These vendors were at the 2015 Mississippi Gourd Festival in Raleigh, MS. Cleaned, ready-to-craft gourds are dried/cured gourds that have been cleaned. Many of us call those raw gourds. Occasionally, a vendor might have a few green, uncured gourds for sale.
Carol Maddox, Bossier City, LA–2 booths, handcrafted gourds and gourdcrafting supplies.
Christa Enslin & Georgie E. Foster, Hattiesburg, MS–handpainted gourds.
Christian Art by Ann–Richard & Ann Coghlan, Philadelphia, MS–handpainted gourds.
David R. Shows, Laurel, MS–gourds.
Falcon Art Supply–Becky Cox-Rodgers, Montevallo, AL–art supplies. Click here to see ad.
Golden Girl Gourds–Laura Lott and Cindy Swann, Seminary and Hattiesburg, MS–gourd birdhouses, etc.
Jason Smith and John Jackson, Clinton and Jackson, MS–gourd banjos, gourd puppets, and gourd mobile.
Gourds & More–Katie Westmoreland, Vinemont, AL–2 booths, gourd art, cleaned ready-to-craft gourds, and hand-trained dipper gourds. Some of Katie’s gourds pictured.
Nicky Blakeney, Taylorsville, MS–gourd dolls, bowls, gourdaments, bird houses/feeders, Southwest gourd art, and pyrography gourd art. (Nicky was unable to vend in 2015.)
Possum Hollow Farms–Glenn & Susan Trest, Bay Springs, MS–2 booths, cleaned ready-to-craft gourds, Christmas ornaments, angels, snowmen, and various painted/stained gourds.
Southern Gourds–Edwina Goff & Amanda Jones, Lucedale, MS–4 booths, several varieties of ready-to-craft gourds, cut gourd bowls, decorative gourd bowls and birdhouses.
Sullins Gourd Farm–Randy & Amy Sullins, Douglas, AL–3 booths, cleaned ready-to-craft gourds.
Sunshine Woodcarving–Cecil Walley, Sebring, FL–3 booths, tools and supplies for gourdcrafters and woodcrafters. Saws, woodburners and pens, carvers/grinders, burs, books and accessories. Ebay store: Everglades Woodcarving Supplies
Thompson Farms–Mike & Michelle Thompson, Raleigh, MS–2 booths, handcrafted gourd bowls, baskets, luminaries, thunder gourds, birdhouses, etc. Leather dye, marking tools (gourd scribe), and miscellaneous gourdcrafting supplies. Click here to see ad. Facebook: Thompson Farms Gourds
