Comments on: I didn’t know that gourds could be painted http://www.frugalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/29/i-didnt-know-that-gourds-could-be-painted/ A place to share your really creative "reuses" for household items! Sun, 16 May 2010 03:10:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bulletin News http://www.frugalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/29/i-didnt-know-that-gourds-could-be-painted/comment-page-1/#comment-2159 Bulletin News Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:02:45 +0000 http://www.frugalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/29/i-didnt-know-that-gourds-could-be-painted/#comment-2159 Kewl blog post about t know that gourds could be painted. Thoroughly love this write ups! Kewl blog post about t know that gourds could be painted. Thoroughly love this write ups!

]]> By: Kat http://www.frugalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/29/i-didnt-know-that-gourds-could-be-painted/comment-page-1/#comment-2101 Kat Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:31:32 +0000 http://www.frugalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/29/i-didnt-know-that-gourds-could-be-painted/#comment-2101 In reference to drying- it depends on the species of the gourd... most gourds will rot. (Especially if you purchase the ornamental variety in the grocery store.) A certain type of gourd retain their hard shell after months of drying.. they will still mold... but once they are completely dry you can clean them in a soapy water/bleach solution and paint/carve/cut/ well basically do whatever you would do to wood to them. http://www.welburngourdfarm.com/ This farm is just one of the many that sell dried gourds, if you were interested in using them for craft. In reference to drying- it depends on the species of the gourd… most gourds will rot. (Especially if you purchase the ornamental variety in the grocery store.) A certain type of gourd retain their hard shell after months of drying.. they will still mold… but once they are completely dry you can clean them in a soapy water/bleach solution and paint/carve/cut/ well basically do whatever you would do to wood to them.

http://www.welburngourdfarm.com/
This farm is just one of the many that sell dried gourds, if you were interested in using them for craft.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.frugalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/29/i-didnt-know-that-gourds-could-be-painted/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 Daniel Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:29:48 +0000 http://www.frugalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/29/i-didnt-know-that-gourds-could-be-painted/#comment-1485 I couldn't understand some parts of this article t know that gourds could be painted, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting. I couldn’t understand some parts of this article t know that gourds could be painted, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

]]> By: martha pittts http://www.frugalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/29/i-didnt-know-that-gourds-could-be-painted/comment-page-1/#comment-390 martha pittts Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:56:58 +0000 http://www.frugalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/29/i-didnt-know-that-gourds-could-be-painted/#comment-390 i once had a i call a crooked neck gourd and had my dh to cut a hole out in the center of it and put a small pot inside and grew chives in it. i hung it over my kitchen curtain rod and they thrived. have you ever heard of a dish rag gourd? it is a small gourd and on the inside, after drying, it has a pad like a scouring pad and you can use it just like the ones you buy at the stores! i once had a i call a crooked neck gourd and had my dh to cut a hole out in the center of it and put a small pot inside and grew chives in it. i hung it over my kitchen curtain rod and they thrived. have you ever heard of a dish rag gourd? it is a small gourd and on the inside, after drying, it has a pad like a scouring pad and you can use it just like the ones you buy at the stores!

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