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January 28, 2023: Get 10% Off Bottle Gourd Tops , plus last chance to get 15% and $10.00 Off these other popular items!

January 28, 2023: Get 10% Off Bottle Gourd Tops , plus last chance to get 15% and $10.00 Off these other popular items!

3 Days Only, Get 10% Off Bottle Gourd Tops!
Reg. $39.95, Just $35.96!
Expires Monday 1/30/23 at midnight or while supplies last.

Shown above, Box of 10 Bottle Gourd Tops 3"-4.9" inches in diameter

Bottle Gourd Tops make excellent toad houses!

Toad house made from a Bottle Gourd Top, by Gissel Olague. Toads love moist soil and the shell of a gourd is naturally insulating, keeping the soil from drying out and also regulating the temperature so it is cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter!

Why do you want to encourage toads in your garden? Here's what The Spruce had to say: "A single toad consumes thousands of bugs a year. Not only do they eat bugs, but they also eat those slugs that chomp on your vegetable plants and flowers. Another advantage is that the toads themselves do not eat your plants—they only have an interest in eating bugs, worms, and other moving critters that share the space they live in."

Inviting toads to take up residence in your garden is easily done with a simple toad house. Toads can live for years, and once they discover the house you've built, they will become a permanent part of your outdoor family menagerie."

"A toad house positioned in a shady area of your garden where there is a nearby source of daily moisture will very likely draw at least one toad, and possibly many, into your garden. A healthy toad can easily live a decade or more, so your new visitor may soon become a permanent resident that pays rent each garden season by consuming as many as 10,000 grubs, beetles, and other damaging insects.”

Our popular Bottle Gourd Tops are cleaned on the inside so you can get right to the fun of creating!

Gourd tulip made by Mary-Ella Bowles! You can make gourd ring stands from cut pieces of People gourds.

This fun mushroom gourd with succulents (mushroom top made from a Bottle Gourd top) is by JoAnn Clark!

Lovely gourd figurine made from a gourd top by Mary-Ella Bowles.

Beautiful bottle top art piece by Sue Sweder!

3 Days Only, Get 10% Off Bottle Gourd Tops!
Reg. $39.95, Just $35.96!
Expires Monday 1/30/23 at midnight or while supplies last.


Last Chance to Get 15% Off the Already Reduced Price on the Small Box of Practice Gourds!
Value: $46.29, Reg. $39.95, Now Just $33.95!
Offer ends Monday, 1/30/23 at midnight.

The perfect box for those just starting out or for artists who want to practice on a less expensive gourd before moving on to create their main project!

Pictured Above: Small Box of Practice Gourds. Includes 4 Gourds 5"-6.9" in diameter and a bag of Gourd Practice Pieces!

This box is also great for art pieces that have large portions cut away, such as these beautiful piece shown below by, Tina Schoolcraft! Any damaged or unwanted part of the gourd is simply cut out! We love her use of gourd pieces to elevate her gourd art!

Shown above, gorgeous fall leaves made from gourd pieces, by Tina Schoolcraft!

Amazing feather montage by Richard Almond.

Shown above, fairy house with gourd furniture made with small gourd pieces, by Mary-Ella Bowles!

This box is also a great choice if you are looking to make cut outs or need pieces for sculptures or small accents for another project.

Get 15% Off the Already Reduced Price on the Small Box of Practice Gourds!
Value: $46.29, Reg. $39.95, Now Just $33.95!
Offer ends Monday, 1/30/23 at midnight.

*May not be combined with some other offers and discounts.


Offer Extended!
Get $10.00 Off the New Box Option for Bottle Shaped Birdhouse
Reg. $69.95, Now Just $59.95!
Offer ends Monday, 1/30/23 at midnight.

Shown above, Box of 4 Bottle-Shaped Birdhouse Gourds 6"-7.9" inches in diameter

When you make your own gourd birdhouses, not only do you get lovely artwork for your yard, you also provide birds in need with a safe place to raise their young.

Now is the perfect time to create your gourd birdhouses so that they'll be ready for spring nesting season. We have complete information on the correct hole size for different species of birds on our web site.

Phoebe Welburn holding 6"- 6.9" diameter Birdhouse left, and 7" - 7.9" diameter Birdhouse right.

Jodi Imms created these beautiful birdhouses!
Thank you Jodi, for sharing your artwork with us on Facebook!

We love this electric blue birdhouse by Amy Coke.

Carole Thoza Lefler designed this groovy floral guitar birdhouse.

Lovely birdhouse bottle gourd with sunflower and butterfly design, by Erin Ridley.

Liz Schmitt painted this lovely birdhouse gourd using Imperial Red GourdMaster Ink Dye as her background color and Transparent Acrylics for the rest of her design! Thank you, Liz, for sharing your artwork with us on Facebook!

Offer Extended!
Get $10.00 Off the New Box Option for Bottle Shaped Birdhouse
Reg. $69.95, Now Just $59.95!
Offer ends Monday, 1/30/23 at midnight.

*May not be combined with some other offers and discounts.


Get Our Popular GourdMasterTM Formula 49!
Bottles Starting at, $7.95!

"Love the new Formula 49... the fact that it will almost completely remove ink dye is a reason alone to call it a great product, not to mention how well it works to blend the inks. I just wish it came in a bigger bottle!" -Gloria Crane, Gourd Artist and Instructor

Formula 49 can be applied as a base coat to condition the gourd shell so that Ink Dyes go on with smooth, even color and blend easily. It is great for removing Ink Dyes and Transparent Acrylics if you make a mistake! Formula 49 works wonders to remove the carbon buildup that is sometimes left on your gourd after woodburning Stick 'n Burn.

Beautiful gourd vase by Gloria Crane!

Shown here, 2 beautiful gourds by Sue Sweder! Made using GourdMasterTM colors blended with Formula 49.

Get Our Popular GourdMasterTM Formula 49!
Bottles Starting at, $7.95!


Gourd Art For Sale in the Gourd Art Marketplace!
(A place for buying and selling gourd art)

This sweet gnome gourd by Diane Wilson Kemp is perfect for a Valentine's Day gift! To purchase or learn more, use this direct link!

See all the fabulous art for sale and post your own gourd art!


Today's Featured Gourd Art!

Incredible canteen gourd lamp by Blanca Valdez Ricaud! Thank you, Blanca, for sharing your artwork with us on Facebook!


Come Visit the Farm!

Above, Phoebe Welburn with discount gourds!
Come to the farm and get 20% - 60% OFF qualifying gourds!

Our Farm is OPEN to the public
Wednesday - Saturday, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Our Farm is Located at:
40635 De Luz Rd, Fallbrook, CA 92028

Attention Farm Visitors: Please follow directions to the Farm from our website, click here. Google Maps and Apple Maps are giving incorrect directions. Do not take Tenaja Truck Trail as it is not a paved road.


Letters from Our Customers

"Dear Welburn Gourd Farmers, I'm excited to receive the Formula 49, ink dyes, and jewelry gourds and look forward to getting started with them.
I've grown and decorated gourds over the years, and learned a lot from watching your videos. These products and videos will help step up my game.
Visiting your farm is on my To Do List. I have a strong yearning to set in a field and commune with the gourds. I imagine this would be a very spiritual and healing experience. When I first moved to Oregon an elderly neighbor gave me the gift of a moldy gourd, and told me it was up to me to find it's treasures. That was the beginning. Thanks for all your help and especially for farming gourds." -Saundra

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"The formula 49 was a great investment. I can’t believe what a difference it made when using the… Ink. I will be buying this product again😉" - W.J.Napioer

"Love the Formula 49... the fact that it will almost completely remove ink dye is a reason alone to call it a great product, not to mention how well it works to blend the inks. I just wish it came in a bigger bottle!" -Gloria Crane, Gourd Artist and Instructor

 

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