This is a collection of projects and ideas on how to design, decorate and customize tiles for all areas of the home. It includes a practical guide to techniques such as stamping, using stencils, decoupage and gilding. The projects offer a variety of tiling ideas for walls, floors, doors, furniture and splash backs, as well as applying tiles to tables, frames, window boxes and pots. You can create distinctive pieces such as a panelled bedhead, kitchen shelf, decorated tray, mirror frame or little table. It offers looks and themes from around the world, such as Islamic interiors, vibrant Mediterranean courtyards, classic Art Deco, and the bright hues of South America. This book contains a host of fabulous ways to decorate and paint tiles for use around the home. Following an introduction that explores the tradition of tile-making and major stylistic influences, the book then explains how to design with tiles, work with patterns and use them in distinctive and unusual ways. A comprehensive section on hand-painting tiles includes over 30 designs by contemporary artists, and step-by-step photographs guide you through every stage of creating your own. This is followed by practical projects inspired by a variety of themes and styles, on how to embellish door panels, a window recess, borders, table tops, and floor and wall areas in different rooms of the house. With a rich medley of artistic styles, crafting techniques and visual inspiration, this book will help the reader to create designed tiles from Art Deco to Byzantine style, and from Folk Art to the Arts and Crafts movement.

Learn to upcycle, restyle and customize the contents of your wardrobe to produce better-than-new outfits and fun, creative accessories using only your sewing stash and imagination. A mixture of feature spreads that burst with tips, tricks, inspirations and projects, covering everything from hemlines and seams to funky fasteners and embellishments. The flexible ?dip-into' format makes for a highly accessible and inspirational product ? funky page layouts hold a wealth of must-know bite-size information. This is truly a ?go-to' book that will be referred to again and again for sewing techniques and inspiration, even as your confidence and skills grow.

Learn the art of paper cutting and discover over 20 unique designs to transform paper into amazing three-dimensional projects and crafty cards.Each section introduces an essential paper-cutting technique, then an easy-to-make card and three projects to expand upon your new skills.This title includes stunning paper designs for every occasion. Create a beautiful wedding garland, a festive Christmas gingerbread house and an exquisite Oriental chandelier for a new home.With easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and an extensive range of templates, even novice crafters will be quick to master these techniques. So, pick up your scissors and get cutting!

This title allows you to look at the features in your trusty sewing machine in a completely new light and discover how practical functions and stitch settings can become creative goldmines. A mixture of feature spreads that burst with tips, ideas, tricks, inspirations, and creative projects covering everything from applique and quilting to using scrap fabric for sewing that's a bit more 'off-piste'. The flexible 'dip-into' format makes for a highly accessible and inspirational product - funky page layouts hold a wealth of must-know bite-size information. It is a 'go-to' book that will be referred to again and again for sewing techniques and inspiration, even as the same reader's confidence and skills grow.