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Double Gourd Pendant

Would You Like to Paint a Snowman

Double Gourd Pendant


Joy Jackson-Bedsole


The main technique will be to decoupage napkins on a prepared gourd shape.  There will be many colorful designs to choose from! Once dry, a gourd charm will be added, which will have movement for added interest.  The back and sides of the pendant will be finished and a necklace provided for the pendant to hang from.

Chicken Magnet

Would You Like to Paint a Snowman

Double Gourd Pendant

Robin Bryson


Create an adorable chicken magnet with your own personal touch with real emu feathers.

Would You Like to Paint a Snowman

Would You Like to Paint a Snowman

Would You Like to Paint a Snowman

Sandy Jordan


Student will learn to paint this quick and easy snowman ornament on an egg gourd. They will also learn to make the yarn hat for him as well. Cost $6

Potato Gourd Night Light

Potato Gourd Night Light

Would You Like to Paint a Snowman

Triangle Gourd Patch


Participants will receive a potato gourd that has been opened at the bottom and cleaned, a collar made of gourd or bamboo, and a battery operated tea light. At the station you will transfer a design of your choice from a selection of simple patterns onto your potato gourd, trace over the design with sharpie marker, drill holes along the lines, attach the potato gourd to the collar, and use colored pencils to color to your design.

Burnished Ornament

Potato Gourd Night Light

Burnished Ornament

Tonia Owen


I will instruct you the steps to burnish Holographic glitter onto a egg gourd  and seal it. You will make one ornament and I will have many colors to choose from. This technique can also be incorporated onto a gourd.

Angel

Potato Gourd Night Light

Burnished Ornament

Flint River Gourd Patch



Mini Elephant

Faux Metallic Name Badge

Mini Elephant

Marla Garber


We will use spinner gourds and Quickwood to sculpt a mini elephant. Then paint it.

Henny Penny

Faux Metallic Name Badge

Mini Elephant

NCGS Triad Patch


Create a tiny chicken with a real penny base.  You'll learn basic QuikWood tips and paint your  Henny Penny the color or your choice.

Faux Metallic Name Badge

Faux Metallic Name Badge

Faux Metallic Name Badge

Laurie Weiand


You will make name badges out of gourd cutouts with a faux metal technique. Alcohol inks will be used over the faux metal to finish up the badge.

Tiny Gnomes

Tyvek Flowers & Beads

Faux Metallic Name Badge

Judi Fleming 


Learn basic QuikWood techniques to make a jewelry gourd into a charming little gnome!  You'll choose your own colors and learn how to use acrylic markers as well.

Pour Painting 101

Tyvek Flowers & Beads

Tyvek Flowers & Beads

Flint River Gourd Patch


Learn the basics of pour painting on gourds. You will make two ornaments for $8.00

Tyvek Flowers & Beads

Tyvek Flowers & Beads

Tyvek Flowers & Beads

Vickie Echols


We will learn some interesting effects that are created by coloring and heating Tyvek. There will be lots of goodies that may be incorporated into your beads and flowers

Wooly Flower

Wooly Flower

Wooly Flower

Mary 

Angel

Wooly Flower

Wooly Flower

Betsy Murphy and Sue Weise

Turtles

Turtles

Turtles

Robert Garber

Carrots

Turtles

Turtles

Suzi Nonn

Create two carrots

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The Gourd Gathering at Cherokee