So many people I meet say that they have gourds but they don't know what to do with them...I hope you will find some inspiration here...

The clock and the nativity were made from the same gourd that had been cut in half.

Clock: I drew the design on the face of the clock with a pencil and them used a wood burn pen to burn the design into the gourd. I then stained the gourd and gave it a varnish finish.

The nativity was painted and the little figures of Mary and Joseph were made from mini bottle gourds. The little baby Jesus was made from a piece of gourd. The star and banner were cut from pieces of gourd. This is one of my very popular Christmas designs.

This whimsical stylized Bird is always the center of attention and brings many delightful smiles to those who view him.
He is made from a goose gourd and is perched on a piece of driftwood.

A tiffany lamp with silk shade trimmed in a row of painted gourd seeds. A small egg shape gourd was used for the finial. The design was painted on the gourd to resemble tiffany glass

Round clock

Keeping up with the time

Canteen gourds may be transformed
into a lovely evening bag.