Painted Gourds

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  1. donm

    donm In Flower

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    A few gourds I painted through the years.

    Wonder Woman.
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    Quilted.
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    Henny the hen with gourd eggs.
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    Pumpkin witch.
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    Gourd birdhouses and snowmen.
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    Don (donm)
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    WOW and double WOW!! :setf_049: Those are absolutely gorgeous. Although it's so hard to pick a favourite I think mine has to be the quilted gourds. What a wonderful talent you have there Don. :smt041 :smt041
     
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    Marvelous! I agree, the quilted ones are superb, but I love the pumpkin witch, and the Henny, of course.
     
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    Don(m), I always love to see these things. :setf_006: Probably because I have always wanted to be able to do these kind of things but :( can't.

    Guess I am one of those people who have to buy them rather than paint them. :D

    Thanks for showing us. It was a pleasure to see them.

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    carolyn Strong Ash

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    They look great. Do you do craft fairs or farmers markets with them? People would love to have those available at fall farmers markets.
     
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    Triple wow!!!! Those are all fantastic. Mostly the painted gourds I've seen are just "blah"... but your's are works of art. I'd definitely buy some if I saw them at the market.
    What kind of paint do you use? Does it last quite a while?
     
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    Ditto to all the WOWS! They are amazing. :-D
     
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Oh, MY, what wonderfully painted gourds. I LOVE the pumpkin witch!!
    I have painted a few birdhouse gourds but nothing like that.
     
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    stratsmom Flower Fanatic

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    I like them all but the hen has got to be my favorite!!! :smt117
     
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    Fantastic! I love the pumpkin witch too :)
     
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    cuatro-gatos In Flower

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    What a great hobby! And beautiful work too.
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    Haha that hen is great :D Great work Don.
     
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    Great work donm. The artwork and coloring is really sweet.
     
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    Loved them all. Great paint job.
     
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    Huge wow-effect! I love the hen, but they're all amazing. You're very crafty. I think I need to put gourd painting on my "what-to-take-up-when-I-have-time"-list. :D
     

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