In this new gourd book, author Angela Mohr demonstrates how to select and prepare gourds from the garden and demonstrates basic techniques for cleaning, shaping, and fixing gourds, which then can be decorated for everyday use, such as bowls and vases.
This do-it-yourself how-to is perfect for any beginning gourd artisan to learn the finer points of a gourd, fix their common flaws and put the gourds to good use as accessories around the house.

These projects join two age-old skills: gourding and sewing. With simple techniques, you can combine gourds with a cloth body to make dolls or puppets to enjoy or give as gifts.
In this Do-It-Yourself guide, youll learn how to make:
- a gourd ragdoll
- reversible dolls
- marionettes
- even bobble gourdheads
- And much, much more

What did Americas first inhabitants use for cooking and eating? What did the stranded characters of television's Gilligan's Island use to prepare and eat food?
Taking her cue from these questions, author Angela Mohr demonstrates how to create authentic vessels by using gourds. A watering can, cooking utensils, and bowls are created in this step-by-step instruction book, as Mohr brings fun and authenticy to her gourds.
Historical re-enactors will find inspiration fhere for their authentic life-style performances and drama students, the rights tools to pursue their craft.

Learn techniques for making holiday ornaments out of fruit gourds. Make a Santa head from a banana gourd, a snow couple from mini-bottleneck gourds, and shiny ornaments from egg gourds. Eight projects show how to make your holiday gourd come alive with a little paint, beads, ribbon, a rubber stamp, and other handy household items. With 203 color images and step-by-step directions, both the beginner and advanced gourd artist will have fun decorating this holiday season. Features a gallery of completed projects that will inspire new innovations of your own.

The shape of an Apple Gourd makes it perfect to decorate for beginning artists. Ten projects include a 'Be My Valentine' gourd, fish and rooster adorned gourds, a gourd decorated with gift wrapper, and a 'Thinking of You' gourd with well-wishes written on it. There are many techniques presented. Through 178 colour images and step-by-step directions you can use colour, paper, common art supplies, and special effects as decorations. A gallery of finished projects will inspire your own creations.

Remember the snowflakes you cut as a child? This book re-introduces basic cutting techniques for snowflakes and provides designing tips for making original snowflake papercuttings. Use snowflakes for everyday or seasonal decorating. Use design and cutting skills to make other interesting flat and three-dimensional ornaments. Frame personalized snowflakes for unique gift giving. With the fundamentals mastered, snowflakes can become a fun part of everyday decorating and gift giving.

Angela Mohr uses scraps and misshapen runts of gourds to make fun things to wear on your head.
With simple tools and supplies already in the house or from a local craft shop, you can make tiaras, barrettes, seasonal headbands, and hatpins and also use gourds to decorate your hats and bonnets.
In fact, with a gourd thinking cap, like the one shown in this book, you can create your own projects Mohr provides easy step-by-step demonstration of how to make and decorate a variety of headpieces.