Artists craft oddities from gourds This weekend's annual Calabash Celebration will see artistic pieces, from decorative to useful, and all made from hardshell gourds. Slide 1 of 17 ...

The craft Forsyth was drawn to was a snowman made from a Martin-variety gourd, which is small on the top and large on the bottom. “Once they are dry, they are a tan color,” she said.

Larger gourds that you plan to use as dippers, birdhouses or crafts should be cured for three or four weeks. When these larger gourds are completely dry, they will be very lightweight and you can ...

Spangler, whose business is called Gourds Galore, will return for her second year as part of the juried Kris Kringle Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday ...

Gourds can be crafted into bottles and toys and musical instruments. An East Tennessee woman sees potential in individual gourds. "This one is going to be probably a Pinocchio," Jackie Hardin said.

Danny Collins has been growing gourds for more than two decades and crafting them into birdhouses, snowmen, and Halloween ...

Tall, short, tiny, large, smooth or asymmetrical: To self-taught artist Andi Wardlaw, gourds make the perfect canvas in whatever shape or size. The Amarillo resident has been using gourds, a large … ...

Autumn is a time of abundance on my property—and not just in terms of food. One thing that I like to do is think about how to use natural materials from my garden for a range of autumnal crafts ...