Gourds birdhouse

Make your own birdhouse from an ornamental gourd. It's fun and easy to create, using a gourd, exterior paint and a wood dowel for a perch.

These colorful gourd birdhouses liven up a backyard and provide a welcome resting stop for the birds. It's so easy to make, you won't have to buy one ever again: http://www.ehow.com/how_5204572_make-gourd-birdhouses.html?utm_source=pinterest.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=freestyle&utm_campaign=fanpage

Some of the articles on these pages were written by Chuck Abare. My thanks to him for sharing some of the knowledge he’s gained from his years of study on this subject. I consider Chuck to be an expert on Purple Martins, and using natural gourds for their housing. He has helped me greatly with designing suitable lodging for this wonderful ... Read More

It was a beautiful Spring day yesterday for some antiquing and a little road trip with some friends. Maria & Kris hopped into my car and we headed North to New Hampshire. Our first stop was in Fitzwilliam. Take a peek at how quaint the town common looks. Spring is just starting too show it’s beautiful colors here. While in Fitzwilliam we made a stop over to Old Glory Barbara has a nice collection of antiques & collectibles in her shop. We enjoyed purusing & poking around her shop. ~*~ We…

Gourds can be made into a variety of creations. Learn how to dry and clean gourds for crafts to use in making different DIY craft projects!

Welburn Gourd Farm has been in business over 40 years. Pictured above, founder, Doug Welburn, inspects the bottle gourd crop circa 1996. Welburn Gourd Farm specializes in thick-shelled Canteen gourds and also gourds for making Hawaiian Ipu and Ipu Heke dancing instruments. The farm is the largest organic grower in the

Making Gourd Birdhouses: Birdhouses made from gourds are a fun wintertime craft and make a great project to do with kids. There are several varieties of gourd which make great birdhouses -- You can sometimes buy them at your local farmers' market, or if you're…

GOURDS with FLOWERS and FEATHERS....

Growing birdhouse gourds for crafts is easier than you think. Drying gourds and making birdhouses from them takes some time, but it's simple to do and fun.

Gourds are like pumpkins, except instead of carving them and letting them rot, you let them dry out before you work with them, and they will last for many years. Gourds work well for many craft projects thanks to the unique shapes of their different varieties, but it is best to start with something simple.