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No mess for you with my gourds ready for crafting. 
Let me do the work and you add your artistic talents. 

Do you have allergies? 
Don't take the chance on having a reaction cleaning moldy gourds. 
All of our gourds for sale are cleaned and prepped so that you won't have
any of the mess and dirty work to do.
Start creating the minute they arrive at your door.

We offer gourds grown in Pennsylvania but we are also an east coast distributor of gourds grown at Welburn Gourd Farm in California.

After I had my placings marked I used my dremel with a flexable shaft to grind out the area where the ear would fit into.

This will help with the sturdiness of the ears.

I check the pieces for fit periodically.

When you have the spots ready for the ears fill them with wood glue.  I like to use the Elmers gel formula.  It doesn't run and the ears stay in place while the glue dries.

When the glue has dried I use woodfiller to create a seamless fit.

Apply the filler and use a wet cotton swab to smooth it out.  Saves on the sanding later.  See pictures below.

When the filler has dried, sand it smooth and you are all set to paint your bear.  The flexible sanding sponges work great.

This bear, ready to be painted, is available for sale along with a dog and cat.

You can find them plus other cut gourds ready to paint here