Titus's Gilded Gourds

Titus says:

This is the first gourd, done in a birdhouse style. I found a small, good-looking gourd, but the only problem was the round bottom. It could not sit on its bottom, so thought it would be fun to add bamboo legs. I cut holes into the gourd in the shape of a heart with wings. The interior is spray painted black and the exterior is gilded with 23K gold leaf. You can see the bird perch/stick under the heart. This one gourd started me on a Gilded Gourd series. Here are some more.

These Gilded Gourds are made with various kinds of metal leaf. I used gold, silver, copper, and different colors of variegated leaf.

Thank you to Asha for growing these fun gourds and for letting me have a few of them.