Craft-Ready Ornaments are Back!
Sets starting at Just $44.95!
July 19, 2023
Craft-Ready Ornaments are Back!
Sets starting at Just $44.95!
Craft-Ready Ornaments come in 3 sizes: 2"- 2.49", 2.5"- 2.9", and 3"- 3.49" in diameter.
Create ornaments the quick and easy way with Craft-Ready Gourd Ornaments! Each gourd has been carefully hand selected, cleaned on the outside, and the toppers attached so that you can get right to the fun of decorating your ornaments.
Kimberly Shearer used our 'Craft-Ready' Gourd Ornaments to make these beautiful "woodland-inspired" ornaments. Thank you, Kim, for sharing your artwork with us on Facebook!
Shown above, beautiful carved and painted Craft-Ready Gourd Ornaments by Sue Sweder. Be sure to see Sue's collection of artwork for sale on her Facebook page here.
Shown above, set of 10 Craft-Ready Ornament Gourds 2.5"-2.9" in diameter.
Craft-Ready Ornaments are Back!
Sets starting at Just $44.95!
New 'Limited Edition' Box of Premium 7"- 7.9" diameter, Tall-Body Gourds Now Available!
Great for Ipu Heke Bottoms!
Box of 3, $99.95! (Quantities Limited)
These premium quality, Tall-Body gourds are sought after by both artists and musicians alike!
Shown above, examples of our 7"- 7.9" diameter premium quality, Tall-Body gourds (aka "ipu heke bottoms"). Height ranges from 13”-16” on average.
In addition to artwork, premium Tall-Body gourds are also used as the bottom of an ipu heke, which is a percussion instrument often used in hula dancing.
Shown above, finished Ipu Heke by Black Pearl Designs.
An ipu heke is made from 2 gourds put together, and the bottom gourd is usually a premium quality tall-body gourd.
The bottom gourd must have a flat bottom and must be fairly symmetrical in shape. Because these gourds are so difficult to grow, they are priced higher than other gourds of the same diameter.
Please note: Because it is a lengthy process to match a top and a bottom gourd to make ipu heke, and it is also a specialized skill, we are unable to provide the staff to assist with this.
The best way to find a matching top is to come to the farm in Fallbrook, CA and select them yourself.
These beautiful dancers with their ipu heke drums are seen here perfomring at the world-famous Merrie Monarch Festival in Hawaii. Photo by Dennis Oda.
Up until now our premium tall-body gourds, aka Heke Bottoms, have only been available via Custom Order. In addition, the demand is so high, we normally sell out before the crop even comes in! (This is especially true with our larger sizes, anything 8.5" in diameter and over)
However, we are happy to announce we have a limited number of our 7”- 7.9" diameter premium Tall-Body gourds available as a box of 3 for purchase on our web site
Height ranges from 13”-16” on average.
Order Your 'Limited Edition' Box of 7"- 7.9"diameter, Premium Tall-Body Gourds Today!
Box of 3, $99.95!
Blank Stick ‘n Burn Design Transfer Sheets
Print any design using either an Ink Jet or Laser Printer!
Pack of 10 sheets, Just $11.95!
New and improved Blank Stick ‘n Burn sheets for Ink Jet Printer!
Unlike the previous version of INK JET printer Stick ‘n Burn, which was somewhat thick, this NEW version is thin enough to easily flatten onto the rounded surface of your gourd [see video below]. Yet it is still thick enough so the film does not melt away when you go to woodburn.
Watch the short video above to see the NEW Stick ‘n Burn sheets! [pattern is from the Digital Designs pack, “Vines and Wraps”
Our NEW and improved Stick 'n Burn Design Transfer Sheets have the same great qualities you know and love, including being made with a see-through film for easy design placement and being easy to lift off and reposition on your gourd without tearing or leaving a sticky residue.*
Pictured above, Gourd art process by artist, Tammy Harr-Schmidt. Thank you, Tammy for taking these photos and sharing them with us on Facebook!
Now you can use the same Stick ‘n Burn sheets in both Laser printers and Ink Jet printers!
*Stick ‘n Burn leaves no sticky residue when peeling off to reposition your design, however, once high heat is used (as when woodburning through it), the heat may cause a small amount of adhesive to stick to the gourd. For this reason we recommend wiping your gourd with Formula 49 AFTER you have woodburned and removed the excess Stick ‘n Burn from your gourd.
Print your design of choice on it, then peel off backing, stick design to your gourd, and woodburned right through it. (pattern above is from the Digital Designs pack, “Vines and Wraps.”)
Watch the video above for step-by-step instructions for creating a gourd pot with the “Vines and Wraps” Stick ‘n Burn design!
Why waste hours tracing lines and struggling with messy carbon paper to get your design onto your gourd for woodburning when you can do it in one easy step?
With “Stick 'n Burn” Design Transfer Sheets your design is printed directly on the clear transfer sheet and because it has an adhesive backing, all you have to do is cut it out, stick it to your gourd and start woodburning!
For step-by-step instructions, click here.
Blank Stick ‘n Burn Design Transfer Sheets
Print any design using either an Ink Jet or Laser Printer!
Pack of 10 sheets, Just $11.95!
Special of the Week:
10% Off the Already Reduced Price on Craft-Ready Canteen Halves!
Value: $83.95, Reg. $59.95, Now Just $53.95!
Offer ends Monday, 7/24/23.
*Only while supplies last. Offer may not be combined with some other discounts and specials.
Today's Featured Gourd Art!
Lovely dragonfly gourd vase by Linda Vacca. Thank you, Linda, for sharing your art work with us on Facebook!
Letters from Our Customers
"I have always been pleased with my Welburn orders. I recently ordered the ornament gourds in two different sizes. I had not ordered them before and was happy with them. I have painted six of them and hope to paint more before Christmas. Welburn is my go to for my gourd supplies. Thank you." -Pam Price Reffitt
"I love my small ornaments - they are so cute and the family will love them, too.-Huggs and Blessings" -Jaynne
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"I just want to thank everyone down at the Welburn Farm for all your hard work... with the growing, the turning, the harvesting, the cleaning, the packing of orders, the customer service... and so on! Creating gourd art has changed my life and enhanced it in so many ways. Thank you for the work you do, so that artists can have such a wonderful “canvas” to work with! I’ve been a loyal customer since around 2000 and will continue to be. (PS. I love the ornaments!) Happy Holidays to you all!" -Diann
Pictured above, gourd art by Krystal Garrido (3 above) and Kelsey Nelson (3 below) using the Gourd Ornaments Stick 'n Burn Pack.