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Acrylic albums are a wonderful way to preserve and display your photos and memories. Embellish your album, photos, chipboard and more to create wonderful gifts and crafts.
Knotted necklaces look great when combined with beautiful ceramic, metal or wooden beads. Just one knot with several semi-precious beads is stunning. Once the techniques are mastered, designs can be as extravagant or as simple as you want - no specialist skills or equipment is required. This title includes detailed step-by-step photographs, accompanying diagrams, helpful advice and projects, with 27 original designs - necklaces, chokers, bracelets, earrings and brooches.
Our Label & Sticker Books each contain 32 sheets of high-quality sticker paper with a total of about 250 labels, stickers and strips of sticker tape per volume. The stylish designs come in various shapes and sizes and allow you to label, decorate and seal your envelopes, packages and many other items. The sticker paper is uncoated and easy to write on with pen, pencil or felt marker
Connect with the mystery and wisdom of Tarot in a totally new way with the Art Maker: Tarot Colouring Kit. Learn how to read, interpret and gain insight from Tarot cards to help you approach and understand life's challenges and opportunities. Plus, combine the mindful and creative practice of colouring with your Tarot journey and colour in your own 78-card deck. Each card is beautifully illustrated with modern line art to colour and make your own.
This title will make you take a fresh look at metal and steel. You can create a wide variety of useful and decorative items for the home from almost any piece of scrap metal, steel, or wire. Look out for a variety of steel shapes, steel balls, half-spheres, square and round bars, pole caps, pyramids, and new or even old, rusty wire mesh in different designs and mesh sizes. Scrap-metal craft brings you a host of ideas that will inspire you to explore you own creative genius to make unique items from scrap metal, or simply to put utilitarian metal objects to new uses. Step by step instructions are given for every project. Sizes may be adapted to your own taste or specific requirements.
Hello Angel coloring books are packed with enough intricate details and intriguing illustrations to provide hours of coloring creativity. Each design comes with a little tangled inspiration, a bit of dot work, heaps of doodles, and oodles of imagination. Readers will find fantastical flowers, cute critters, motivating messages, magical mandalas, and pretty patterns, all waiting to be filled with every color of the rainbow. Even experienced coloristas are sure to find something new and exciting here that they can t help but love. Talented kiwi artist Angela Van Dam creates exquisite images for you to make beautiful with your own coloring style. Use markers, colored pencils, crayons, gel pens, or paints even better, use them all!"
Dit bevat volledige planne met tafelversierings, blomme en alles anders wat nodig is om tafels vir 25 verskillende geleenthede te dek, asook meer as 50 watertandlekker resepte en aanwysings om tafelelemente soos servetringe, naamkaartjies, plekmatjies, geskenkboksies en ander dekoratiewe bykomstighede te maak. Praktiese inligting oor basiese beplanning, van die samestelling van inspirasieborde en idees vir ongewone onderborde tot die uitsoek van musiek en die volmaakte gasgeskenk, word aangevul deur uitgebreide fotobyskrifte wat die leser vertel hoe om alles na te doen. Die resepte is in 'n afsonderlike afdeling, gevolg deur aanwysings en patrone vir selfdoenprojekte wat nie volledig in die byskrifte gedek kon word nie. Daar is ook 'n oorvloed wenke en voorstelle vir eenvoudige aanbiedingstegnieke, die skedulering van take sodat jy die geleentheid saam met jou gaste kan geniet, en maniere om jou persoonlike stempel op alles af te druk.
Be inspired to use your stash of papers, mementos and accents to create something wonderful! Want to go green and use up lots of stuff? Well, the answer is here. Stash and Smash has over 120 ideas for organizing your personal stash. Excitement fills every page of this amazing book. You'll find valuable tips, ideas, samples and instructions for creating your very own "Smash It In" journals. Get started, have fun and make the most wonderful journal yet!
One of today's hottest knitwear designers reveals how to knit a garden of colourful and whimsical flowers. The pretty blossoms can be used to adorn clothes, shoes, pillows, bags and more. With Epstein's detailed instructions and the breathtaking images, knitters will find completing these projects a pleasure. Nicky Epstein is a 'rock star' of knitting and here she knits up a garden of colourful and whimsical flowers to adorn clothes, shoes, pillows, bags - almost anything at all. These pretty blossoms range from ruffled roses to lazy daisies, from single blooms to complete bouquets, from layered petal varieties to scalloped and corkscrew styles. Some are made of soft, sensuous felt; others showcase sparkling, eye-catching gold lame. With Epstein's detailed instructions and the breathtaking images, knitters will find completing these projects a pleasure.
Shrink Plastic is for grown-ups too! So easy to use, such sophisticated results! Stunning jewelry, journals, gifts, cards: you can make it all!
This book is not only for "painters" but for all types of creative individuals who want to experience and play with watercolor, whether their background is mixed-media, textile art, journaling, or paper craft. Unlike the typical watercolor text books, this unique, beautiful volume is a field book of inspiration, creative ideas, how to's, and projects, all from an artist's perspective. Each creative exercise features a technique, shows stepby-step photographs, and includes a clever idea for a gift or project that can be made from the painted samples.
This book offers 30 fun and easy art activities to express your hipster aesthetic. Each ready-to-color line drawing has plenty of space to add your own doodles, designs, and patterns. The book also provides sage advice on coloring and patterning techniques, plus some fully colored examples to get you started. Printed on high quality extra-thick paper, this inspiring coloring book for millennials is perfect for decorating with markers, colored pencils, gel pens, or watercolors. Designed to eliminate bleed-through, each page is pre-perforated for easy removal and display.
Projects range from simple, practical suggestions for beautifying useful objects such as pots, pathways, birdbaths, tables and screens to the more decorative sculptures and murals. They have recycled wherever they could, using broken pots, left over cement, plastic bottles and lots more to create an appealing environment. Whether you are limited to a blank outside wall, want to decorate a roof top garden, or have the privilege of living on a rolling estate, there will be something to stimulate your interest and skills: art, craft or DIY. Brighten and beautify your garden, veranda, patio, beaches, fences, blank walls, wherever ...with your own take on our art.
Dedicated to providing integral information about woodworking tools and techniques that other manuals overlook, the books in this series contain safety facts, explanations about basic project setup, and tips for maximizing tool performance. Filled with clear diagrams and instructions, these pocket-sized, durable manuals are ideal for quick reference in the workshop. The maintenance and uses of lathes are explored in this highly specialized yet accessible handbook. It covers all aspects of lathe ownership, from initial setup to the most efficient uses. Filled with information germane to all woodworkers, this guide effectively explains the ins and outs of lathe operation without being bogged down by unnecessary sample projects. This no-nonsense manual focuses on user-friendly solutions and instructions on lathe usage.
An inspirational practical guide with bold and colourful designs, Polymer clay is a popular medium suitable for and loved by crafters of all ages and skill levels. It is available in every imaginable colour and easily cured in a home oven, making clay art accessible to everyone. Clay surfaces can be enhanced in many ways and borrowing techniques from other crafts, such as stamping, punching, mosaicing and embossing adds tremendously to the versatility of this craft, making it fun and rewarding. This book shows you how to use it to create exquisite jewellery, stylish gifts, decorative boxes, buttons, faux finishes, attractive home accessories and much more. Lots of step by step photographs ensure that not even a rank beginner can go wrong, and full page pictures of the finished items will inspire clay crafters to try the terrific projects. Many techniques, from basic conditioning to creative canework and millefiori-finishes, are clearly explained and illustrated, then contextualised in the various projects. Use these techniques to create your own unique pieces and custom designs. Owing to the nature of the medium, no two pieces will ever look exactly the same. So go get your clay and start playing!
A coloring book for adults that brings the adventure of a cross-country road trip to you without leaving your home! America the Beautiful Coloring Book is the perfect outlet for adults to express their creativity, take a break from their busy schedules, and discover the vast beauty America has to offer. Featuring 32 stunning line art designs of national parks, famous landmarks, and stunning landscapes, from Yellowstone National Park and the Rocky Mountains to the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore, every illustration includes a small informative caption, making this coloring book perfect for avid adventure-seekers! Also included are inspirational quotes and uplifting sentiments to reflect on while you color. Each frame-worthy and giftable design is printed on a single side of high-quality, extra-thick paper with perforated edges for easy removal and display.
Cosies are fun and practical. They can be used to keep tea-pots,
cafetieres and eggs warm and make a great display in the kitchen. All
the tea-cosies, except for the Baby Ribbed, fit a 4 cup teapot. Each
cosy comes with a full set of instructions and can be made in a
weekend. Charts are included where necessary and the more complex
stitches are explained in the knitter's notes. The designs are inspired
by nature with colours that can be adapted to your individual choice.
For all these patterns Rooster's Almerino Aran is used, partly because
of the coloours and the way they blend together, and also because they
are made from natural fibres. The yarn is a standard gauge so could be
substituted by one of your choice. The author is an experienced knitter
with many original designs to her credit. She also runs knitting
workshops and can often be seen at craft fairs and exhibitions around
the United Kingdom.
This title shows you how to create more stunning jewellery from the ever-growing range of beads available. Tapping in to the current interest in wire work, chain, crystals and big beads, the author finds ways to combine these with delicate off-loom weaving to achieve unique results, whether you want bold, glamorous pieces or timeless elegance. Easy to follow step by step instructions and photographs are supplemented with clear line-drawings to ensure success regardless of your skill level. The eye-catching designs are completely original, from the easy crystal earrings to an unusual rope lariat with a floral extension. Several colour variations are illustrated to guide and inspire beaders to new heights.
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