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Patio & Garden decorations by American Stone ArtAmerican Stone Art

Decorate your patio or garden with these lovely stone creations.
Cliff and Barbara Bliss — Louisiana, MO

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Artistic Home Painting - Lora DahirArtistic Home Painting

I have so much built up passion for gourd art there is never a day goes by that I am not working on something fantastic..
Lora Dahir — Dunnegan, MO

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Backyard BeautiesBackyard Beauties

Gardening has always been one of my hobbies. I started gardening at the age of ten,pulling weeds for my mom. I still love weeding to this day! I now create handmade Thank You cards that include my wildflower seeds, giving the person a "card and gift all-in-one" and all my collected seeds won't be going to waste!
Nancy Hayes — Arnold, MOLine separator image

Bonnie Shopper EnamelsBonnie Shopper Enamels

This is a marvelous medium in which to work. Basically, enameling is the fusing of powdered glass onto metal. My metal is copper. The combination of transparent colors of glass on this rich, warm metal is brilliant.
Bonnie Shopper — Clayton, MO

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The Cement GardenThe Cement Garden

Michaela's truly one of a kind creations are crafted from leaves taken from her gardens as well as interesting specimens from around the countryside. The beauty of each leaf is captured forever in exquisite detail and beautifully painted to highlight every lovely feature.
Michaela Kornblum— St. Louis, MO

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Bill Decker - gourd artBill Decker

Bill draws his designs free hand on the gourds and especially enjoys wood burning. He also uses dyes, acrylics, and pen and ink to obtain the look he wants for the finished product.
Bill Decker — Greenwood, MO

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Fuzzy Dog Gourd DesignsFuzzy Dog Gourd Designs

My work features all or some of these methods: woodburning details, cut outs, sculptural surface cuts, the use of colored pencils, acrylic paint, leather dyes or cream shoe polish used for color.
Pam Johnson — Waynesville, MO

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The Gourd Sisters - Ann Beninato & Lindy HoffmanThe Gourd Sisters

We have painted, wood burned, carved, dyed.... we even decorated one gourd with upholstery tacks. They offer so many possibilities and each gourd has its own unique personality.
Ann Beninato & Lindy Hoffman — Ballwin, MO

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Harvest Arts - Janis GatesHarvest Arts

Gourd sculptures and art by artist Janis Gates using different techniques & addtions of natural adornments.
Janis Gates — Eureka, MO

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Herbaria LLC - LaRee DeFreece & Ken GilbergHerbaria, LLC

Herbaria soaps contain only natural, plant-based ingredients – no synthetic dyes or fragrances. Scents are derived only from essential oils. All of their soaps, over twenty varieties, are moisturizing and lather luxuriously.
LaRee DeFreece and Ken Gilberg — Kirkwood, MO

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Hand-painted gourd bear by Just GourdsJust Gourds

Gourds come to life with exquisite hand-painted designs. Artistically professional with a touch of whimsey, these gourds will add charm and wonder to any setting.
Melynda Lotven — Columbia, MO

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Lizzie's Lather soapsLizzie's Lather

Suzette believes handcrafted soaps represent one of the true luxuries of life! After using Lizzie's Lather soaps, you'll love the way your skin feels. You'll no longer feel that dry itchy skin after a shower or bath. Your skin will feel pampered and refreshed!
Suzette Nesbitt — Excelsior Springs, MO

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Mosswood, Inc. -  hand-painted gourds by Stephanie J. WitteMosswood, Inc.

has taken a common medium and raised it to uncommon standards. She believes that art is quiet, challenging people to notice at all around them. Some of the most beautiful art is simple, and, to paraphrase Emerson, it's impressions is immediate and no less eloquent than literature..
Stephanie J. Witte — Springfield, MO

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Oak Creek Company - Linda & William CowellOak Creek Company

The faces are meticulously molded, baked and/or hand-painted to give proper expression. The body is completely custom-designed from the pose-able armature or mounted bases to the final shape of each figure; the clothes are also hand-sewn.
Linda & William Cowell — Wildwood, MO

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Hand-engraved art by Stone Hollow Scrimshaw StudioStone Hollow Scrimshaw Studio

Reviving the style that whalers used on ships at sea, Michelle Ochonicky hand-engraves and the delicately carved lines of her original designs.
Michelle Ochonicky — Eureka, MO

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Deby Gilley - Turkey Creek StudioTurkey Creek Studio

Nostalgic images and subjects serving as a ministry to the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ are what Deby Gilley focuses on for her linoleum and woodcut prints. Many of the people and places represented are very well known to the artist.
Deby Gilley — Aldrich, MO

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Windy Hill AntlerworksWindy Hill Antlerworks

I design and create functional works of art, utilizing naturally shed deer and elk antlers. Every piece is unique and is constructed to be a well-balanced, sturdy and eye-appealing work of art.
William "Bill" Talley — Cape Girardeau, MO

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Joyce A. Yarbrough, silhouettesJoyce A. Yarbrough

Joyce can draw with either her right or left hand, and do pastels with proficiency, but she is most widely known for her silhouettes, which she cuts freehand with no preliminary drawing.
Joyce A. Yarbrough — St. Louis, MO

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