Wax on Gourds

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.