Discover a world of enchantment and creative possibilities with Sammie Crawford, the Fairy Gourdmother.(TM) Her painting and decorating techniques, patterns, and practical instruction will have you creating masterpieces. Gourds are everywhere: in gardens, at the grocery or farmer's market, and online. 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...

Create your own Christmas ornaments and decorations with these techniques for painting gourds. Learn step-by-step to do-it-yourself with tips for selecting the right gourd to paint and the right paint and brush to use. 138 color photographs for 11 projects show ornaments, including a Lifesaver Tree, a Nutcracker King, and a Peppermint Santa. The gallery of completed projects will inspire your own ideas for holiday decorating.

The Fairy Gourdmother(R) returns with another brilliant step-by-step guide to crafting with gourds, and this time it's for the birds Follow along as she walks you through building and decorating twelve feathered friends, from the austere Edgar Allen Crow to a super cute pop-up birdie toy. You will learn practical assembly skills and excellent painting techniques so you can adorn your creations with life-like details. Each project comes complete with a detailed supply list, color palette, step-by-step instructions with photos, and a pattern. In addition, the guide offers resources and helpful...

Offer your feathered neighbors a handcrafted home. This detailed project book for making and decorating gourd birdhouses and feeders is complete with patterns, color palettes, supply lists, and step-by-step directions for each project. The Fairy Gourdmother(R) walks you through creating ten birdhouses and feeders decorated in brilliant colors. From a charming hacienda birdhouse to a wall-mounted house in the shape of a wide-brimmed hat to a delightfully sarcastic hanging cat's head birdhouse, birds will flock to nest in your creative backyard subdivisions. Ideal for the aspiring gourd...

Create bowls for holding candy, knick-knacks, or just to add a bit of color to any room. This new gourd craft book from Sammie Crawford, the Fairy Gourdmother(R), is complete with patterns, color palettes, supply lists, and tips for preparing the gourd. With step-by-step directions for each project, create eight bowls decorated in brilliant colors. From a ghastly witch to laughing clowns, Christmas balls to Easter eggs, and hearts to seashells, these bowls will be a great addition to your everyday decor or holiday decorations. Ideal for the aspiring gourd crafter, this how-to book has nearly...

If you've got the time, then this new gourd craft book is perfect for you. These clock projects will make ideal accessories to your decor or gifts for family members and friends. Sammie Crawford, the Fairy Gourdmother(R), provides patterns, color palettes, supply lists, and tips for preparing the gourd. Following her step-by-step directions for each project, illustrated with 199 color images, create eight clocks, decorated in brilliant colors. Themes include cats, zebras, the seashore, Christmas, and many more. Crawford's latest how-to book is perfect for gourd crafters and woodworkers of all...

Bring your gourds to life through these ten whimsical and fun decorating projects. Sammie Crawford, the Fairy Gourdmother, provides patterns, color palettes, supply lists, and step-by-step instructions for painting and beautifully decorating a gourd snowman, witch-in-training, baby chimp, wall pocket, Christmas oil lamp, and a magi. Whether you're looking to make a great gift for family and friends or take up a new hobby, this how-to book is perfect for gourd crafters and woodworkers just starting out. A gallery of completed works will inspire your own creative ideas.

Not sure what to do with that old, dilapidated chair that has been sitting in your garage or down your basement? How about turning it into a decorative piece of art for everyday use or for a seasonal decoration? In this new DIY book, master painter Sammie Crawford takes you through, step-by-step, seven chair-painting projects: the rose, sunflower, tiger lily, frog, butterfly, rooster, and, just in time for Christmas, the Santa chair. With colour photographs and patterns, as well as lists of supplies and colour palettes provided, use this book to follow along with the projects or gain...

Turn that old, dilapidated chair that has been sitting in your garage or basement into a decorative piece of art for your children's bedroom or playroom. In this new DIY book, master painter Sammie Crawford takes you through seven step-by-step chair-painting projects: bear, bunny, Mother Goose, panda, puppy, Raggedy Ann and Andy, and Wild Animals. There's also a bonus Christmas Rocking Horse project. With color photographs and patterns, as well as lists of supplies and color palettes, this book gives you the details you need to replicate the designs in full or add your own creative ideas....

This gourd craft book helps you make 10 different wall pockets--gourds shaped to form useful, decorative storage on your indoor and outdoor walls. Featuring 125 full-color photos, it offers projects for beginners as well as more advanced painters. Patterns, color palettes, supply lists, and gourd preparation guidance are detailed for each project. Then, following Crawford's step-by-step directions, create 10 different wall pockets with themes including a realistic rabbit, a patriotic eagle, a cheerful candy jar, an intriguing petroglyph design, and more. Crawford's latest how-to book is...