Woodburning a Faux Basket Weave on Gourds

Materials List: (Click Here to Shop for These Items Now)

•Gourd Mini Vase, Pre-Cut and Craft-Ready

•Pencil

•Hobby Knife

•Pre-Printed Stick n' Burn, "Classic Leather Tooling and Basket Weave"

•Razertip Woodburner

•Razertip Pen, Medium Spear

•Razertip Pen, Writing Pen

•Woodburning Buddy

•Formula 49 •Ink Dyes: Rust

•Fine Tip Applicators

•Easy Grip Applicator Holder for Fine Tip Applicators

•Palette Paper

•Cotton Rounds

•Felt

•Heat Tool

•Protecting Wax

Woodburning a Faux Basket Weave on Gourds

Materials List: (Click Here to Shop for These Items Now)

•Gourd Mini Vase, Pre-Cut and Craft-Ready

•Pencil

•Hobby Knife

•Pre-Printed Stick n' Burn, "Classic Leather Tooling and Basket Weave"

•Razertip Woodburner

•Razertip Pen, Medium Spear

•Razertip Pen, Writing Pen

•Woodburning Buddy

•Formula 49 •Ink Dyes: Rust

•Fine Tip Applicators

•Easy Grip Applicator Holder for Fine Tip Applicators

•Palette Paper

•Cotton Rounds

•Felt

•Heat Tool

•Protecting Wax

In this exciting NEW video you'll discover:

- How to make a gorgeous "Southwest Landscape" gourd using Cut-Outs!

- The best way to attach Cut-Outs

- A cool trick for insetting Cut-Outs, making it look like you manually cut the design into the gourd!

- How to color your feather Cut-Outs so they look realistic

- and Much More!

In this exciting NEW video you'll discover:

- How to make a gorgeous "Southwest Landscape" gourd using Cut-Outs!

- The best way to attach Cut-Outs

- A cool trick for insetting Cut-Outs, making it look like you manually cut the design into the gourd!

- How to color your feather Cut-Outs so they look realistic

- and Much More!

Creating a Simple and Interesting Look: Layered Color on Gourds

In this new video you'll discover:

* Best techniques for creating the layered-color effect

* Why you can't layer with ink dyes alone

* A great palette for holding and mixing colors (and why it's our favorite!)

* How Gourd Paint differs from the acrylic paints found in most craft stores

* Why Transparent Acrylics are not used in this technique

* A simple, "must have" item for Gourd Paint --Once you try it you'll never go back!

* Why it's important to do your layered colors before coloring the rim with Ink Dye

* The handy plastic tool that makes mixing colors a breeze

* Why you may decide on a professional heat tool over a blow dryer or cheaper brand of heat tool (did you know it has a 2 year warranty?!)

* What you MUST know if you use a heat tool on your Gourd Paint

* and more!

Creating a Simple and Interesting Look: Layered Color on Gourds

In this new video you'll discover:

* Best techniques for creating the layered-color effect

* Why you can't layer with ink dyes alone

* A great palette for holding and mixing colors (and why it's our favorite!)

* How Gourd Paint differs from the acrylic paints found in most craft stores

* Why Transparent Acrylics are not used in this technique

* A simple, "must have" item for Gourd Paint --Once you try it you'll never go back!

* Why it's important to do your layered colors before coloring the rim with Ink Dye

* The handy plastic tool that makes mixing colors a breeze

* Why you may decide on a professional heat tool over a blow dryer or cheaper brand of heat tool (did you know it has a 2 year warranty?!)

* What you MUST know if you use a heat tool on your Gourd Paint

* and more!

Blue Floral Gourd Birdhouse

Materials List: 

*

"Standard Quality" Bottle Gourd

* Drill Hole Saw Bit

* Cord (to hang birdhouse)

* Pre-Printed Stick n' Burn, "Designs for Birdhouses"

* Razertip Woodburner

* Razertip Pen, Medium Spear

* Formula 49

* Wood Texture & Filler

* Palette Knife

* Palette Paper

 

* Ink Dyes: Honey, Tan, Pure Black, White, Classic Yellow, Sky Blue, Aqua, Blue Denim, Sage

* Metallic Inks: Berry Frost, Steel Blue

* Microbrushes

* Fine Tip Applicators

* Easy Grip Applicator Holder for Fine Tip Applicators and Microbrush

* Cotton Rounds

* Gourd Varnish: Satin

* Heat Tool

* Brad Point Drill Bit

* Sponge Applicators

* Perfect-Dot-Stylus Set

Blue Floral Gourd Birdhouse

Materials List: 

*

"Standard Quality" Bottle Gourd

* Drill Hole Saw Bit

* Cord (to hang birdhouse)

* Pre-Printed Stick n' Burn, "Designs for Birdhouses"

* Razertip Woodburner

* Razertip Pen, Medium Spear

* Formula 49

* Wood Texture & Filler

* Palette Knife

* Palette Paper

 

* Ink Dyes: Honey, Tan, Pure Black, White, Classic Yellow, Sky Blue, Aqua, Blue Denim, Sage

* Metallic Inks: Berry Frost, Steel Blue

* Microbrushes

* Fine Tip Applicators

* Easy Grip Applicator Holder for Fine Tip Applicators and Microbrush

* Cotton Rounds

* Gourd Varnish: Satin

* Heat Tool

* Brad Point Drill Bit

* Sponge Applicators

* Perfect-Dot-Stylus Set

Creating a Beaded Rim and a Gourgeous Metallic Finish

In this new video you'll discover:

* How to create different beaded rim looks

* Why bead size is important

* How to create gorgeous metallic finishes using pigment powders and ink dyes

* An easy way to prevent the raw gourd from showing through your beaded rim

* Helpful tips for preventing your drill from slipping off the gourd

* How far away from the edge to drill your holes (if you drill too close to the edge you risk cracking the gourd)

* How to make your holes the exact same distance from each other with one simple step

* How to protect your color from rubbing off while working on the beaded rim

* An economical trick for making your beading easier (Mary's bead tray is the secret!)

* How to start and finish the beading so that no wire shows

* Why you want to wait until after you bead to finish the inside of your gourd