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 | 45 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 Making Gourd Headpieces: Decorating and Creating Headgear for Every Occasion. C. Angela Mohr. With simple tools and supplies already in the house or from the local craft shop, the author demonstrates how tomake a variety of tiaras, barrettes, seasonal headbands, and hat pins from pieces of gourds. In fact, with a gourd thinking cap like the one shown in this book, you can create your own from gourd parts. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •259 images • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-2869-5 • PB • $15.00 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD Making Gourd Ornaments. Angela Mohr. Clear instructions and 162 color photos teach readers to create Christmas ornaments from miniature, hard- shelled gourds. Designs include birdhouses, snowmen, angels, tree balls, tree toppers, and wall hangings. Instructions proceed from initial gourd cleaning to final painting, wood burning, and the installation of hangers. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 162 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-2716-2 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Making More Gourd Ornaments. C. Angela Mohr. Make a Santa head from a banana gourd, a snow couple from mini-bottleneck gourds, and paint, ribbon, and beads to make shiny ornaments from egg gourds. With 203 color images and step-by-step directions, both the beginner and advanced gourd artist will have fun decorating this holiday season. Features a gallery of completed projects that will inspire new innovations of your own. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 203 color images • 64 pp. • 978-0- 7643-3620-1 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Miriam Joy’s Wax Design Technique. Miriam Joy. Using less than one crayon on a gourd makes wax designs easy to learn, inexpensive, and practical. Illustrated instructions guide you through six fun projects. Chapters include preparing your gourd, the basics of wax design, embellishing your designs, suppliers, and a gallery of completed works. This instructional how-to guide is a great addition to the library of any gourd artist, woodworker, or other crafter. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 251 color imag- es • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-4467-1 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD New and Different Materials for Weaving and Coiling. Marianne Barnes. Over 350 color images display the rawmaterials, techniques, and final works of art created in weaving and coiling baskets and decorating gourds. Where to find, collect, and how to prepare natural materials ranging from vines and reeds to plants and grasses are explored. Projects from weavers and gourd artists are included • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 358 color photos • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-3992-9•PB•$29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99CAD One Gourd at a Time: A Beginner’s Guide. Tricia Sutton. For crafters who like the idea of work- ing with gourds but don’t know where to begin, this beginner’s guide provides basic techniques. Step-by- step instructions and 361 color images take you through 21 projects. Chapters include cleaning and cutting gourds, coloring and decorating, and easy- to-do projects with your left-over gourd pieces. A gallery of completed projects will further inspire you • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 361 color images • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-4146-5 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Painting Gourds with the Fairy Gourdmother®. Sammie Crawford. Bring your gourds to life through these ten whimsical and fun gourd projects. Sammie Crawford, the Fairy Gourdmother, provides patterns, color palettes, supply lists, and step-by-step instruc- tions for painting and beautifully decorating a gourd snowman, witch-in-training, baby chimp, wall pock- et, Christmas oil lamp, and a magi • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 209 color photos, 16 patterns • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-4309-4•PB•$16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99CAD Time for Gourds: 8 Clock Projects. Sammie Crawford. With 199 color images, patterns, color palettes, supply lists, tips for preparing the gourd, and step-by-step directions, eight clock projects will make an ideal accessory to your décor or a gift to family members and friends. This new how-to book is perfect for gourd crafters and woodworkers of all levels. Themes include cats, zebras, the seashore, Christmas, and many more • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 199 color photos, 14 patterns • 80 pp. • 978-0- 7643-3981-3 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD Wax on Gourds: Decorative Techniques for Transforming Gourds & Rims. Miriam Joy. With over 340 detailed photos, popular teacher Miriam Joy explains the inexpensive materials needed and the basic steps of the low-cost, high-impact wax design technique. Next are step-by-step instructions for four examples of creative wax technique designs on gourds, plus four stunning rim treatments • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 341 color images • 96 pp. • 978- 0-7643-5225-6 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 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 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 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 OTHER CRAFTS |