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Important Information Ghost Creek Gourd Fest May 1, 2010. Mark your calendars! Marianne Barnes won 2nd place in the Professional Fine Art Open division at the SC State Fair. She also won a purchase award.
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Members List:
Gourd Links
President:
Marianne Barnes
Members:
Barbara Sullivan
Secretary:
Debbie Wilson
Vice President:
Peggy Ash
Treasurer:
Iris Durand
Members:
Lori Smith
Lynne Baldwin
Betty Bloomfield
Diane Bowen
Pat Christman
Ann Englehart
Larry Goodson
Ann Gore
Shelia Guiry
Pam Holcombe
Phylis Holt
Julia Honchar
Jane Jones
Sherrie Ledesma
Lee Mitchell
Madge Musselman
Christine Pace
Donna Powell
Susan Schafer
Laraine Short
Pam Stevens
Ruth Clinkingbeard
Joyce Goodson
Helen Gerich
Angie Craft
Polly Mierke
Ginny Dorsheimer
Judy Poulson
Andrea Pulliam
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Peggy Hoffmaster
Members:
Maxine Riley
Lee Tuttle
Marilyn Tuttle
Malinda Peter
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The Palmetto Gourd Patch was established so we can share our love of gourds. Promoting the growing of gourds, sharing the love of gourd art, and letting everyone know how to safely work with gourds - that is our purpose. Come and join us. We readily share our talents and abilities with each other and we have FUN!
Picture is a cute reindeer Laraine Short taught to Marianne in Florida.
107 Hwy 29 - Lyman, SC 29365
864-949-9144
December 5th - Decoupaged Gourd Bowl – Using Natural Materials
Members need to bring a small, cleaned gourd – approximately 6” to 7” in diameter. The size is not critical, but we won’t have time to finish a large one. Cut a small opening – approximately 3 ˝” in diameter. Clean the inside. (You can choose to stain or paint the interior black or a neutral color – or do this later.) The gourd can be a thin shelled one and even one with some imperfections, since the decoupaging will cover and add strength. Sand the rim.
In class, you will decide whether to leave the exterior natural or paint it. (We will bring some acrylic paints – or you should bring your own if you have some favorite colors.)
Bring any natural materials, as well as pieces of interesting paper, strands of yarn – even some small flat pieces of gourd pulp will add interest. We can share with each other.Iris, Marlyn, and Lee will provide skeletonized leaves, dried flowers, as well as Mod Podge and foam brushes. If you can bring your own Mod Podge, too, that would be great. You may need some anyway when you get home, since you will probably want to add more layers of Mod Podge. (The one we will be using is “Mod Podge – Gloss”, and it can be found at some Wal-Mart’s and definitely at Michaels, etc. (use your coupons…)
Bring scissors, some brushes, extra foam brushes will be useful – we could use a few hair dryers, too.
We may have time to show you how to make a twisted yarn trim for a rim– not necessarily for this gourd. This would get attached at home after everything is dry. It’s a fun thing to see and do… Can any of you knitters bring some leftover colors of yarn – appropriate for natural materials? They will be cut in 4 yard lengths.
Don't forget the optional Christmas exchange. Bring a small gourd project or ornament to exchange. Also bring a yummy dish for our holiday meal. See you in December!
Send Suggestions for 2010 projects to Peggy Ash
Recipe for Spinach Cheese Squares from Iris
1 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1tsp baking powder
2 eggs, beaten>BR>
4 T melted butter
1 cup milk
1 package chopped spinach - thawed, uncooked, squeezed
3/4 pd cheddar cheese, shredded
Mix all together. bake in 9"x9" pan for 35-40 minutes at 350. Loosen sides from pan. Let stand 5 minutes. Serve hot.
Many of you have asked for the Palmetto Gourd Patch logo. The image below can be copied and used to make an image on computer tee shirt paper. You can then iron it to a tee shirt.Right click your mouse and press "save this picture". Save to a picture file.
