August 25-26, 2007
Saturday 9-4, Sunday 9-3
 at Sandlady's Gourd Farm  Kingman, Indiana
Located 10 miles north of  Rockville - (driving directions)
e-mail: sandlady@sandlady.com website: www.sandlady.com

    Dried Gourds for Sale . . . Every size and shape ready for you to take home for all your crafting projects. Choose from this huge supply grown at Sandlady's farm. And if you need some ideas of what to make, take a class, watch a demonstration, or visit Sandlady's Gourd Museum.  ...more farm photos ...
    Workshops -- Saturday 9 A.M.  and 1 P.M.
         
      •  Mask Class: The Sandlady will teach a class making a Bear Mask or your choice from some other pictures, Saturday Morning 9 a.m. $30.00.  Come join the class and bring questions.

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      • Tenerife Weaving on gourd, several Weaving techniques, Betty & Ken Blakeley. Repeated on Sunday.  $55.00

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      • Gourd Baskets with three weaving designs - Susie Billingsley.  You choose which you prefer. Repeated on Sunday.  $35.00

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      • Open Class with Sherry Banks both days with walk in’s. 

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      • Lady Bug. Kids or adults.  $5.00 both days.
    Demonstrations! 
      • Demonstration of wood burning, carving, variety of tools working on gourds.  
      • Information on growing and art with Guy Shutt on Saturday, Agromist. And Ron Thomas on Sunday.
    For Kids: Make-it-Take-it Booth 
      • Free make-it-take-it for children both days
      • Lois Shutt, Kindergarten teacher, will be working with the kids on Saturday
    Vendors will have all kinds of gourd art and supplies for sale!
        Want to be a vendor?…call  (765) 498-5428 or email.  You can sell gourd art, what you want.  Feel free to have a rummage booth.
    and more ...
      • Seeds for sale
      • We are hoping Debby Grunden can be here!
      • Garage sale both days with art supplies and home and garage items with Bob and Emily Dillard
      • Videos to view: Growing and Harvesting Gourds; Indiana Gourd Show; Rustic Park County; Sandlady's Gourds; Making Paper with Gourd Guts
      • Food and drink available. Grilled Sandwiches with Steve Norman.
      • Artifacts with Gary Thomas
      • Music both days by the Cowboys and these guys are good.  Some of them are related to 

        • Johnny Cash’s wife, the Carter family, and have several cd’s. Good ole country music.
      • Will have devotional music on Sunday morning.

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    Sandlady's Gourd Museum
    Helen has collected over 500 gourd art pieces from artists representing all phases of gourd decoration and embellishment. You just have to see this collection to believe it!