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'This book is a chance to slow down and find stillness. Self-care
in the most beautiful, creative ways.' - Fearne Cotton Fifty
imaginative ideas for crafts that encourage a sense of joy and
mindfulness. Includes a foreword by Melissa Hemsley. The Joy
Journal For Grown-ups invites you to experiment, play and unlock
your creative potential with a range of simple crafts that can
bring a little more calm into your everyday life. Using
store-cupboard ingredients and easily foraged supplies, this
beautifully illustrated handbook includes new and inspiring ideas
for adding a personal touch to celebrations, creating unique gifts,
and making stunning keepsakes. Whether you are a beginner or
confident crafter, bestselling author Laura Brand gently guides you
through a host of delightful projects including beautiful
flower-pressed candles, scented body butter, and origami hearts.
She invites you to carve out 'me time' and enjoy shared creative
experiences with friends that can help us to feel more connected
and harness the freedom of play from childhood. Imaginative,
engaging and easy to follow, this gorgeous, step-by-step guide
features all the encouragement you need to find inspiration, awaken
your creativity and brighten your mood.
The art of fire-writing is a returning trend, and there is no
better way to learn the technique and inspire yourself than through
this up-to-date edition of Daniel Wright's ultimate introduction to
pyrography. Daniel Wright's enthusiasm for his subject is
beautifully captured in a sequence of clear, easy-to-follow
step-by-step photographs and unique projects. Taking his
inspiration from pen-and-ink, engraving and watercolour techniques,
he demonstrates many exciting methods and traditional ways of
woodburning to create myriad patterns, pictures and motifs
including landscapes, trees, flowers, animals and buildings.
Information is included on the types of wood to use, how to prepare
surfaces, working with the grain and enhancing designs. He goes on
to illustrate shading and faux marquetry, and there's a section on
using photographs and sketches to produce your own designs. With
each new technique, a project is introduced by Daniel to help you
learn and explore your new skill - from burning your own chessboard
to a stunning fairytale stool design for your little one's bedroom.
Finally, advice and demonstrations are provided on decorating old
wooden objects, revitalizing much-loved pieces by working patterns
into their worn, textured surfaces. This book will inspire,
entertain and instruct you, whether you are a complete beginner or
an experienced pyrographer.
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