Gourd Books

5 Great Books about Gourds

First Book on the list is the “Complete Book of Gourd Craft”, by Ginger Summit and Jim Widess. This book costs no more than $20 and is very helpful in teaching even beginners how to make crafts out of gourds. This book contains 22 projects and about 50 decorating tips and techniques. This book also includes directions on how to paint, make handles and lids, making baskets, carving, and much more.

“Quick and Easy Gourds” by Baskett. This book here teaches you how to make toys, instruments, baskets, canteens, bowls, boxes, and dippers from various shapes of this fruit. In this book you will also find out how to carve, paint, wax, burn, and decorate them also.

“The Weekend Crafter” Ginger Summit includes very easy and simple directions on decorating your gourds. This book even has colored illustrations that will help you along the way.

“Gourd Purses” by Aurelia Conway is a unique book on how to make purses. These purses are made from the apple and the canteen gourds. It also includes really easy instructions on how to make and decorate them, the pattern for the purses are included.

“Gourd Crafts for the first time” by Marilynn Host is a book that shows you which kind of gourds to buy and how to prepare them to make crafts. Its shows you the different paint and solutions you will need and also shows you wonderful decorating tip with seeds, jewelry, and beads. Some projects included in this book are musical instruments, containers, cooking utensils, earrings, necklaces, toys, birdhouse, banks, and much more.