Woodburning skills are developed in projects which include spoons, plates, and boxes. Four projects are devoted to fur and feather techniques. 100 pages. Paperback.
Buildings, animals, butterflies, and birds. Also a section which covers decorative lettering. 120 pages. Paperback.
Designs include farm scenes, animals, birds, herbs, and flowers. Designs for spoons, boxes, and borders are also featured. 110 pages. Paperback.
'Donna Dewberry's Complete Book of One-Stroke Painting: Quick and Easy Techniques for Beautiful Designs in Acrylics' shows the artist to blend, shade, and highlight all in one stroke of the brush. Following an extensive introduction to the techniques of this style, 12 projects are featured, each of which is aimed at developing confidence in the most commonly used techniques and strokes. 125 pages. Paperback.
'Gourds: From Vine to Design' extensively covers the essentials of growing a successful gourd crop. Further, 'From Vine to Design' covers the advanced techniques of training gourds to grow into unusual shapes. The book continues with sections on harvesting and also 'green peeling'. The second half of the book covers birdhouses, crafting techniques, and the art of incorporating gourds with floral designs. Highly recommended for both growers and floral arrangers. 140 pages, with many excellent pictures. Hardcover.
Donn Kelver talks with the late Jim Story, master gourd grower, about growing gourds. Jim Story specialized in training gourds to grow in unusual shapes, and had a particular love of incorporating gourds with floral arrangements. (Total running time: 48:30)
Volume A:
'Prepping and Playing With Gourds' Eight projects, one of which is the making of an Oil Lamp. 18 pages. Spiral bound.
Volume B:
'peek a Boo...bowls, birds, balloon, bees, blue, buy, baskets...' Eight projects, including the making of a Beaded Basket. 22 pages. Spiral bound.
Melynda demonstrates, step-by-step, one of her most popular projects, the painted Uncle Sam Birdhouse. From raw gourd to finished Santa Claus in a 1 hour and 40 minute video. The DVD also includes the pattern in a print ready file.