Welcome to the gourd forum and to gourd crafting. Just take this as a fair warning, gourds can be quite addicting, and as yet, no one has completed the 12 step recovery course for gourd addicts!!

There are several places for you to order gourds, but I'm away from my home computer and can't direct you to the sites just now. (maybe for another week)
I'd recommend you do a search for the FL gourd society, and look for members or suppliers in your area. I'm sure you would have a great time picking through all the varieties of gourds for your crafting.

Keep coming back to the gourd forum, we love new members.
It may be a little slow now and then, 'cause we're all busy working on gourds.

Jan

Girl you are everywhere! LOL Glad to see that you found us. :0)
This is to funny. What are the chances of my adopted child finding me on the gourd forum? I've been here for a long time now and so I'll call you a "Newbie" for now, but I'm sure you will become an old hand at this soon. ;0) Anything I can do to help just ask.
Gourd friends has given you great advice. I would take what she says to heart and grow from there.
Talk soon
Penny

Check out these while your are learning.

http://www.northerndipper.com/

http://www.gourdgeousfarm.com/
This is a florida based company.