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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.
Claude Monet's classic artwork is depicted in the Monet FlipTop
Note Cards Box by teNeues. Our FlipTop Note Cards 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.
These fine-quality tear-out wrapping sheets feature twelve
traditional Asian prints, suitable for craft projects as well as
for gift wrapping. An introduction details the history and meaning
behind the designs and provides some wrapping inspiration Tuttle
Gift Wrapping Papers are an excellent value--a fraction of the
price of a single sheet of gift wrap paper from stationery shops
Each sheet is removable by tearing along a perforated line There
are twelve sheets with twelve different patterns in each book
These fine-quality tear-out sheets feature 12 prints inspired by
Japanese Washi paper designs--a type of traditional handmade paper.
In Japanese, wa means 'Japanese' and shi means 'paper.' Having been
made for 1400 years, the craft of making washi paper is a
registered UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. These papers are
suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The
variety of designs means they are useful for any occasion--whether
a holiday, birthday, anniversary or "just because." An introduction
details the history and meaning behind the designs, giving you a
better idea of their origin. Some wrapping ideas are also provided
for inspiration to maximize your creativity. This book includes: 12
sheets of 18 x 24 inch (45 x 61 cm) tear-out paper 12 unique
patterns Perforations so the papers are easy to tear out Wrapping
tips & tricks The tradition of gift wrapping originated in
Asia, with the first documented use in China in the 2nd century BC.
Japanese furoshiki, reusable wrapping cloth, is still in use four
centuries after it was first created. Gift wrapping is one custom
that has prevailed through the ages and across the world--it should
be special for both the gift giver and recipient.
This collection of 12 Lilliputian size models for a total of 69
colourful planes includes the Saber, Skyhawk, Talon, Gargoyle, and
Dragonfly. The book includes easy to follow folding instructions
for each model, as well as tips on how to fly smaller aircraft. The
portable package and its planes are perfect for small spaces: the
hallway, office, den, or classroom (don't get caught!). The
obsessed among us will seek to established a mini plane world
record, while the rest will be content to just fly them from one
side of the room to the other.
This comprehensive guide to pop-up design and paper mechanics is a
delightful introduction to the intriguing aspects of a fascinating
craft. This new and accessible approach to pop-up theory and
practice distills the numerous mechanisms into a logical set of 18
underlying shapes and explains the techniques for building thse
shapes. . The author demonstrates how sophisticated pop-up designs
are constructed and shows how to form a three-dimensional reference
book. . Invaluable for both professional and amateur designers. .
Appeals to craft-hobby enthusiasts who make their own greeting
cards, but is also a useful aid to teachers of art, design and
technology, designers, illustrators and sculptors. AUTHOR: Duncan
Birmingham has taught paper mechanics at various universities and
colleges in Bristol for 20 years. He is the author of several books
on the subject. Duncan lives in Stroud, UK. SELLING POINTS: . A
great resource for professional and amateur designers . Clear
step-by-step photos and diagrams guide you through the construction
process . Create impressive, complex pop-up paper sculptures with
minimal techniques and tools
Pliable, ephemeral, and easily manipulated with simple tools, paper
is a medium with which the artist can form three-dimensional shapes
quickly through precise folding and cutting. With precise
information on the whys behind 3-D paper sculpting and its methods,
plus hundreds of stunning photos of his works, acclaimed artist and
designer Richard Sweeney shows how the basic principles of form
making in paper can be useful for artists, architects, and fashion
designers. Follow Sweeney's engaging step-by-step analysis of the
techniques he uses in the creation of his internationally exhibited
work. Sweeney leads you through the three stages of his process,
from the initial conceptual stage (whether drawing on natural or
architectural forms for inspiration), to the basic shapes, and
finally to the folding techniques. Simple, clear instructions and
diagrams teach the building blocks: curved folding (symmetrical
curves, circular folding), curved pleating (parallel pleat,
reflection pleat, S curve, radiating pleat, crescent pleat), wet
folding, faceted pleating (twist, herringbone), and modular forms
(curved module, shell module, pleat module).
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.
These 90 magnificent designs--from elaborately detailed elephants
to skulls, dragons, and eagles--just beg to be colored in. Use them
for meditative downtime . . . or to inspire a real tattoo!
Craft Bookbinding introduces some of the numerous binding styles
that can be achieved with little or no experience, from simple
structures that can be made with folded paper to the classic case
binding. Techniques for handling paper and glue are explained in
detail, along with a range of different methods of sewing and a
variety of cases to be used as covers. There are various ideas for
how the different binding styles can be lettered. Lavishly
illustrated with photographs and diagrams, clear instructions
describe the bindings, which can be adapted to bind books that are
uniquely yours.
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
These fine-quality tear-out wrapping sheets feature twelve
traditional Asian prints, suitable for craft projects as well as
for gift wrapping. An introduction details the history and meaning
behind the designs and provides some wrapping inspiration Tuttle
Gift Wrapping Papers are an excellent value--a fraction of the
price of a single sheet of gift wrap paper from stationery shops
Each sheet is removable by tearing along a perforated line There
are twelve sheets with six different patterns in each book Cherry
blossoms are synonymous with springtime in Japan. Sakura, the
Japanese word for cherry blossoms, bloom between March and May
across Japan--beginning with Okinawa in the far south and ending
with Hokkaido in the north. In Japanese culture, the fragility and
fleeting beauty of cherry blossoms act as a metaphor for life.
"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.
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.
Quilling is a centuries-old art, which requires just three elements
- your fingers, paper strips and glue. This practical guide
demonstrates the techniques with step-by-step instructions and
photos, and explains the best way to develop your skills and
thereby push the creative boundaries of this art. Written by a
passionate paper artist, it is a comprehensive guide that will
inspire both novice and experienced quillers, as well as mixed
media artists wishing to explore the potential of paper filigree
work. Projects covered within this book include making vortex
coils, pixie-hood loops, huskings, multi-strip open coils, fringed
flowers, ring coil tracery patterns, folded ring coils and rolling
a perfect spiral-centred coil without the need for a quilling tool.
There is also advice on forming letters and abstract shapes with
quilling and building 3D models from solid coils.
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. The Everything Is Made Out of Magic
Sticker Book will have sticker lovers rejoicing, as they get to
play with even more images from the artist's compelling color
palette. Includes 28 sheets and 1,000+ stickers to decorate a
journal, notebook, envelopes, random notes, and wherever else
stickers are used.
Bookmaking is more popular than ever and this book makes the craft
available to everyone. Beginners will soon be on their way to
folding, gluing and sewing handmade books in a variety of styles.
This title includes photographs of the author's own books; this
collection is sure to inspire. In the digital world, books may seem
like an endangered species, but bookmaking is more popular than
ever. Thanks to the 100 ideas in this volume, the craft is now
available to everyone. In as little as an afternoon, beginners will
be on their way to folding, gluing and sewing handmade books in a
variety of shapes and styles, from rolled scrolls to Jacob's
ladders, folded flexagons to case bindings. Complete with
photographs of the author's own master books and statements by more
than 40 established book artists, this collection is sure to
inspire.
The All-Round Activity Book is a unique book all about dots: Part
puzzle book with colouring elements, part creativity book with
optical illusions, the one uniting factor is the simple dot, be it
in the form of dot-colouring, joining the dots, circular puzzles or
dot-based illusions.
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. Lost in the digital rush is the
old-fashioned, truly mindful pleasure of writing a real letter--on
real stationery. The Everything Is Made Out of Magic Stationery Set
features a pad of 48 lined sheets, 32 cut-and-fold envelopes, and
53 adhesive seals and labels. Just add a fountain pen.
Bookbinding is a classic craft that has been practised for over
1,000 years, and is reaching new heights of design and innovation
today. This volume is packed with inspirational ideas that are
highly original, including a college folder made from a pair of
jeans, an elegant wedding album covered with beautiful silk
flowers, and a garden notebook complete with miniature spade and
fork.
If You Can Cut, You Can Collage is specially designed for people
who feel like they can't make art. Want to know a secret? You can!
You just need a little inspiration, instruction, and confidence.
Collage is a wonderful creative outlet, particularly for people who
want to make art, but don't feel they have the skills or confidence
for other endeavors. You can still explore and experiment with
color, composition, and various themes and end up with exciting and
often unexpected results. If you Can Cut, You Can Collage takes
some of the mystery out of collage through easy illustrated pages
that show you the basic techniques of collecting and cutting
imagery, composing and adhering compositions, and then provides a
wealth of exercises that get readers going on their own creative
projects. We'll get you started with simple, focused, projects like
making a collage with only circles, where you'll learn important
concepts like how to create a focal point, how to use repetition
successfully, how to achieve contrast, balance, symmetry, and more.
You'll be incorporating vintage ephemera, typography and lettering,
and even urban and found materials in no time!
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