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Making a birdhouse out of a gourd can be a great family activity. You can grow your own gourds or buy them from a garden center or farm stand. The best gourd to use is a bottle gourd or sometimes called a Mexican bottle gourd. You want to get a gourd that has 3 or 4 inches of the stem left on as this is how you are going to hang it up. If the gourd is not dried out you must dry it out, placing it in a warm dry Read more »
Crafting is a wonderful hobby to take up. It’s simply amazing what you can make from the strangest objects. Crafts involving gourds are quickly gaining popularity and are especially popular during late summer and fall.
You may have noticed gourds around the table during Thanksgiving dinner or next to the pumpkins while buying a pumpkin for Halloween and thought nothing of them. Gourds may be a simple decoration on their own, but they’re a blank slate when Read more »
With Fall fast approaching, there are some wonderful options for kids to do some great crafts with gourds. The first thing that might be good would be a field trip to a local farmer to identify, pick, and then proceed to create works of art with the gourds that are found. This might be good for everyone, as a science as well as an arts and crafts endeavor.
Dried gourds can create beautiful Fall centerpieces, jewelry, and even be used in cooking projects for older children. Smaller gourds dry quicker, and larger ones can be expedited with a Read more »
What You Need To Know To Dry Gourds
Ornamental gourds make for fun craft projects. While the most common use is birdhouses, gourds can be turned into many things. They can be painted to look like ghosts for Halloween, or be part of a unique Thanksgiving centerpiece. Before you can do any craft with them, however, they need to be properly dried.
If you’ve grown the gourds in your garden, wait until early fall time to pick them. This ensures that they are ripe and Read more »