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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Decorative arts & crafts
Can doughnuts get any cuter? You can sew your own adorable
doughnut-shaped animals in this fun kit! These treats are too sweet
to eat, so we are making them out of felt. This kit includes
pre-cut felt pieces to make 6 doughnuts and a paper-craft box to
put them in. There's Cookies-and-Cream Panda, Waffle Cone Narwhal,
Coco Kitty, Pineapple Parrot, Strawbunny and Cinna-Chicken. All you
need are scissors, a ruler and a pen or pencil! Components: 66
pre-cut felt bases for 6 doughnuts pre-cut eyes and cheeks 8
colours of embroidery thread 2 needles Poly-Fil stuffing doughnut
box paper-craft.
Sandy Griffiths shares fresh, original ideas for a range of pewter
jewellery. Choose from various brooches, bracelets, necklaces and
earrings. Make them for yourself or as sure-to-be-appreciated
gifts. 20 projects, several with illustrated variations; Diagrams
for all designs included; Easy to make, yet stylish and fabulous.
Milling is the process of cutting away material - usually, but not
exclusively, metal - by feeding a piece of work pas a rotating
multiple-tooth cutter. The cutting action of the teeth of the
millign cutter provides a fast method of machining, and the
machines surface may be flat, angular, or curved. The surface may
also be milled to any combination of shapes.
Craft metal has endless decorative possibilities. It is pliable and can be wrapped around or adhered to any surface you can imagine.
This book is all about using coloured craft metal – decorating it by means of embossing, cutting out designs, adding further colour, taking away colour and filling in 3D designs and much more – to customise blanks and found objects for your home. You will learn more about the metal and supporting mediums, and how to use the tools and familiarise yourself with several techniques, all of which can be applied in making more than 50 decorative and functional items.
The original projects were designed and created specifically to show-case a variety of techniques and applications, including:
- Transferring and tracing designs
- Creating texture by means of inexpensive handheld tools or manual processes
- Using an embossing machine such as the cuttlebug™ for textures, patterns and die-cuts
- Finishing techniques such as sanding, ageing and painting
- Upcycling and repurposing
- Tips and tricks to simplify processes
The projects range from beginners to advanced level and from quick ideas to masterpieces that will take longer to complete. Magnificent
photographs of the finished objects will inspire you while step-by-step instructions and photographs will help you to get started right away.
Precious metal wire is a versatile material that can be used to
great advantage in jewellery design. This book focuses on using
soldering techniques to confidently construct wearable wire
jewellery designs. It incorporates fundamental skills such as
cutting, filing, annealing and soldering, and encourages the maker
to master these basic techniques, so they can create individual
articles of wire jewellery using their own inspiration and designs.
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