Dried gourds can be stained, painted, waxed, or carved into dippers, birdhouses, toys, bowls, and planters. Musical instruments such as flutes, lutes, maracas, and drums can be fashioned from the ...

The gourd is plucked, dried, and boiled, and then ants are allowed to eat the insides. Balls are made of the gourd, and rosary seeds (abrus precatorius) are filled inside, with a string attached.

Stepping away from the booth I began small talk with a man holding a clipboard. It ended up being Nelson Litzenberg, the Ohio Gourd Society's president. He was watching his wife and OBS treasurer ...

Simply gourd-geous: in fall and winter, Letourneau paints and carves the many different gourds he grows. There have been setbacks. The spray paint Letourneau used to decorate his first batch of dried ...

There was even a sheet with information about the people who could support our interest in gourds through supplying seeds and dried gourds for crafting. Many years ago when this event was held in ...

The group here, in Wisconsin consists of professionals, amateurs, horticulturists, Master Gardeners, and artists. It was founded by “The Gourd Girl,” Terri Schmit. Yes, there is a “Gourd Guy ...

Some can be dried. Hard-shelled Gourds * CANTEEN: This flattened, round gourd grows 6 to 8 inches in diameter. The name is derived from its use in the past as a container for liquids.

The festival will be held Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tree Mover Tree & Gourd Farm, 5014 E. Avenue N, Palmdale, featuring classes, demonstrations, a barbecue and dried gourds ...