Plaid FolkArt Book - Creative Gourds by Sammie Crawford

This wonderful gourd painting book by Sammie Crawford, also known as "The Fairy Gourdmother". This gorgeous book contains 13 projects including all the patterns. Contains information about supplies for painting gourds, a short history of gourds, harvesting your own gourds, sources for gourds, painting tips, and a gourd identification chart. The designs featured in will enchant any painter into entering "The Fairy Gourdmother's" world -- where gourd cats, gingerbread houses and carousels glow in the soft light from gourd lamps

• Seashell Garland Oil Lamp
• Butterfly House
• Under Water Treasure Gourd Purse
• Antique Carousel
• Gingerbread house

Full color, 35 pages,13 projects. Full of tips on painting various objects (shells, ivy, butterflies, Santas). Book also contains oversized pullout patterns. About the author: Sammie Crawford:
Her work has appeared on TV and at the White House. She writes in a no-nonsense way, giving you a list of the paint colors, all the tools, and the steps you need for each project. As a bonus, she has a short section on obtaining/growing gourds (with sources) and a Gourd Identification Chart.