Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Decorate your household with seasonal flair by turning gourds into high-gloss home decorations, sand-filled doorstops, and gobbler ...

Before copper and ceramics, people relied on natural containers – such as gourds – to carry water and food. The old- est preserved examples of gourds come from Mexico and Peru. Choctow and Chickasaw ...

There are so many things that can be done with dried gourds! It’s an art category all its own. Wearable art — pins, combs, pendants and bracelets — all can be easily made from hard-shelled gourds.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six ...

At a recent gourd wreath-making workshop, Peoria Garden Club members showed off shiny gold ornamental gourds, silvery-sheened pastel gourds. Gourds in rich shades of blue, red and aqua. Each ...

Gourds don't come in only one shape, as you'll see when you come to a gourd exhibition in Shanghai - you will be amazed by so many different shaped gourds. A total of more than 200 kinds of gourds, ...

In an annual rite of autumn, anyone can carve a pumpkin. But gourds? That requires patience and a passion that goes far beyond Halloween. Ask any serious “gourder.” This curious vine has wrapped ...