Wax on Gourds

Wax on Gourds Description

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.