A guide to decorating gourds with 22 projects and 55 techniques to choose from, including staining, decoupage, carving, painting, and woodburning. This is also a gallery of 300 decorated gourds by contemporary artists, and instructions on how to grow and prepare gourds.
A 600 year-old wizard shares his experiences in a secret manuscript that also features the wizard's recipes and instructions for making more than 50 wizardly items. Illustrations.
These projects are intended to please birds and people alike. The projects use a variety of materials and techniques and can be adapted to attract a range of birds, including wrens, bluebirds, and songbirds. Styles range from from architectural models to those that mimic natural habitats.
This volume offers 20 projects for painting floorcloths, complete with step-by-step instructions, which feature contemporary colours and patterns that complement a range of home decorating styles. All the basics are covered - from materials and techniques to creative ideas and helpful tips.
This guide explains how to find and select all the necessary materials--wicks, waxes, etc.--plus detailed directions for making 40 different kinds of candles.
Metal is a marvellous material, but until recently it's been a foreign currency for general crafters, who feared that 'metalworking' required pig iron, a blast furnace and the muscles of the village blacksmith. Not any more. Here are 50 manageable craft projects: striking pieces to make from extra-thin sheet metals and foils in shimmering copper, ...
A collection of 77 angelic projects created by many different designers. Ranging from the traditional to the contemporary, these angels are created with a variety of craft techniques and materials, including: quilting; embroidery; polymer clay; dough; stained glass; batik; woodwork; and more.
This volume explains all the materials and tools needed to make rustic furniture, working with natural forms, drilling and simple joinery. The projects include: trellis panels, a seven-foot ladder, basic bookcase, four-panel room screen, garden chairs and benches, a rocking chair and rustic tables. No woodworking experience is needed, step-by-step ...
This collection of 50 beautiful projects is a must for crafters who welcome the chance to express their faith and their creativity at the same time. The book featur es the work of over 30 designers for beginners and experienc ed crafters alike. '
An introduction to making furniture from wood and tree materials gathered from the woodland floor, with easy-to-follow plans for making thirty projects, and illustrated with examples of the author's own work.
This guide features photographs of more than 80 distinctive wreaths. All the basics of wreath making are explained so that anyone can make the projects featured. Tips from the designers of each are included, offering suggestions on every aspect of wreath making.
This volume offers a variety of rustic projects, many of them reproductions of turn-of-the-century slab and rustic furniture. The book uses time-tested techniques to create a distinctive bench, settee, gazebo, or chair from the reader's chosen wood.
Batik, marble, applique, screen print are some of the techniques used in 87 artful, whimsical, fantastical, pop-off-the-page T-shirt projects. Transform plain T-shirts with designs simple enough for beginners to replicate or build on. Think easy, one-of-a-kind gifts of practical, gorgeous, wearable art.
More and more exotic foods are becoming available in corner markets around the country. Alphabetical listings and full-color photos of each fruit help you find them easily in your local supermarket. Each entry includes origin, description and taste, directions on what to buy and how to store them, characteristics, and tips on use and preparation. ...
Birdhouses on your lawn, in the backyard, in your home--with this kit you can build birdhouses to put "anywhere! They're easily assembled, easily cleaned, and easily decorated in one of 6 fantastic ways: Mosaic Mansion, Beach Cabana, Woodland Retreat, Angel Jewel House, Country Cottage, or Sand-Painted Birdhouse. Just decide what fits with your ...
"Creative Candleholders" includes 60 innovative projects to create containers and supports for tapers, pillars, spheres, pyramids and candles of any shape. The author presents holders of the most subtle design to real conversation pieces.
With classes in more than ten media instruction by only the finest practitioners, Penland is the place for crafters to improve and broaden their skills. Here, ceramicists will discover technical and inspirational resources from the masters that will carry their art to new levels. Each Penland professional represented specialises in a particular ...
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