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March 28, 2024: 💙 Get 15% Off these popular items + $10 off sets!

March 28, 2024: 💙 Get 15% Off these popular items + $10 off sets!

15% Off Metallic Inks when you buy 4 or more!
Now $5.91 each! (Reg $6.95)
Offer ends Friday, 3/29/24.

Save Even More When You Buy a Set!
Get an additional $10 Off Metallic Ink Sets

Above, Metallic Inks Southwest 10-pack
Now $49.95! (Reg. $59.95)

Elevate your gourd art with a touch of dazzling brilliance! Our Metallic Inks offer vibrant hues that add a striking sheen to your creations. Crafted to withstand time, these inks deliver a durable, reflective finish that won't fade, chip, or peel from your gourd surface.

Similar to our standard Gourd Ink Dyes, these alcohol-free Metallic Inks are specially formulated to impart rich, enduring color. With a thicker consistency than regular dyes, they're ideal for applying with a paintbrush or Fine Tip Applicator, resulting in solid, opaque coverage without transparency. Be sure to mix well before application to achieve optimal results.

Mini Vase with designs from our Stick 'n Burn, "Caltic Designs Pack", made by Krystal Garrido. Krystal used Metallic Inks to get these beautiful colors.

This lovely koi scene on a bottle gourd is by Shirley May Davis made with Metallic Inks.

15% Off when you buy 4 or more -
Now $5.91 each!
Plus, Extra $10 Off Metallic Ink Sets!
Offer ends Friday, 3/29/24.


Get a New Pen for Your Razertip Woodburner!
Pens starting at Just $27.50!

Wood Burners are used to outline and shade designs on gourds. It is usually the first step in gourd art because the wood burned lines gives your design definition and also helps to contain your ink dye or acrylic colors. There are 2 types basic types of wood burning pens: Blade Style and Shading.

Blade Style

Blade style pens come in a variety of tips and are meant to cut through the surface of the gourd and leave a defined, bold line that will contain your colors. Below are some popular tips in Blade style pens and their uses:

  • The Large Skew is included in the Razertip Wood Burning Kit and is great for making long straight lines and basic outlines. Use the pointed tip for curved lines.
  • The Medium Spear is a favorite because you can use the tip for small areas, and the sides for larger areas. You can also lay the pen flat to shade/darken small areas.

 

Shading Pens

Shading pens also come in a variety of tips and are meant to darken the surface of the gourd rather than cut through. Use shading pens to add definition and depth by darkening the surface. Below are some of the most popular shading pens and their uses:

  • Writing Pen- It's flat and blunt tip makes this ideal for shading areas of all sizes. Use it to shade depth like in a faux basket weave!
  • Spoon Shader- It's flat "spoon" is used to shade larger areas. Turn the pen over to cut small curved lines when wood burning detailed feathers.

Get a New Pen for Your Razertip Woodburner!
Pens starting at Just $27.50!


15% Off Bargain Quality Full Canvas Canteen Gourds
Box of 6 Just $76.46! (Reg. $89.95)
Offer ends Friday, 3/29/24.

Bargain Quality Full Canvas Pre-Cut Canteen gourds, 5”- 6.9” in diameter.

Our Full Canvas Canteen Gourds are designed with a smaller opening, ideal for crafting lidded vessels and intricate designs. Each gourd is carefully selected for its perfect shape and arrives art-ready – meticulously cleaned inside and out. Elevate your artistry with the ultimate canvas for limitless possibilities.

Janice Parker transforms a simple Canteen Gourd into this beautiful carved fish design!

15% Off Bargain Quality Full Canvas Canteen Gourds
Box of 6 Just $76.46! (Reg. $89.95)
Offer ends Friday, 3/29/24.


Today's Featured Art!

Nena Godinez's mesmerizing gourd art on a Tall Body Gourd captures the shimmering allure of the ocean with masterful blending techniques. We love this truly magical creation!



Letters from Our Customers

"The [Bargain Quality] gourds we ordered yesterday arrived. We were very pleased and shocked how heavy they are. Since Peter is a "deep" carver he's very happy with this purchase, Thanks a million. Fast service, too!!!!" - Marlene Quinn

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" Wow, I got my gourds today. What a beautiful collection of [Bargain Quality Canteen] gourds. The best bang for the bucks, plus. thank you so much. Everyone said to order from you and they were right!" - David Flaherty

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