Creating a Faux Birdhouse with Pinecone Roof Effect with Mary Gehley

In this episode, watch as gourd artist and instructor, Mary Gehley creates a faux birdhouse (it is not a functional birdhouse) and uses gourd seeds to create an interesting “pinecone” look for the roof of the birdhouse.

 Items used in this video available at Welburn Gourd Farm
• Transparent Acrylic (Pitch Black, Mocha, Emerald)
• Metallic Ink (Christmas Red)
• Ink Dye (Walnut)
• Gourd Glue
• Small 5″-6″ Pear Gourds (BG314)
• Fine Tip Applicators
• Angular Brush (SRB102)