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September 12, 2023: Get 25% Off Any Bottle of Formula 49, Free Transparent Pigment Powder and more!

September 12, 2023: Get 25% Off Any Bottle of Formula 49, Free Transparent Pigment Powder and more!

Get 25% Off Any Bottle Formula 49!
Bottles Starting at, $5.96! (Reg. $7.95)
Offer ends Wednesday, 9/13/23 at midnight.

"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." - Gloria Crane, Gourd Artist and Instructor.

Formula 49 is a shell conditioner, Ink Dye remover, and more!

  • 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.

    • Formula 49 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.

Shown above, 2 lovely gourd art pieces by Sue Sweder. Sue is well-known for her vibrant colors and beautiful carvings incorporated in her gourd art. She is able to achieve bright colors on her carved gourd surface by mixing GourdMasterTM colors with Formula 49. The lovely blue piece shown left is available for purchase at $35; to view it click here.

See how easy it is to use Formula 49 to create gorgeous art work! Watch the video above!

Watch the video above to see how to create stunning fall leaves using Formula 49, click here!

"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

We love this piece by Dee Hamlin! She achieved a wonderful range of greys by using GourdMasterTM Ink Dyes "Pitch Black" and "White" with Formula 49! Thank you, Dee for sharing your artwork with us on Facebook!

Get 25% Off Any Bottle Formula 49!
Bottles Starting at, $5.96! (Reg. $7.95)
Offer ends Wednesday, 9/13/23 at midnight.


Get Over 33% Off Our Digital Design Pack, "Halloween Vol. 2"
Download it Now for Just $9.95! (Reg. $14.95)

Shown above, Digital Design Pack: Halloween Vol. 2
(Delivered to you as a PDF file you can print on blank Stick 'n Burn paper at home!)

Above, Halloween themed gourd lamps featuring designs from our Digital Design Pack: Halloween Vol. 2. 'Happy Jack' lantern (left) by Sierra Bequette, bottle gourd Jack-O-Lantern (right) by Maria Oceguera, and Cat-O-Lantern made from a Canteen Gourd by Danny Barajas.

Get Over 33% Off Our Digital Design Pack, "Halloween Vol. 2"
Download it Now for Just $9.95! (Reg. $14.95)


Get 10% Off 'Bargain Quality' Bottle Gourds!
Boxes starting at Reg. $39.95, Just $35.96!

Shown Above: Box of 4 'Bargain Quality' Bottle Gourds, 5"-6.9" in diameter

This incredible Tree of Life bottle gourd art is a commissioned piece by Christine Robert!

This southwestern bottle gourd art is by Dayle Trading Co!

Fun scarecrow gourd found on Pinterest if you know the name of the artist please let us know so we can give them credit!

Bottle gourd masks by France Benoit! Visit her website to see more of her gourd art here.

Get 10% Off 'Bargain Quality' Bottle Gourds!
Boxes starting at Reg. $39.95, Just $35.96!


Special of the Week:
Buy 1 Get 1 Free Transparent Pigment Powders!
(Buy 2 Get 2 Free, etc.)

Just $5.95 per Jar!
Offer ends 9/18/23.

GourdMasterTM Transparent Pigment Powders allow you to create an incredible "see through" effect so you can achieve amazing looks with your gourd art! Transparent Pigment Powders are translucent, which allows you to make things like dragonfly wings and beautiful "stained glass" designs on your gourds!

Shown above, GourdMaster™ Transparent Pigment Powders

Watch the video above to see GourdmasterTM Transparent Pigment Powders
Click Here to see the Materials List for this project.

Transparent Pigment Powder colors can be made more vibrant when you mix them with GourdMasterTM Ink Dyes, or Transparent Acrylics, like Sierra Bequette did in her stained glass peacock gourd shown above. See the project page here.

Pictured above, gourd art by Gloria Crane featuring Transparent Pigment Powders for the dragonfly wings. Notice in the close-up on the right how the cattails show through the wings due to the transparent effect of the powders.

Video: How to make a Stained Glass Poinsettia design using GourdMasterTM Transparent Pigment Powder

The two pieces shown above, are by Ken Vining. Ken used Transparent Pigment Powders for the dragonfly wings as well to get that beautiful irridecent finish!

Special of the Week:
Buy 1 Get 1 Free Transparent Pigment Powders!
(Buy 2 Get 2 Free, etc.)

Just $5.95 per Jar!
Offer ends 9/18/23.


Today's Featured Gourd Art!

Amazing carved swirl design on this pear gourd by Vanessa Hughes!


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

Shown above, Craft-Ready Gourd Ornaments

Pictured above, gourd art by Krystal Garrido (3 above) and Kelsey Nelson (3 below) using the Gourd Ornaments Stick 'n Burn Pack.

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