What’s a Gourd-Lover’s idea of black Friday? Steering clear of the crazy stores and staying home making beautiful, hand-made gourd gifts instead!

(pictured left, gourd oil lamp with metal leafing by Mary Segreto)

Now its easier than ever to make amazing, personalized gifts with our ready-to-craft, pre-cut and cleaned Oil Lamp Gourds and our NEW craft-ready Votive Gourds. 

NEW! Craft-Ready Votive Gourds!

 Now you can create a beautiful gourd votive the quick and easy way using Craft-Ready Votive Gourds!* Each gourd is hand selected, cleaned inside and out, custom-fitted with a glass, bell-shaped votive holder, and sanded on the bottom so it sits flat (if it does not sit flat on its own).

All that’s left for you to do is the fun part of decorating! Create cut-out designs so the light shines through or decorate as is. The perfect solution for quick and easy gourd gifts!

Each gourd comes with its own glass votive insert and is ready for crafting. Note: No-Wax Candle or regular candle sold separately.

(Pictured above, gourd art by Gloria Crane; get step-by-step instructions for creating this gourd in the DVD, “How to Make a Butterfly Votive and Oil Lamp“)

“I purchased the Butterfly Votive and Oil Lamp DVD. It is wonderful! The instructionswere very clear and precise. I can’t wait to get started on my own project.” - Carla Hardy 

Available in 3 Individual Sizes or Get Our Variety 4-Pack with FREE DVD!

• Large votive gourd (8″-9″ in diameter), $25.95
• Medium votive gourd (6″-7″ in diameter), $17.95
• Small votive gourd (4″-5″ in diameter), $13.95
• Variety 4-Pack with FREE Votive DVD: Includes: 1 large, 1 medium, and 2 small, Regularly $101.75. Now Just $69.95!Supplies are limited so be sure to place your order now – Click Here!

*Gourds will vary slightly from those shown in the photos.

Prefer to Save Money by Cutting and Cleaning Your Own Votives?

Get everything you need using the links below!

Box of Round Body Gourds	No-Wax Candle (fits in both the small and large votive inserts)	Glass Votive Inserts
Mini Crafters Saw by Proxxon	GourdMaster™ Easy Cleaner Ball	DVD – “Making a Butterfly Votive and Butterfly Oil Lamp” with Gloria Crane

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:

Click Here to Watch Now!

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!

See all the specials now, Click Here!

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!

Bottle gourds are perfect for making everything from holiday Santas and snowmen to beautiful pots and bowls for a table centerpiece.

(pictured left, gourd snowmen by Linda Noblitt)

Now you can get the most popular box of bottle gourds, the “Mixed Sizes” box, at a very special price! Click Here to Get Yours Now!

The box includes 5 cleaned, craft-ready gourds 5″- 10″ in diameter and normally sells for $46.93 on our web site. Now if you purchase 2 boxes you get a 3rd box absolutely FREE!

That’s 15 bottle gourds in a variety of sizes, all cleaned and ready to craft,regularly $140.79, for just $93.86! And because holidays are the time for gift-giving, you will also receive 6 incredible gifts with your order. Order now and you will receive ALL of the following gifts absolutely FREE!*
	Gift #1: Book – “Down in the Gourd Patch” by Diane Nunn. A $10.45 Value!
	Gift #2: Book – “Gourds for All Seasons Vol. 1” by Sue Hollon (now out of print!). A $10.45 Value!
Gift #3: Package of 7 jewelry gourds (under 2″),(pictured right, snowmen ornaments by Linda Noblitt) cleaned and craft-ready,perfect for making ornaments. A $20.86 Value!
	Gift #4: Step-by-Step Project Instructions: “Snowman Friends” project. Printed in full color, includes complete project pattern.Pictured right, Snowman Friends by Tammy R. Brown. A $7.95 Value!
	Gift #5: Step-by-Step Project Instructions: “Ho Ho Ho Santa” project. Printed in full color, includes the complete project pattern. A $7.95 Value! Pictured right, Ho Ho Ho Santa by Heidi Anne Sanger.
	Gift #6: Step-by-Step Project Instructions: “Happy Snowman” project. Printed in full color, includes the complete project pattern. A $7.95 Value! Pictured right, Happy Snowmen by Heidi Anne Sanger.

That’s over $65.00 in FREE* gifts!

What better way to kick off your holiday season by getting gifts you can really use. And, there’s no better gift to give than the one you make yourself for the people you love. Make this holiday season extra special!

Order now and get these 6 FREE Gifts!*

Your 6 FREE gifts together with your 15 cleaned, craft-ready bottle gourds represents a total value of $206.40, but with this special offer its just $93.86! Just use coupon code BSFG at check out!

(*Free gifts offered only while supplies last. Must use coupon code BSFG during checkout. Not valid with any other offers.)

Get Your Gift Certificates Now for the Holidays!

“I love every item I have purchased from your place. I have taken two classes and hope to take many more. This is a new endeavor for me and I find decorating gourds is exciting.

Also, thank you for helping me when I have called with questions. Some of the questions were pretty silly, but you still answered them without embarrassing me. You all get a gold star for kindness.” -Clarkie Rambo

Get them a gift you KNOW they will love! A gift certificate from the Welburn Gourd Farm is the perfect solution for the gourd lover in your life. Order yours online now – click here!

Featured Gourd Art

This issue’s featured gourd art piece is “Sea Life” by Carrie Dearing! The aquatic scene is completely carved out and painted with a partial cut-out showing through to the inside of the gourd, which has been completely painted and finished. A molded, clay starfish clings to the rim of the gourd, and artificial “sea grass” foliage lends the perfect accent. The gourd is mounted on a base to give it stability. The gourd and base alone stand 20 inches high, and with the foliage the piece stands nearly 3 feet tall!

(Photo at right shows an adult cat (Her name is Minga) next the gourd for size comparison.)

The level of detail and precision in this art piece is truly incredible!

To purchase this piece or for more information, please contact the artist directly via email at creativegourdart@yahoo.com or by phone at 909-754-6368 (artist is in California).

Purchase Price: $750

Also, be sure to visit Carrie’s web site and see more of her incredible gourd art!

Would you like to advertise your gourd art for sale in the Welburn Gourd Farm newsletter? The service is free to gourd artists, find out more — click here!

However, I needed gourds and took a chance. Brother, am I glad I did!… It is rare to find an on-line vendor one can trust to deliver even more than what they advertise. I plan on being a committed return customer for all my gourdly needs. With my deepest thanks,” -Wendell C., Tahlequah, Oklahoma  

Large gourds with nice shape and shell quality are hard to come by, and normally we only sell these beautiful kettle gourds for a premium. However, the last gourd crop produced more of these gourds than normal, which means we are able to offer them as a “Pre-Boxed” item at a HUGE discount!

Each box contains four extra large kettle gourds, 11 to 13 inches in diameter, already cleaned and ready to craft. Just one 13-inch gourd would normally cost $34.37! Now with this special offer you get 4 fantastic gourds PLUS a FREE Gift (see below) valued at $66.64, a total value of $175.92, for just $87.92! (must use coupon code KETSP at check out)

Because these gourds are so large they need to ship in a fairly large box, which means shipping costs may run a bit higher, but its worth it because not only are you getting them at an incredible discount, you also get 15 of our 2-3 inch size gourds in assorted shapes as a FREE Gift, a $66.64 value!

(Free gift shown at right is meant as an example only and does not represent the exact shapes you will receive in your gift.)

These small gourds come in an assortment of shapes and arrive cleaned and craft-ready! With the holidays just around the corner, they’ll make the perfect ornaments and gifts for friends.

The extra large kettle gourds are perfect for bread or tortilla warmers, and they’ll make a beautiful centerpiece on a Thanksgiving or holiday table!

These boxes of extra large kettle gourds are expected to sell out, so please place your order online now! Be sure to use coupon code KETSP at check out — click here!

Special offer on kettle gourds not valid with any other offers or coupons. Free gifts available only while supplies last.

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The Welburn Gourd Farm catalog is mailed twice per year, yours FREE when you sign up on our Catalog Mailing List – click here!

Sign Up Now for Gourd Art Classes

 Join us this Saturday, September 19th, 2009 for the “Wolf Portrait” Gourd Art Class with Pam Redhawk. You’ll discover great tips and techniques for woodburning realistic animal fur, how to use shading to create depth, how to make eyes look life-like, and much more.

Register online now — click here!

Spaces are almost gone for the “Lidded Leaf Bowl” class with Gloria Crane, taking place next Saturday, September 26th, 2009.

To register for the Leaf Bowl class and to see more fall and winter gourd art classes, click here!

(sorry, no discount codes on gourd art classes.)