March madness brings exciting new products

Pyrography Magazine Edition 2

Ranger Embossing Pens Set- Great new set of 2 embossing pens. Bullet tips in black and clear heat activated glue. Theseare great for embossing powders, glitter, metal leaf, pigment powders and more. These replace the very popular Zig embossing pens that have been discontinued by the manufacturer.

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On The Road with Allie and Shadow

Since I took down all the personal stuff from my website some of you complained that they missed the beautiful photos of our travels. I promise not turn this into a collection of family photos but will try to post some nice photos of the places we see along the way. I might, however, include [...]

Using Metallic Accent Pigment Powders

I am doing a gourd ornament using the Metallic Accent Pigment Powders either by themselves or mixed with Memories Dye Inks or Jo Sonja Polyurethane Varnish.  This project was not designed to be an award winning gourd ornament but mostly to demonstrated how to use the Metallic Accent Pigment Powders. It will give you an idea [...]

Wool Daubers and Metallic Accent Powders are Coming Soon

There are several new products that will be introduced very soon

Available this week: For those of you who use leather dye, stain or alcohol inks such as the Adirondack alcohol inks I will be introducing some wool daubers. These daubers can be use with a brush stroke to give you a broader coverage than typical [...]

New Memories Inks Are Coming

Memories Ink Updates

Every year I go through reports of how products are doing so I can see what’s selling and what’s not. That’s the time decisions are made but sometimes they are made when customers ask for new products and I don’t have room. So, a wonderful lady from Washington has talked me into [...]

New Inks and Neopaque Acrylic Paint

New Memories Inks and Neopaque Paint

The new Memories inks are arriving tomorrow. The website has been updated with the buttons so you can begin ordering but they will not start shipping until Monday.

Two new Dye ink colors have been added to the website that were requested by several people. The colors are: Green [...]

How To Make A Southwestern Gourd Ornament Tutorial

“Two Feathers” Southwestern Gourd Ornament

Border lines drawn in pencil and then burned

I am starting this gourd ornament with no plan in mind.

I drilled holes through the top for the leather lacing I will use to hang the ornament.

Next, I just started drawing some border lines in the neck and at [...]

Product Updates

New & Discontinued  Gourd & Pyrography Products

This is where I get to tell all of you about exciting new gourd and pyrography supplies and tools that I have added to Store front. Items that are being discontinued will be added to the Clearance Center.

As I have updates I will be sure to post [...]

Tutorials Page

Pyrography and Gourd Tutorials

I have started the Tutorial page and hopefully will have the first tutorial posted tomorrow.  These are mini tutorials so don’t expect a full blown step by step. As time permits I will continue to do some step by steps on the website but those are pretty labor intensive and take [...]

Events

Gourd and Art Shows and other Events

New events have been added. I have also added art shows in my area.  I am hoping that everyone will help out and submit information on other events so that visitors here will have access in one location for shows that might interest them.  The art shows are [...]