projects Move. C. Angela Mohr. Bring new direction and inspiration to your gourd crafts by adding motion! Four motions—spinning, jumping, up and down, and rise and drop—bring dynamism and joy to gourd art. Clear directions and step-by-step photos walk you through specific projects and open your creative talents to exploration and innovation • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 160 color images • 80 pp. •978-0-7643-5832-6•PB•$19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99CAD Making Gourd Bowls with the Fairy Gourd- mother®. Sammie Crawford. Make eight colorful bowls in this new DIY book from the Fairy Gourd- mother®, from a ghastly witch, to laughing clowns, Christmas balls to Easter eggs, and hearts to seashells. Ideal for the aspiring gourd crafter, this how-to book has nearly 140 images. Complete with patterns, color palettes, supply lists, and tips for preparing the gourd • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •127 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-3980-6 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD InLace Techniques: Resin Inlay for Gourd and Wood Crafts. Betsey Sloan. Learn techniques for using resin inlay with gourds and wood projects, including carving, mixing, insetting, sanding, and polishing. Instructions and original designs, and an extensive gallery of gourd and wood turned art, will inspire readers to add personal touches to their projects. The most common challenges working with resin inlay are addressed and ten gourd artisans share experiences • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) •198 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-3330-9 • PB • $12.99 / £11.99 / 17.99 CAD A Guide to Chip-Carving Gourds. Marilyn Rehm. Step-by-step instructions, along with 176 color im- ages, show how to chip and chisel a gourd into a decorative piece for the house or outside. Create a stunning array of bowls, birdhouses, and ornaments. Chip-carving on gourds is a gentle, relaxing, dust-free handcraft that any beginner or seasoned crafter can learn and enjoy • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 189 color images•64pp.•978-0-7643-3210-4•PB•$14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Historic Gourd Craft: How to Make Tradition- al Vessels. C. Angela Mohr. What did America’s first inhabitants use for cooking and eating? What did the stranded characters of television’s Gilligan’s Island use to prepare and eat food? Author Angela Mohr demonstrates how to create authentic vessels using gourds. A watering can, cooking utensils, and bowls are created in this step-by-step instruction book. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •178 images •64 pp. •978-0-7643-2830-5•PB•$15.00 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD Holiday Fun: Painting Christmas Gourds. Sam- mie Crawford. Learn techniques for painting gourds as Christmas ornaments and decorations. Step-by-step instructions and tips for selecting the right gourds to paint and brush to use will ensure your success. 138 color photographs and 11 projects show all the details. The gallery of completed projects will inspire your own ideas for holiday decorating. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 154 color photos & 13 patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-3279-1•PB•$14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99CAD