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From rabbits and foxes to owls and bears, the beloved forest
animals in this colorful set of notecards bring a fanciful elegance
to everyday correspondence perfect for all occasions.
Take a transcendent journey through a prismatic paradise.
Traverse the magnificent unknown where kaleidoscopic color reigns. Mythographic Color and Discover: Rainbow Realms is a gorgeous collection of masterfully detailed, entrancing illustrations that explore enchanting worlds beyond imagination. Enhance glorious rainbows stretching between dimensions, adorn gemlike waterfalls with radiant splashes, and awaken magical creatures with creative flourishes. Immerse yourself in more than 45 fantastic scenes that capture your attention and never let go with Mythographic Color and Discover: Rainbow Realms.
- Elevate your artistic heights with wonderfully detailed illustrations
- Color the rainbow across the crystal cosmos, through floating forests, and among otherworldly fauna
- Expand this universe of brilliance with colored pencils, gel pens, or even glitter
Remember the snowflakes you cut as a child? This book re-introduces
basic cutting techniques for snowflakes and provides designing tips
for making original snowflake papercuttings. Use snowflakes for
everyday or seasonal decorating. Use design and cutting skills to
make other interesting flat and three-dimensional ornaments. Frame
personalized snowflakes for unique gift giving. With the
fundamentals mastered, snowflakes can become a fun part of everyday
decorating and gift giving.
Papermaking is truly a craft for everybody - it is accessible,
sustainable and enjoyable for all ages. This book is a step-by-step
guide for everyone who wants to make paper at home or in a
classroom setting. With clear instructions and over 140 photos, it
explains how to make a range of paper from simple sheets to
three-dimensional objects. Topics covered include advice on
materials and equipment; getting started; adding colour;
embellishing and personalizing your paper and exploring the various
papermaking techniques. This is an invaluable and handy guide to
this wonderful craft first invented by the Chinese in the first
century CE.
Create exquisite, long-lasting quilled paper flowers with this
step-by-step detailed guide! With the help of Japanese quilling
expert Motoko Maggie Nakatani, you can create breathtaking quilled
flowers with just a few inexpensive tools and paper quilling
strips. Her simple roll-shape-and-paste method is perfect for
beginners--allowing you to quickly create dozens of different
flowers. A Beginner's Guide to Quilling Paper Flowers has all the
information you need to embark on this fascinating hobby using
easy-to-follow, step-by-step photographic instructions. Make 32
different varieties of quilled flowers, including: Roses--with
frilly petals and ornate leaves for sweet and romantic gift
decorations! Gerbera--with a graduated 3-level "wedding cake"
effect that makes it the highlight of any display! Japanese
Wisteria--whose contrasting colors and cascading blossoms make a
memorable impression! Black-Eyed Susans--with clever arrangement of
the petals creating a unique 3D effect! Dogwood Blossoms--whose
intricate harp-shaped petals really showcase your skill as a
quillist! And dozens of others! This complete how-to guide has
templates and detailed step-by-step instructions as well as
information on how to use and display your beautiful paper
flowers--as gift toppers, framed displays, handmade cards, photo
frames and in shadow box displays.
Get more creative with your Cricut, Sizzix, or Silhouette die
cutting machine! Here are 50 easy projects and 60 templates for
making gorgeous home accessories, fun party decor, and memorable
gifts. This book includes beautiful items you can make using just
about any electronic die cutting machine, by downloading the SVG
templates, running your materials through your machine, and
following the instructions to assemble your cut materials. Discover
graphic Scandinavian patterns to decorate aprons and tea towels,
paper succulent centerpieces, and dozens of blooms for bouquets,
garlands, and crowns. Every project includes easy instructions and
plenty of variations so you can get the most out of your machine.
With an introduction to electronic die cutting machines and options
for cutting the templates out by hand, this book is full of
inspiration and expert advice. Includes instructions for
downloading 60 SVG cut files compatible with most electronic
cutting machines.
Explore the national parks in this relaxing coloring book for
nature lovers Featuring 34 of the most popular and scenic parks and
recreation sites across the country including the Everglades, the
Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Zion, the Badlands and more, Coloring
the National Parks provides hours of coloring fun and relaxation
for creatives who love the outdoors. Add your creative touch to
nature scenes as diverse as the parks themselves, from mountains to
caves to glaciers, Saguaros, redwoods, elk, bears, and many more.
"Forget ordinary stationery! teNeues, the luxury German publisher,
transforms notecards, journals, puzzles and even clipboards into
works of art, with its latest lineup highlighting paintings by
celebrated names such as Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Jean-Michel
Basquiat and Claude Monet." - Life & Style Magazine Our
notecard set features Vasily Kandinsky's Variegation in the
Triangle in dynamic greens, yellows and reds with our gold foil
accent touches. Vasily Kandinsky was a master of abstraction in
it's earliest stages and brought bright geometrics to play in space
on the canvas - with the concept that geometry is spiritual and
alive, this painting was done during his Bauhaus years. The 4x5
notecards are blank inside, perfect for all occasions & adorned
with painterly foil accents.
This book features 25 original handmade projects shown step by
step. You can create useful and decorative objects from cardboard,
such as a satchel, card table, basket or lampbase. It includes a
comprehensive guide to cardboard and the basic materials, equipment
and techniques you will need. It features an inspiring gallery of
examples by contemporary craft artists. With pictures by the highly
regarded craft, cooking and lifestyle photographer, Peter Williams.
Few people, when they see cardboard in use as everyday packing,
realize how versatile and exciting a craft material it can be. This
book celebrates the full creative potential of this unusual medium
with the help of some of the foremost contemporary craftspeople.
The book contains a guide to basic materials, equipment and
techniques, followed by 25 practical projects that are both useful
and attractive. From a stately card table to a decorative pelmet, a
delightful doll's house to a striking chandelier, every project is
simple to make, with step-by-step instructions throughout.Whether
you choose to make something functional, such as a clock or a table
lamp, or something purely ornamental, such as shelf-edging or
Christmas tree decorations, the book is full of inspirational
ideas.
Happy Campers is a colouring book for adults that contains 30
amazing art activities, all designed to take you on a delightful
camping adventure involving patterning, shading and colouring. Each
vibrantly detailed illustration of fun on the open road offers an
easy way to de-stress, while allowing you to unleash the artist
within.Thaneeya McArdle's transcendental art explores a visual
language of shape, form, line and colour, and can be easily
personalised with felt- tips, coloured pencils, crayons, gel pens
or watercolours.Beautifully coloured finished examples are
provided, along with a handy guide to basic art techniques, from
patterning and combinations to shading and colour theory.This
therapeutic colouring book is printed on high-quality, extra-thick
paper that won't bleed through, and all of the pages are perforated
for easy removal and display.
Spread the sticker love! Life is just better with stickers, and
this little book of BIG vinyl stickers proves just that! Decorate
your laptop, bike, water bottle, phone, or dresser (the
possibilities are endless!) with these super-sized designs, and
brighten every day with a little sticker magic. A Little Book of
Big Love Stickers includes: 20 BIG vinyl stickers 150+ mini
stickers
Create your own magical artefacts with this official craft book of
projects from the Harry Potter films! From your very own Hogwarts
acceptance letter to a golden snitch and a pop-up Goblet of Fire,
this official book of craft projects from the Harry Potter films
covers a whole range of magical artefacts that fans know and love.
With five levels of difficult rating, and detailed instructions and
step-by-step photographs for each project, you will soon be able to
create an elder wand, a crystal ball, a time-turner and more!
Organised into chapters, the book covers the journey to Hogwarts,
recognisable books and potions from the classroom, magical objects
from sports clubs and competitions, and of course, the dangerous
restricted section of the library! This it the perfect book for
Harry Potter fans looking to immerse themselves in the Wizarding
World.
Harry Potter: Paper Crafts is a unique collection of more than 20
magical paper crafts inspired by the Harry Potter films. From DIY
pop-up creations to paper-cut decorations, each craft includes
clear instructions, a skill-level rating for makers of all ages,
and tons of behind-the-scenes secrets from the films, from concept
art to fun facts. Harry Potter: Paper Crafts features a wide range
of paper-based projects that can be made from everyday materials in
your home. Projects include: Howler replica, a paper wand that
casts a Patronus, 3D Knight Bus that actually moves, a fluffy
marionette-style puppet and the Marauder's Map.
"Forget ordinary stationery! teNeues, the luxury German publisher,
transforms notecards, journals, puzzles and even clipboards into
works of art, with its latest lineup highlighting paintings by
celebrated names such as Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Jean-Michel
Basquiat and Claude Monet." - Life & Style Magazine Gustav
Klimt (1862-1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding
member of the Vienna Secession movement. His paintings,
characterised by luxurious, radiant colour, mosaic-like patterns,
abstract floral motifs, and expressive lines, are among the most
popular and celebrated works of the Art Nouveau style. Our
QuickNotes boxed notecards are full colour, collectable greeting /
notecards that are blank inside and can be used to convey personal
greetings, thank-yous and invitations. This QuickNotes notecard box
holds 20 full colour cards with and 20 classic white envelopes. 4
notecard styles are included, all wrapped up in a keepsake box with
magnetised lid.
Spread the sticker love! Life is just better with stickers, and
this little book of BIG vinyl stickers proves just that! Decorate
your laptop, bike, water bottle, phone, or dresser (the
possibilities are endless!) with these super-sized designs, and
brighten every day with a little sticker magic. A Little Book of
Big Magical Stickers includes: 20 BIG vinyl stickers 150+ mini
stickers
It's time to meet Roald Dahl's larger-than-life characters as
you've never seen them before in this madcap adventure. Focusing on
four of Roald's most-loved books - Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory, Matilda, The BFG and The Twits - this book is brimming
with all your favourite figures. Meet the main characters from each
story illustrated by Quentin Blake, and then let them guide you
around their worlds, introducing you to the rest of the cast! The
die-cut pages let you create a wonderful work of art inside a book
- simply press out parts of the pages to reveal a glorious parade
of characters, interacting with each other in quirky and
mischievous ways - plus press out and keep some of your favourites!
Includes an envelope inside the back cover, to store the press-out
characters.
Beautiful to receive as well as fun to make, here is a sparkling
selection of fabulous card-making projects designed for maximum
decorative and creative effect. There are cards for holidays and
festivals, birthday celebrations, special anniversaries and red
letter days, plus cards to express love, friendship, apology,
sympathy and much more. There are also inspirational ideas for
gift-wraps, pretty origami boxes and handmade envelopes. The
introduction outlines materials and equipment you will need and
demonstrates over 50 papercraft techniques - from cutting, scoring
and stencilling to stamping, bleaching and pin-pricking - to help
you achieve your desired design. Bursting with ideas and
illustrated with 1100 step- by-step photographs this book is a
treasury of inspiration for every creative crafts enthusiast
Featuring colorful photographs of William Wegman's iconic dogs
perched on glorious midcentury modern furniture, these notecards
are the perfect way to share good cheer with a photography or dog
lover (especially one with some ripped up furniture of their own).
A curated selection of J.M.W. Turner's striking and colourful
seascape paintings is reproduced here for our Venice by Turner
FlipTop Notecard museum quality notecard collection. Our new
FlipTop Notecard box notecards are full colour and large enough to
convey personal greetings, thank-yous and invitations. 20 notecards
4 each of 5 images 20 envelopes Magnetic closure Sturdy, reuseable
box, ideal for keepsakes Box measures 188 x 137 x 38 mm. Look out
for our other museum quality notecards, notebooks and more with
master artwork reproductions by Cezanne, J.M.W. Turner, Frida
Kahlo, Berthe Morisot, Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet and many
others in our stationery collections.
PEPIN (R) gift and creative paper books all contain 4 pages of
introduction and 12 large sheets of very high-quality wrapping
paper. They can easily be removed from the books by tearing them
along a perforated line. The wrapping papers are folded to fit into
the book; when removed and opened they measure 50 cm x 70 cm (191/2
inch x 271/2 inch; a standard size for gift wrapping papers).
Depending on the theme, we have selected a suitable light-weight
paper quality. For example, papers with designs in gold, silver or
bronze are printed on silky art paper on which the inks show to
their best advantage. Designs with an antique or hand-made feel are
printed on high-quality creamy offset paper. PEPIN (R) papers make
your gift package look very special. In addition, our papers are
suitable for scrap booking and all sorts of craft projects. Each
volume contains 12 different, exceptional designs.
Paper quilling, a classic papercraft art that creates designs using
paper strips in clever, inventive ways, gets an Asian flavor in
Paper Quilling Chinese Style. Sure to delight the myriad and
diverse group of crafters who have fallen in love with quilling,
this lovely book uses traditional Chinese arts to create an array
of paper quilling projects with a distinctly Chinese design. A
flexible and limitless art form, paper quilling allows so much
individual expression that it has attracted fans around the world.
By showcasing the bold and inventive use of color, composition and
traditional symbols, this book is sure to bring a new level of
depth and beauty to your work. With simple tools and materials
easily found at most craft stores, you will be able to explore the
boundaries of Western handicraft and traditional Chinese culture
and your own creativity!
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