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Author: Bettie Lake

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Read more about the article 40 Ways to Add Beads to Gourd Art

40 Ways to Add Beads to Gourd Art

  • Post author:Bettie Lake
  • Post published:May 15, 2025
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Be inspired as you view my favorite beaded gourds and learn some tips. Then select one of the ways to add beads to gourd art and try it on  your…

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Read more about the article Gourd Interiors: Options for fixing problems and adding glamor to the interior

Gourd Interiors: Options for fixing problems and adding glamor to the interior

  • Post author:Bettie Lake
  • Post published:May 2, 2025
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You are not limited to black spray paint for finishing the interior of your gourd bowls. Let’s review some of these options, and I’ll suggest products you can use to…

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Read more about the article Gourd Interiors: Five options for fixing problems and adding glamor to the interior

Gourd Interiors: Five options for fixing problems and adding glamor to the interior

  • Post author:Bettie Lake
  • Post published:April 3, 2025
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You are not limited to black spray paint for finishing the interior of your gourd bowls. Let’s review some of these options, and I’ll suggest products you can use to…

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Read more about the article How to keep your gourd’s natural look and add a warm shine

How to keep your gourd’s natural look and add a warm shine

  • Post author:Bettie Lake
  • Post published:February 27, 2025
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How to keep your gourd's natural look and add a warm shine is a post for new gourd artists learning basic techniques.  Gourd grower and artist Gramham Ottoson and I…

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Read more about the article What tools do I need for wood burning a gourd?

What tools do I need for wood burning a gourd?

  • Post author:Bettie Lake
  • Post published:February 27, 2025
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In this post, Gourd artist Karen Brown will explore two wood-burning methods, along with the tools and tips that can make it easier for beginners.We'll watch a demonstration of wood…

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Read more about the article Beginner’s guide to using QuikWood for creating a Chicken Gourd

Beginner’s guide to using QuikWood for creating a Chicken Gourd

  • Post author:Bettie Lake
  • Post published:February 13, 2025
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In this post, you will learn tips on using QuikWood and creating clay features to make a chicken gourd cute. QuikWood is excellent for working with gourds. I prefer using…

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Read more about the article Meet Heather Kinkade, a master Gourd artist innovating new techniques to sell her art.

Meet Heather Kinkade, a master Gourd artist innovating new techniques to sell her art.

  • Post author:Bettie Lake
  • Post published:January 28, 2025
  • Post category:Meet the Gourd Masters
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Meet Heather Kinkade, a master Gourd artist innovating new techniques to sell her art. In this post, please consider using some of the skills she learned as a professional gourd…

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Read more about the article Easy Banana Gourd Ornaments

Easy Banana Gourd Ornaments

  • Post author:Bettie Lake
  • Post published:December 2, 2024
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Easy Banana Gourd Ornaments provides some great painting tips from Deborah Adele as she creates snowmen and penguins from banana gourds.  No gourd artists can turn down the challenge of…

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Read more about the article The Tobacco Beetle:The Vilian Inside Your Gourd

The Tobacco Beetle:The Vilian Inside Your Gourd

  • Post author:Bettie Lake
  • Post published:October 24, 2024
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If you live in a humid climate, the tobacco beetle is a bug you need to know about.  In this post you will learn how to avoid them on gourds…

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Read more about the article 3 Clear Sprays I Depend on in my Gourd Studio

3 Clear Sprays I Depend on in my Gourd Studio

  • Post author:Bettie Lake
  • Post published:August 22, 2024
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In this 3 Clear Sprays post I share how I use 99% Alcohol, Workable Fixitif, and WD-40 to help me keep my tools, supplies and surfaces clean and in working…

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Recent Posts

  • 40 Ways to Add Beads to Gourd Art
  • Gourd Interiors: Options for fixing problems and adding glamor to the interior
  • Gourd Interiors: Five options for fixing problems and adding glamor to the interior
  • How to keep your gourd’s natural look and add a warm shine
  • What tools do I need for wood burning a gourd?
  • Beginner’s guide to using QuikWood for creating a Chicken Gourd
  • Meet Heather Kinkade, a master Gourd artist innovating new techniques to sell her art.
  • Easy Banana Gourd Ornaments
  • The Tobacco Beetle:The Vilian Inside Your Gourd
  • 3 Clear Sprays I Depend on in my Gourd Studio
  • Jordan Straker: Master Gourd Carver
  • Make a Gourd Birdhouse for Your Yard
  • Try this Dream Catcher Gourd Project
  • Why today’s paint markers are perfect for Gourds
  • Working with Alcohol-based Markers on Gourd Art
  • How to Use Colored Markers on Gourds
  • Hazards of Gourd Cleaning and Cutting a Gourd
  • Cyndee Newick shares an easy 3-point approach to creating gourd figures that will sell and win ribbons.
  • Beginner’s Guide to Pine Needle Coiling on Gourds
  • John and Pat Hernandez: Masters of the Pine Needle Gourd Rim
  • Explore Two Approaches to Wood Burning a Gourd
  • Learn how to create a Gourd Gnome to grace your Christmas Holiday.
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  • 35 Ideas for a Leaf Gourd
  • 40 Gourd Art Ideas for a Halloween Display
  • The Kora: Making a Gourd Sound Beautiful!
  • How to Create a Thunder Gourd
  • The Huichol Technique of Adding Beads to Gourd Art
  • How to Repair Your Gourd for Gourd Art
  • How to Inlay Cactus Fiber on a Gourd
  • How to Decoupage a Beautiful Napkin to a Gourd
  • Shading and Stippling a Gourd with Pyrography
  • Tips for using Gold Leafing on your Gourd Art
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