Have you ‘metaled’ with gourds lately? Get time-saving tips for creating beautiful gourd art accented with metal leafing, a technique that professionals have been using for years to increase the value of their art work! Watch the new video now, just click on the image below!

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New Gourd Art Competition!

The 13th Annual Gourd Art Festival at the Welburn Gourd Farm will include a brand new Gourd Art Competition with cash prizes, sponsored by GourdMaster™ Products and judged by the general public who attend the event!

Enter your artwork in the “GourdMaster™ People’s Choice Competition” and be seen by thousands of potential buyers. You can even advertise your entry piece(s) for sale and get them sold through the event!

(pictured right, award-winning pieces in the 2008 California Gourd Society Gourd Art Competition)

This is an incredible opportunity for artists to gain exposure, sell their artwork, and have fun helping to get the general public involved in the world of gourds by voting on their favorite works of art!

Get the complete details of the NEW GourdMaster™ People’s Choice Competition – click here!

Also, be sure to enter artwork in the 2009 California Gourd Society Gourd Art Competition, a long-standing tradition at the Festival and a superbly-run event, put on by the California chapter of the American Gourd Society! For details and link for the California Gourd Society Gourd Art Competition, click here!

Get Your Gourd Festival Tickets In Advance and Save!

Festival tickets are $11 at the gate, but you can get them for just $8 when you buy them in advance!

PLUS you’ll receive a FREE parking pass (general parking) when you purchase 3 or more tickets in advance, while supplies last!

Only a limited number of FREE passes are available, so get your tickets now before the parking passes are gone – click here!

One-Time Opportunity for Gourd Classes

The June Gourd Festival Classes are your one chance during the year to take classes with popular instructors from out of town!

Instructors like Toni Best, whose “Coiling with Antler” class is shown left, travel a long way for the show and that means locals have the opportunity to take classes they otherwise would not have access to.

Sue Brogden travels from Arizona, and her classes, like those of Toni Best, almost always sell out, so sign up now! Pictured right, “Vase with Looped Pine Needles” class with Sue Brogden.

*Please note, discount codes and special offers are not valid with gourd classes.

13th Annual Gourd Art Festival Deadline for Exhibitors is May 20th, 2009!

There is still time to join in the fun by becoming an exhibitor at the 13th Annual Gourd Art Festival at the Welburn Gourd Farm!

The deadline for application submission is May 20th, 2009, and there are still a few spaces left. To download the exhibitor application now, click here.

Pictured left, gourd fairy doll by Linda Noblitt, exhibiting artist at the upcoming Gourd Art Festival, June 27th and 28th, 2009!

Remember to request your packet of Gourd Art Festival brochures and help get the word out about the event! For the brochure request form, click here.

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

This great feature allows you to work with the glue, remove it with a wet wipe, and repeat unitl you’re sure you’ve got the glue only where you want it to go. Then, and only then, you’ll hit it with some heat from your heat tool and it will become tacky and ready for you to stick on your metal leaf and pigment powders.

And, you could indeed come up with many more uses for this unique glue. In fact, you are encouraged to stretch your creativity to the limits!

Here’s a short video on how to use Heat Activated Glue that also includes some pointers on how to correct mistakes if you happen the make them.

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