Reviews"Perhaps you are reading this book to learn how to re-create one of Miriam's stunning gourds or to take her technique and make it uniquely yours. Either way, you and I are lucky to have Miriam Joy's creativity to inspire and encourage us. From the wax technique to the various rims, we learn how to take the humble crayon and some thread and make something spectacular."--Terry Noxel, New York State Gourd Society (AGS) chapter president
Number of Volumes1 vol.
SynopsisGourds offer great surfaces to decorate, and this step-by-step book reveals the design boost you can give your gourd projects by using crayons as an economical source of wax. With over 340 detailed photos, in her popular how-to style Miriam Joy explains the inexpensive materials needed and the basic steps of the low-cost, high-impact wax design technique. Next are step-by-step instructions for four examples of creative wax-technique designs on gourds, plus four stunning rim treatments. By using these as your starting point, you can create unlimited gourd artworks of your own--all featuring low-cost, high-impact wax design technique. Projects range from the Midnight Fern gourd with a crocheted beaded ruffle, to the colorful Flowers in the Jungle gourd with a simple shell rim, to the Blue Horizons gourd featuring a unique coiled Arrowhead Points rim. Plus, using wax, learn how to make faux stones to decorate any project., This step-by-step book reveals the design boost you can give your gourd projects by using crayons as an economical source of wax., Gourds offer great surfaces to decorate, and this step-by-step book reveals the design boost you can give your gourd projects by using crayons as an economical source of wax. With over 340 detailed photos, in her popular how-to style Miriam Joy explains the inexpensive materials needed and the basic steps of the low-cost, high-impact wax design technique. Next are step-by-step instructions for four examples of creative wax-technique designs on gourds, plus four stunning rim treatments. By using these as your starting point, you can create unlimited gourd artworks of your own--all featuring low-cost, high-impact wax design technique. Projects range from the "Midnight Fern" gourd with a crocheted beaded ruffle, to the colorful "Flowers in the Jungle" gourd with a simple shell rim, to the "Blue Horizons" gourd featuring a unique coiled Arrowhead Points rim. Plus, using wax, learn how to make faux stones to decorate any project., Gourds offer great surfaces to decorate, and this step-by-stepbook reveals the design boost you can give yourgourd projects by using crayons as an economical source of wax. With over 340 detailed photos, in her popular how-to style MiriamJoy explains the inexpensive materials needed and the basic steps of the low-cost, high-impactwax design technique. Next are step-by-step instructions for four examples of creative wax-techniquedesigns on gourds, plus four stunning rim treatments. By using these as your startingpoint, you can create unlimitedgourd artworks of your own--all featuring low-cost, high-impactwax design technique. Projects range from the "Midnight Fern"gourd with a crocheted beaded ruffle, to the colorful "Flowers in theJungle" gourd with a simpleshell rim, to the "Blue Horizons" gourd featuring a unique coiled Arrowhead Points rim. Plus, using wax, learn how to make faux stonesto decorate any project.
LC Classification NumberMLCM 2019/43019 (T)