Floral Wonderland explores the endless beauty of flowers and the myriad possible arrangements. The designs include seasonal bouquets, arrangements from around the world, bouquets with additions (fruit, butterflies, crystals, other bespoke items), wide variety of blooms (classic cultivated flowers, wildflowers, woodland blooms, dried flowers, bridal bouquets and arrangements), different style vases, hanging baskets, wreaths, arches, some with arms holding arrangements.

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. In the Everything is Made Out of Magic Notebook Set, three notebooks play on the theme with three titles: one Find Magic, the second is Make Magic, and the third is Be Magic. Bundled together and featuring one with lined paper, one dotted, and one graph, they're perfect for keeping notes, journaling, making to-do lists, and more.

Here s an amazing baby book like no other. For one, because The Baby Keepsake Book and Planner is in a binder, it s completely guilt-free and customizable. Forgot to record baby s first steps? No matter, just tear out that page. Is your baby adopted? No need to avoid the pages about your birthing experience; instead, add pages about your journey to adoption. Second, it combines the precious and the practical. The binder includes six tabbed dividers with pockets, covering pregnancy through age four. Then inside are 100 full-color pages, including everything from checklists, doctor s notes, menu planning charts, vaccine and immunization schedule to All About Us, First Feelings, Your Favorite Things, Birthday Party Memories. In addition, there is a plastic pouch for odd-sized memorabilia like a hospital bracelet; ten pages of heavyweight stock to mount photographs and other visual memorabilia; a foldout growth chart (on the underside of the belly band); and a keepsake envelope for a lock of hair. And third, the binder includes three portable booklets Prenatal Doctor s Visits, Nursing Tracker, and Pediatrician Visits. This perfect baby shower gift is as stylish as it is useful. In the same format as the author s category-killing Wedding Planner & Organizer, it is inspiring, easy to use, and fun and will be a memento to hand down from one generation to the next."

Learn all the steps necessary to make a variety of colorful, decorative, useful boxes created from book board and covered with decorative papers and book cloth. Nearly 300 color photos illustrate every step needed to make hinged lid, clamshell, and creative boxes. Necessary tools and materials are discussed in detail, and essential formulas are provided for each box type discussed. Basic skills necessary for the successful production of any box are also explored, including determining grain direction, pattern layout, cutting materials, covering book board with paper or book cloth, and gluing. Also provided are box making resources, a useful glossary of terms, and an appendix featuring measurement conversions. This 2nd edition includes a brand-new chapter on divided boxes, as well as additional creative box examples to further inspire you as you explore the craft.

Paul Cezanne was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose works inspire us all with his beautiful use of colour and light. Our boxed note card set comes in a FlipTop box with magenetic closure and features 20 note cards - 4 each of 5 images - featuring his famous landscapes. This collection of cards contains a variety of green landscapes, reminding us of travel on perfect summer days. 20 notecards and envelopes 4 each of 5 images Each card: 177 x 120mm. Flip top box with magnetic closure Box measures 139 x 196 x 38mm.

This book provides all the paper, templates and instructions you need to start making your own beautiful papercraft - all you need is a scalpel and a cutting board. Papercutting artist Boo Paterson shows you step-by-step how to craft your own intricate rainforests, jungles and the critters that live in them in this easy-to-follow, illustrative book. Learn how to cut and bring to life a variety of animals, from tigers to sloths, kangaroos to orangutans. This book includes everything you will need to get started - clear instructions, templates for cutting, as well as easy-to-pull-out, high quality art paper in a variety of colours. This book is perfect for beginners as well as those wanting to develop their skills at papercutting. It starts with a chapter on tools, information on materials and step-by-step images on how to master the basic techniques of papercutting. The rest of the book is packed with projects of varying difficulties, complete with full colour images of the finished work and clear, instructional templates showing you where to cut or bend the paper. There is also advice on how best to frame and present your complete masterpieces.

These unexpected arrangements showcase beloved blooms with a refreshingly modern aesthetic. Each image is a unique and equally elegant choice for any card-sending sentiment.

A beautifully illustrated practical guide to creating beautiful modern lettering with brushes and brush pens, complete with a sumptuous selection of projects. For the follow-up to her popular book Modern Lettering, calligrapher extraordinaire Rebecca Cahill Roots, AKA Betty Etiquette, concentrates on the area of calligraphy that she's increasingly finding is the most popular: brush lettering. In this quirky and relatable guide, she guides you through how to use brushes and brush pens to make exquisite letterforms. It's a beautiful, free-spirited style that, once you've cracked the basics, you can add your unique personality to. The book is divided by type of media, with each section containing a set of exercises to help you get used to the pen or brush, an alphabet and a set of numbers to copy, and an example quote in the lettering style. Techniques include: * Using ink and brush * Lettering with watercolour * Lettering with gouache * Brush pens * Metallic brush pens To finish off, there's a selection of pretty and practical projects to make using brush lettering, including beautifully decorated celebration cards, cushions and tableware. Word count: 20,000 words.

In 14 original essays, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present. Leading international scholars offer an original and richly illustrated narrative that is global in scope. The history of the book is the history of millions of written, printed, and illustrated texts, their manufacture, distribution, and reception. Here are different types of production, from clay tablets to scrolls, from inscribed codices to printed books, pamphlets, magazines, and newspapers, from written parchment to digital texts. The history of the book is a history of different methods of circulation and dissemination, all dependent on innovations in transport, from coastal and transoceanic shipping to roads, trains, planes and the internet. It is a history of different modes of reading and reception, from learned debate and individual study to public instruction and entertainment. It is a history of manufacture, craftsmanship, dissemination, reading and debate. Yet the history of books is not simply a question of material form, nor indeed of the history of reading and reception. The larger question is of the effect of textual production, distribution and reception - of how books themselves made history. To this end, each chapter of this volume, succinctly bounded by period and geography, offers incisive and stimulating insights into the relationship between books and the story of their times.

This beautifully presented practical book is a complete guide to the art of scrapbooking. Find out how to create inspired album pages with real personal style. All the materials and equipment you need to get started are clearly detailed. There are hints and tips on taking good photographs, and plenty of ideas for using the pictures creatively. Learn how to use patterns effectively, make collages, work with paint, stamps, stencils, embossing powders, chalk, fabric and stitch. Crammed with fantastic ideas for a myriad of designs, styles of working, album pages, quilts, memory boxes, 3D displays and book covers, this is the ultimate source book for all scrapbookers.

The Pennsylvania Dutch are noted for the beautifully designed and hand-lettered documents known as fraktur. These include birth and marriage certificates, family trees, bookplates, awards, and house blessings. Leading fraktur artist Ruthanne Hartung adapts the craft to modern tastes and needs in this practical how-to book, with information on tools, step-by-step instructions, ideas for design, lettering and coloring techniques, and a variety of projects. An assortment of traditional patterns to apply to personal frakturs are included.

Be inspired to create gorgeous handmade papercrafts for the festive season. The simple idea of a snowflake has been harnessed to create 15 original designs that incorporate the myriad patterns of the snowflake's hexagonal structure. Starting with single snowflakes to create cutouts and embellishments for cards, tags, and giftwrap, the projects build in difficulty to more delicate and complex artworks and sculptures. Each project has easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and line illustrations to guide you, together with inspirational photography of the finished projects. All the templates that you will need are grouped together at the back of the book, including an extra template directory with additional patterns for you to mix and match into your designs.

Ampersand's colorful designs are reproduced here for our Mini Fliptop Birthday collection. Our Mini FlipTop Notecard box notecards are full colour, mini cards that can be used to convey personal greetings, thank-yous and invitations. 16 notecards, 8 each of 2 images. 16 envelopes. Magnetic closure. Sturdy, reuseable box, ideal for keepsakes.

From pamphlets and zines you can fold in a minute to luxurious leather journals and sumptuous sketchbooks, "How to Make Books" will walk you through the easy basics of bookmaking. Whether you're a writer, a scrapbooker, a political activist or a postcard collector, let book artist Esther K. Smith be your guide as you discover your inner bookbinder. Using foolproof illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Smith reveals her time-tested techniques in a fun, easy-to-understand way.

Decoupage (from the French, decoupe, meaning to cut out) entails gluing cut-out pictures to an object and covering with varnish. It's a fun and easy way to decorate just about anything, from small household items to large pieces of furniture. Find out just how simple it is to personalize your favorite things with these twelve gorgeous projects, suitable for beginners and also as a source of inspiration for those who have already got some experience with this lovely craft.

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.

Help children understand the sacrament of Baptism with this scrapbook record of the day they were welcomed into the Church. An introduction for elementary school children, along with pages for photographs, prayers, and memories, make this an excellent gift for your child and a helpful teaching tool.

It's hard not to give in to the magic of pop-up books. Everyone, adults and children, we can not stop marveling each time we turn a page and suddenly something is built in three dimensions before our eyes. How difficult it must be to do this, thought most of us. But here is a book that shows that making your own pop ups is not as impossible as it seems. Antje von Stemm teaches us, step by step, with clear explanations, drawings, photographs and funny videos, how to build these three-dimensional works of art on paper. The learned pop-ups can be used in self-published books, birthday cards or celebrations, or any other application that comes to mind to surprise those who least expect it, and start from the most basic to more complicated creations. With easy-to-follow explanations and enjoyable language, this book is perfect for adults who want to teach children how to experiment and play with paper, a bit of glue and scissors. It is also the perfect companion for teachers, educators and parents who can use the ideas featured in this book in their classes or as an activity for a stay at home day. The book QR codes to video tutorials so that no one gets lost in the explanations.

Whether you have already tried your hand at bookbinding or are a complete beginner, Rachel's knowledge and passion will inspire you to explore the many possibilities of bookart. After explaining the tools and materials needed, Rachel takes you through each project with step-by-step instructions. Different techniques for cutting and folding are demonstrated, and, once you are happy with the various techniques, you will then begin to bind your own books with stitches such as ladder, dash and chain. Projects include The Slit Book, A Concertina with Pockets and The Five-Hole Pamphlet, which can then be developed further to create unique and personal handmade notebooks, books and keepsakes that are not only fun and satisfying to make, but also make wonderful gifts.

Zentangle[registered] is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon. It includes 40 unique cards, each presenting a tangle pattern, with easy-to-learn steps to complete each design on the back. It is presented in a conveniently sized package, so you can tangle any time, any place. Keep your brain flexible with this handy Zentangle card deck! Inside you'll find 40 unique cards, each presenting an original named tangle pattern. Easy-to-learn steps for completing each design are provided on the back of each card. Nine bonus cards introduce basic tangling methods and you can flip these cards over to assemble a mind-bending puzzle! The Zentangle method, created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, is a fun and relaxing way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. People of all skills and ages can enjoy Zentangle, and no special artistic talent is required. You can tangle any time, any place, using just white paper, a Micron pen (not included) and this card deck.

Featuring elegant designs and high-quality paper, Floating Worlds Japanese Prints Coloring Book is the perfect stress-reliever for fans of classical Japanese woodblock prints. The floating world of Geisha, Kabuki actors, cherry blossoms and the majestic Mt. Fuji--with this coloring book for adults you are there, recreating woodblock prints of people, landscapes, flora and fauna. This fine art, adult coloring book includes 22 woodblock prints from the Ukiyo-e genre, all ready for the touch of your colored pencils or fine markers. A copy of the richly-colored original print sits opposite your coloring "canvas" to use as a reference, or not. Before beginning, enjoy a little of the story behind the image, as each print comes with a brief yet fascinating introduction to the original work. Altogether, it's the perfect way to relax and have fun with art. When your masterpiece is complete, tear it out at the perforation to frame and display.

A fun way for both adults and kids to honor their cat and celebrate the bonds they share! Chronicle and celebrate all the milestones of your very best cat in this illustrated, interactive keepsake book. Includes prompts and fill-ins, lots of room for photos and paw prints, plus a pocket for mementos When I brought you home . . . You purr loudly when you are. . . The toy you most adore. . . Your purr-sonality. . . You love it when I pet your. . .