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Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Paper crafts > General
Following up on the successful Everything Is Wild and Free puzzle
and stationery set comes a new group of paper products from Flow
and the artist Valesca van Waveren. Taking as its inspiration a
quote from Francis Hodgson Burnett, and translating it into
stunning images that capture the magic we find in nature,
particularly on a starlit night, Everything Is Made Out of Magic is
a suite of pure delight. Everything Is Made Out of Magic Wrapping
Paper and Gift Tagselevate the wrapping to make package a gift with
twelve full, folded sheets of wrapping paper (which unfold to
19"x27"), printed on both sides, and featuring themes from the
entire group of products. A page of punch-out gift tags completes
the set.
Discover the amazing Gelli (R) plate-a revolutionary printmaking
surface that makes it easy to produce beautiful, one-of-a-kind
artwork with amazing colors and textures! This book will show you
how to use gelatin printing to create 32 stunning designs of
layered prints, decorative pages for art journals, fabric for
quilting, greeting cards, and more! Gelli (R) Printing teaches you
all the basics you need to know on supplies, how to get started,
and the best techniques for making colorful backgrounds, textured
pages, multiple layers, and basic borders. Perfect for both
beginners and experts, durable and reusable Gelli (R) plates are
easy to clean so you can quickly change paint colors and move on to
your next project. This newly expanded edition contains an updated
gallery of art featuring the latest Gelli (R) plate techniques.
Wonderful results can be obtained quickly, and simple variations
give each print its own unique personality!
Handmade paper has a unique texture and an individual quality that
makes it not only a surface to write or print on, but also an
object of beauty. With a small investment in equipment (or the
supplies to make it from scratch), a small harvest of backyard
weeds or garden plants, and the guidance of papermaking expert
Helen Hiebert, anyone can make exquisite papers right in the home
kitchen.
Hiebert's basic papermaking techniques, laid out in illustrated
step-by-step instructions, make it easy to blend and shape a
variety of organic papers from such common plants as hosta,
milkweed, and thistledown, as well as the more unusual pineapple,
yucca, and seaweed. She describes how to collect, harvest, and
process the plant fibers and then create sheets using both Western
and Japanese techniques.
Inspired by the community of papermaking artists she is a part of,
Hiebert features profiles of papermakers from around the world,
highlighting their individual tips and techniques. She also
includes project instructions for using handmade paper to create
one-of-a-kind cards and envelopes, multi-paneled lampshades, and
accordion-fold books. There are also instructions for embellishing
techniques such as adding flower petals, creating collages, and
dyeing with richly colored walnut shells.
From plant to finished paper, the simple completeness and beauty of
Papermaking with Garden Plants & Common Weeds will appeal to
craftspeople, gardeners, environmentalists, teachers, and anyone
who enjoys creating from nature.
Paint by Sticker is a compelling new craft for all ages, and the
book includes everything you need to create 12 vibrant, full-colour
"paintings"-a dozen illustrated templates printed on perforated
card stock, and 24 pages of stickers to fill in and create the
artwork. The images are rendered in "low-poly," a computer graphics
style using geometric polygon shapes to create a 3-D effect. As in
paint-by-number, each template is divided into hundreds of spaces,
each with a number that corresponds to a particular sticker. Find
the sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. Add the
next, and the next, and the next-it's an activity that's utterly
absorbing, both in the mindful pleasure of peeling and sticking and
the growing satisfaction of watching a "painting" come to life,
emerging from a flat black-and-white illustration to a dazzling
image with colour, body, spirit. Still life with fruit. A classic
urban landscape. Sunflowers, of course. Two rowboats on a peaceful
lake. A dynamic hummingbird in mid-flight. Each suitable for
framing.
Quillwork began in Europe around the 13th century as a paper
imitation of gold and silver filigree work. In this vintage book,
originally published in 1975, Janet and Alex D Amato have evolved
traditional quilling into a delightful and whimsical craft. They
show you how to make quillwork jewelry, wall-hangings, Christmas
ornaments, gift wrap decorations even quilled Valentines, place
cards, mobiles and paperweights. The materials are so inexpensive
and the techniques so simple, that quillwork is truly a craft for
all ages and budgets. Line drawings and photographs throughout the
book provide inspiration and clarification."
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