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Thai Songkran Festival

By Nita Gill on May 6, 2011 in Carvers’ Stories and Photos, Fun Blog Videos, Misc Occasions, Thai Holidays, Thai New Year 0

In addition to the lovely Thai fruit carving display that I shared with you in yesterday’s blog post, there was so much color, beauty and tradition at the Thai Songkran Festival. There was traditional Thai dancing performed in Thai costume. There were beautiful flower displays, performances of traditional Thai music and more. Here are some […]

Tomato Rose

By Nita Gill on February 8, 2011 in Bridal Shower, Free Video Instructions, Valentine’s day 16

Here is how to make a tomato rose. It’s a super simple garnish for beginners. In these two short free videos you will see how easy it is to make a tomato rose garnish for Valentines Day, or any romantic dinner.

Carving Watermelons

By Nita Gill on January 28, 2011 in Anniversary, Bridal Shower, Product Reviews, Summer, Valentine’s day, Weddings 0

I’m excited to announce that my new DVD “Carving Watermelons – Roses, Buds and Leaves” is now available in my shop. It is a great introduction to Thai style watermelon carving. But don’t let the title fool you, is this video lesson you will also learn rose patterns that you can also carve into other […]

Christmas Bow Watermelon Carving

By Nita Gill on December 22, 2010 in Birthday, Carvers’ Stories and Photos, Christmas, Holidays, Summer 2

One of my blog readers, professional fruit carver James Brown shared this photo of a watermelon carved like a Christmas package with me. What a great idea for a Christmas carving! It’s so pretty isn’t it. Imagine how awesome it would be if it were carved into one of these square watermelons. (more…)

Thai Fruit Carving – Melon Carvings

By Nita Gill on September 11, 2010 in Carvers’ Stories and Photos, Carving Ideas, Misc Occasions, Past Events 14

I thought that you might enjoy seeing these photos of beautiful fruit carvings. They may provide inspiration for you to learn fruit carving. If you are already an experienced fruit carver, maybe you will get some new ideas for patterns to carve.

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