Large lidded gourd container with fall leaves, by Pamala Redhawk

The most popular gourd designs for fall are those featuring stunning fall leaves!

Design ideas include lidded gourds, great for bread or tortilla warmers, open-top gourd pots to hold fruit or dried floral arrangements, cut-out gourds for luminaries (get your no-wax candles here!)
or any beautiful piece of gourd art for a table centerpiece!

Of course, these can all make excellent gifts as well!

Pictured right, small gourd pot with fall leaves,
by Laura Cunningham

Pictured left: Fall leaf sculpture gourd by Pamala Redhawk.

Watch Our Latest Video Tutorial for FREE!

Watch the new 30-minute gourd video, “How to Make a Fall Leaf Gourd Bowl,” right now for step-by-step instructions on using Stick ‘n Burn to create an overlapping design, using the 3-D Sander to create a high-polish finish, tips and tricks for using GourdMaster™ Ink Dye, and more! Watch Now:

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Finally, you can get everything you need to make this Fall Leaf Gourd Bowl all in one easy Kit! Available in 3 options, this Kit includes the following items:

Click Here for More Information on all of our Fall Leaf Gourd Bowl Kits

The Easy Way to Put Leaves or Other Images on Your Gourds

Now you can create a fall-theme on your gourds the quick and easy way using Stick ‘n Burn Design Transfer Sheets! At just $9.95 per pack, these popular packs are a must-have!

Be sure to see the wide selection of Dover Design books filled with royalty-free, computer-ready designs you can print out right onto your Stick ‘n Burn sheets in minutes!

Choose from 2 different packs of pre-printed leaves, or buy the blank sheets (available for both laser and ink jet printers) to use designs of your choice.

Leaves Pack 1

Leaves Pack 2

New! Mini Gourd Projects Now Part of Workshops!The Free Gourd Workshop takes place every second Saturday of the month, and now when you sign up for the optional Hands-On portion of the workshop you can elect to create that month’s featured project!Sign up for October’s Hands-On Gourd Project — Your choice of one of the adorable Halloween figurines pictured left, created by Dianne Connelly!Or if you prefer you can create your own gourd bowl using one of the many Stick ‘n Burn images provided (dragonflies, geometric shapes, flowers, etc.) Space is limited, sign up now! Click here!

See Our Current Special Offers Get great deals on everything from gourds to gourd cleaner balls, and transparent acrylics (pictured left), and more!

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Last Chance to Get 10.00 Off!Sign up now for one or more of the10 exciting gourd art classes taking place at the Welburn Gourd Farm! Click Here!This is your last chance to get $10.00 off on September and October gourd classes! Click Here!Pictured right, “Morning Glories” gourd class with Pamala Redhawk, taking place Saturday, September 25th, 2010.

New! Our Best-Selling Bargain BoxesAre Now Available Cleaned!Now you can get all of the best-selling Bargain Boxes cleaned and ready to craft! No more scrubbing gourds!   “Hello…I got my …bargain boxes just now and WOWWWWW I am soooo happy with the boxes I got!!!!” - Nicole Campanella, Mullan, ID If you love saving money than the Bargain Gourds are for you! Bargain gourds are gourds that have cracks or blemishes so they cannot go into our regular line of Gourd Boxes, but with a little wood filler or creative cut-outs they make fantastic art pieces. At over 50% OFF the regular price, they live up to their “Bargain” name! Click Here to See Our Bargain Boxes of Cleaned Gourds!

Now you can create your own beautiful woodburned gourd art with the dual-port professional woodburner! View the video now:

Limited Time Offer: Get the top-selling DVD, “Woodburning on Gourds,” with Carrie Dearing,
a $24.95 value, FREE* when you buy the Burnmaster dual-port woodburner! Click Here!

*Only while supplies last

Get a FREE box of cleaned Practice Gourds, a $40.00 Value!

One of our most popular products is the bag of Gourd Practice Pieces (see photo, right), great for testing colors or trying new techniques. Now instead of pieces, you can get the whole gourd intact with the box of cleaned Practice Gourds!

Practice Gourds are lower quality gourds, usually with minor shell damage, but they are great for trying out design ideas, practicing your woodburning, testing colors, and even for making “extra creative” finished artwork!

Pictured left, this beautiful piece of gourd art by Dana Richardson was created using an “aesthetically challenged” gourd with a large crack extending down from the rim (seen on the upper right side of the gourd).

The artist incorporated the crack into her overall design giving her piece an ‘ancient pottery’ effect.

Now you can get a box of 7-10 cleaned Practice Gourds, a $40.00 value, for just $9.99** when you buy any box of high-quality gourds (aka “Gourds-by-the-Box) shown below! Or get the box of cleaned Practice Gourds FREE** with purchase of any 2 boxes of high-quality gourds!

To get your discounted $9.99 box of Practice Gourds with purchase of 1 regular box, be sure to use coupon code PGS999 at check out.

To get your FREE box of Practice Gourds with purchase of 2 or more regular boxes, be sure to use coupon code PGSFREE at check out.

Note: To get your discounted or FREE box of cleaned Practice Gourds, you must start by adding it to your cart — Click Here!

High Quality, Gourds-by-the-Box Selections:

Bottle Gourds 5 Boxes to choose from	Round Body Gourds 6 Boxes to choose from	Tall Body Gourds 5 Boxes to choose from
Pear & Tear Drop Gourds 6 Boxes to choose from	Canteen Gourds 5 Boxes to choose from	Jewelry Gourds 5 Boxes to choose from

**Not valid with any other offers or coupons. Practice Gourds box offered with purchase of boxes listed above and does not include Bargain Boxes. Offer good only while supplies last. There are no refunds for Practice Gourds, all sales are final.

You could be one of the lucky artists to have your work featured in the 2011 Gourd Art Calendar! If selected, your name and artwork will be given a month in the calendar, and your page will include your web site address and/or the contact information of your choice.

This is an incredible advertising opportunity and an excellent way to get your name out there as a professional gourd artist. There is no cost to have your art work in the calendar, and as a featured artist you will be able to purchase copies at half-price!

Photos must be copyright free, professional quality (see photo left, gourd art by Bill Colligen) and shot with a camera that is 8 megapixels or larger. Please send as a digital file in .jpg format to: Jaclyn@welburngourdfarm.com.

If you do not have an 8 megapixel camera and are willing to mail or hand deliver your art to be photographed in our studio, please email a regular digital photo of your artwork, and if chosen, we will make arrangements to have your piece photographed in our studio.

Did you know Welburn Gourd Farm grows its gourds organically? That’s right! Earth Day is today, April 22nd, and not only can you help support the Earth by purchasing from farms that grow organically, now through April 30th, 2010 when you buy the Box of Large, Round Body gourds you’ll also save over 30% on the box!

(pictured left, Welburn granddaughter, Rachel Cunningham, holds a large size, Round Body gourd)

Round Body gourds are ideal for projects that need some height, where a gourd with slanted sides or a short body would not suffice. Here are some examples of gourd art created using Round Body gourds:

Gourd art by Robert Bennett	Gourd art by Gloria Crane

Round Body gourds are one of our best sellers because they are so versatile and can accommodate many different needs when creating gourd art.

Special Offer: Box of 4 Large, Round Body Gourds, 9″- 10″ in diameter, regularly $70.02, just $52.85! But wait, you can save even more! Just enter coupon code EDSP10 during checkout and you’ll receive an additional 10% Off .

That’s a total discount of over 30%! Instead of paying $70.02 you get these large, beautiful gourds for just $47.57!* Plus, these gourds arrive cleaned and craft-ready so you can get right to the fun of creating your gourd art!

This offer is valid for one week only (ends April 30th) so order now — click here!

*Not valid with any other offers. Good only while supplies last.

The The GourdMaster™ People’s Choice Competition at the 14th Annual Gourd Art Festival is open to artists of all levels and is a fun and exciting part of the event for all because the festival attendees are the ones who vote on the artwork!

If you love creating gourd art this is your chance to win cash prizes and gain huge exposure for your artwork, and now its easier than ever to enter because the divisions have been expanded!

Kids division: Artist must be 14 years old or under Beginner division: Artist has completed 20 or less gourd art projects and sold less than 3 pieces. Intermediate division: Artist has completed 20 or more gourd art projects but has sold less than 40 pieces. Advanced division: Artist has sold 40 or more pieces. Master’s division: Artist must have won either Best of Show or placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a Master’s division (or top division) of any other gourd competition. For competition rules and instructions, please visit the Gourd Festival web site — click here!

Gourd art by Christine Chan, first place winner in the 2009 People’s Choice Gourd Art Competition.

The 14th Annual Gourd Art Festival at the Welburn Gourd Farm is coming June 26th and 27th, 2010, and YOU could be an exhibitor at the event!

“This festival is my favorite venue. I have exhibited at the Welburn festival for 8 years and it has consistently been one of my best…” –Bill Colligen, Mixed Media Gourd Sculptures

(pictured left, gourd art by Bill Colligen)

To request your application online now, click here.

Carrie Dearing is moving to Tennessee with her family in July, so this may be your last chance to take classes from her at the Welburn Gourd Farm!

Join Carrie this Saturday, April 24th, 2010, for her “Bear Fetish” class, featuring an incredible, carved “basket weave” look at the base and woodburned bear fetish images inlayed with stones on the upper portion of the gourd.

Only a few spaces left so register now!

To register for this class and others, click here!

To see video tutorials online now, visit our video tutorials section. Click Here

“Dear Welburns, Received the boxes of your gourd [Clearance Box] special and can honestly say that they are the best commercial gourds I’ve ever gotten. A nice assortment: thick for carving, good size mix and a few oddballs for those ‘special projects’. Thank you ever so much!” – Roberta Smashey, Pleasanton, Texas

Get 2 Cleaned Clearance Sale Boxes, Regularly $519.58, just $159.88, plus FREE Shipping!

We’ve reduced the cleaning charge from the average cost of $1.50 per gourd to just $0.50 per gourd,which means a box that would normally cost $259.79 is now just $134.95, plus you get $14.95 flat rate shipping!

But it gets even better! Now when you buy 2 boxes (or more), the price drops to an incredible $79.94 per box, plus you’ll receive FREE shipping!

“Greetings, I just received my two [clearance] boxes today of huge and wonderful gourds. Thanks very much for good products and free shipping and good service.” -Valerie B.

What’s in the Clearance Box? Each box contains 40 randomly selected gourds, which means shapes will vary (and each box is different!), 17 gourds in the 5-12 inch diameter size and 23 gourds in the mini size (under 3 inches).

These are quality gourds, not rotten or ugly throwaways, and because they are randomly selected you get various shapes and every box is different!

Although we cannot screen for things like small cracks and minor shell blemishes since the gourds are packaged quickly with a random-selection process, this box comes with an unconditional guarantee!

If you are not completely satisfied with your Clearance Sale box gourds, simply return them for a full refund!

The Clearance Box of 40 CLEANED gourds is regularly $259.79. It’s on sale now for just $134.95 with $14.95 flat rate shipping*. But if buy 2 or more boxes, each box is just $79.94 and you get FREE Shipping!

Click Here to Get Your Clearance Sale Box Now!

*Please Note! Clearance Boxes are sent via Parcel Post, which generally takes 2-3 weeks for delivery. If you want your gourds delivered sooner you can pay the additional postage cost, which runs $5 – $25 more (depending on your location) by calling our office to place your order.

To take advantage of this incredible offer, simply use coupon code CLBX during check out. With the unconditional, money-back guarantee you have nothing to lose! There are just a few of the Cleaned Clearance Sale Boxs left so you must act now — Click Here!

Gourdially Yours,
The Welburn Gourd Farm
40635 De Luz Rd.
Fallbrook, CA 92028
Toll-Free: 1-877-420-2613
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