The Warty Gourds

When I saw these gourds in their wire baskets at the gourd festival, I could hear their call...try me, you can do it, try me! So I bit and bought...

 three of them, 2 smaller & 1 larger.

Cleaning them was easier than I expected.

Both gourds were dyed turquoise, same color leather dye.

The left was more blue, the right more green. The color 

difference lead to more creative thought & purchases.

The Green Warty Gourd

As I applied the turquoise leather dye, it ran. I had less 

control on where it ran and where it stopped because of 

the warts. This had just a couple of dye applications.

 

 In the sun the dye had a 'pearly' look. I tried to

find a pearlized gloss spray, but couldn't. The kind 

lady at Hobby Lobby suggested I water-down a

pearlized iridescent wash. I did and it did exactly 

what I hoped it would.

The finished product...

I braided some twine, added some beads

and green feathers. It will look great in a

friend's new resort home, but don't tell her...

it's a surprise!

The Blue Warty Gourd

 Less run lines with the turquoise dye

applications.

I'm not sure it this one is finished. It might 

need a third peacock eye. I spent more than an 

hour on this one on Sunday afternoon. What I

thought would look okay, didn't. Luckily,

this one doesn't have a specific home...yet.

Tomorrow...the BIG warty gourd...