Transform simple garden gourds onto beautiful and functional decorative objects. Working with gourds is easy and enjoyable. Follow the guides to growing , selecting, cleaning, and preparing your gourds. Learn about the different methods you can use to decorate them, then begin any of the remarkable projects. The techniques include: Carving, woodburning, painting and staining. Learn to cut, hollow out, coat with sealer, paint or dye, and decopage dried flowers and foliafe to the surface. Delight your family with a graceful Christmas goose; a charming cottage birdhouse with roof shingles made from the seeds you removed from the gourd itself; and a wonderfully merry Roly Poly Snowman, complete with top hat and scarf. Bonus: a gallery of exquisite gourd creations, including jewelry and furniture, from the nation's leading gourd artists. Hardcover, 9" X 11" 128 pages filled with full color images of projects plus detailed patterns to help you create a family heirloom. $27.95. To order by phone call, TOLL-FREE: 1-866-596-9982. FREE SHIPPING, FAST SERVICE.