Crafts and Decorative arts

A creative journal designed to help you find your inner artist! Connect with your creativity, explore new art techniques, and experience personal growth with this guided art journal from internationally-acclaimed artist Jessi Raulet (EttaVee). Inside, you will find ideas, exercises, and inspiration for art techniques such as collaging, coloring, drawing, and painting. You'll also explore color, le

An easily understandable guide to key skills for bushcrafters, campers, outdoors lovers, and anyone interested in wilderness living.  Kirtley, one of the leading bushcraft educators globally, teaches outdoor knowledge through courses, demonstrations, and more. This is his first book, distilling many years of outdoor experience and nearly two decades of teaching wilderness bushcraft skills. Clear a

A one-of-a-kind garland lets you drape your world with beautiful, colorful Art for Joy's Sake! With the included quality watercolor paint and wooden brush, enjoy painting the cards, then string them on the enclosed ribbon to create unlimited greetings and decoration for any special day. Printed on deluxe-quality watercolor stock for lovely results, the ready-to-paint cards feature the letters of t

Bringing together the different aspects of pâte de verre for beginners and advanced glassmakers alike. Why the increasing interest in pâte de verre throughout the international glass art community? In this go-to resource, learn the reasons behind the current shift of perception regarding translucent versus opaque glass—and perhaps even see glass itself in a different way. Both Stewart and Ørvik ar

Work your way through the skills and techniques required to make high-quality leather belts.   Belts are underestimated as simple and easy, but a lot of  planning and measuring are required to ensure the production of a good leather belt that fits its owner, serves its purpose, looks good, is durable, and, most importantly, is of high quality. But designing and creating leather belts can also be e

Famous in Japan for his three-dimensional pop-up art, Seiji Tsukimoto now offers the secrets (well, actually clear, easy-to-follow instructions) to making amazing globe-shaped paper artworks using only paper and scissors. These 3-D spheres feature images, intricate patterns, and even messages like "Happy Birthday." Each folds down to a flat surface, and when pressed at both ends, it shifts back to

Creating Art for Joy's Sake is especially fun at the holidays. This set contains everything you need to watercolor 30 beautiful decorations. Printed on deluxe-quality watercolor stock for lovely results, the ready-to-paint ornaments feature floral and nature images outlined for you by Kristy Rice. Pale printed lines guide your paintings, ensuring wonderful results. Festive metallic foil touches ad

Add more joy to your months ahead! With this beautiful one-of-a-kind calendar to create any time of year, you're ready to create Art for Joy's Sake in a new way. Using the 12 images outlined for you by Kristy Rice, paint your own customized calendar, then enjoy it throughout your creative months ahead. Everything you need is included: high-quality watercolor paint (dot card), wooden brush, 12 cale

This natural-dye-recipe boxed set can be used as a stand-alone resource or as a supplement to The Art and Science of Natural Dyes by Joy Boutrup and Catharine Ellis. Packaged in a high-quality quick-reference box, 84 cards include 36 formulas plus 133 full-color swatch cards for exact color comparison.The cards are conveniently organized for ease in the studio. The set includes: The Dyes, Indigo,

Techniques and projects for using a gel plate--inexpensive and simple--to elevate collage, art journaling, and mixed-media works.

Gel plate printing, an accessible but often-overlooked tool, gives artists of any level a way to add exceptional qualities to their work. Here, mixed-media lovers learn over 25 techniques for enh

The first guide taking punch needle crafters to intermediate and advanced levels with expertly explained techniques, exciting projects, and inspiring examples by 26 Oxford Certified Instructors.

For punch needle lovers who want to reach the next level of skill and enjoyment with their craft, Amy Oxford, the inventor of the

Ron Edwards was born in Australia in 1930 and brought up in the country where small farmers still plowed with horses and harvested their half acres with sickles and scythes, and larger properties relied on the annual visit of the steam-driven threshing machines. By the 1940s all this had vanished, and Edwards had realized that the country’s traditional crafts also were disappearing. He began makin

The process of designing jewelry is carefully explained. This second book follows the tremendous success of the author's book The Art of Jewelry Design: Principles of Design, Rings & Earrings. It has taken the combined talents of three top jewelry designers, including a professor who teaches their skill to jewelry students, to create this beautiful and practical step-by-step format.This volume pre

Transform vintage finds and broken objects into pieces to treasure with Remade Vintage Jewelry.

For sewers who want to know how to make use of their fabric stash and avoid waste, this collection of 25 makes has the answer.

Elspeth Jackson reinvents the traditional craft of rag rugging to create contemporary and sustainable homeware items from leftover fabrics.

An International Master's guide to the essential positions and strategies in chess. A great little book of understanding the most important chess positions in the opening of a game, the middle game and the endgame. It cuts to the chase on the most useful positions at all those stages. Perfect for players who want to reach a higher level but don't have time to sit for hours and hours each week in

Crochet your own Pikachu and five other Pokémon!Which is the most popular Pokémon? Why Pikachu of course! With clear, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions, this kit gives you not just the information that you need to make your very own Pikachu amigurumi-Japanese stuffed toy-but also all the yarns and materials. It will take anyone-even a beginner-through the process right from the first steps