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How Crafting Saved My Life

by Sutton Foster ...

From a Tony Award-winner and the star of TV’s Younger, funny and intimate stories and reflections about how crafting has kept her sane while navigating the highs and lows of family, love, and show business (and how it can help you, too)."An inspiring memoir about overcoming fear, finding true love, and the healing power of art.” ―Lauren Graham**, star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood**Whether she’s ... Read more

$11.99 USD

From a Tony Award-winner and the star of TV’s Younger, funny and intimate stories and reflections about how crafting has kept her sane while navigating the highs and lows of family, love, and show business (and how it can help you, too)."An inspiring memoir about overcoming fear, finding true love, and the healing power of art.” ―Lauren Graham**, star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood**Whether she’s
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A Perpetual Journal Practice

Building a Connection with Nature through Art

by Lara Call Gastinger ...

Accept this invitation to connect with nature and yourself and create a perpetual art journal layered with observations of nature through the inevitable passage of time.Botanical artist Lara Call Gastinger has made it her mission to teach artists and nature lovers worldwide how to keep a nature-focused perpetual art journal, holding sold out workshops and classes in person, as well as going live ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Accept this invitation to connect with nature and yourself and create a perpetual art journal layered with observations of nature through the inevitable passage of time.Botanical artist Lara Call Gastinger has made it her mission to teach artists and nature lovers worldwide how to keep a nature-focused perpetual art journal, holding sold out workshops and classes in person, as well as going live
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The Sketchbook Challenge

Techniques, Prompts, and Inspiration for Achieving Your Creative Goals

by Sue Bleiweiss ...

Have you ever bought a new sketchbook, opened to the first page, and thought, "Now what do I do?" Sue Bleiweiss and the talented minds behind The Sketchbook Challenge are here to help.Imagine a supportive community of artists sharing the innermost pages of their sketchbooks and offering you tips and techniques for overcoming creative blocks. That's what The Sketchbook Challenge is all about, and ... Read more

$5.99 USD

Have you ever bought a new sketchbook, opened to the first page, and thought, "Now what do I do?" Sue Bleiweiss and the talented minds behind The Sketchbook Challenge are here to help.Imagine a supportive community of artists sharing the innermost pages of their sketchbooks and offering you tips and techniques for overcoming creative blocks. That's what The Sketchbook Challenge is all about, and
... Read more
49 Mixed Media Art Ideas: An Idea-Generating List to Inspire You

by Lorene Troyer ...

49 Ideas for Mixed Media Art has idea snippets to help you when you need inspiration for your next project or you want to create art on a budget or simply need ideas of new techniques to use. Go through the list until you find a technique you want to try. You can add your own twist to it or combine it with another idea that's on the list. You may want to explore some techniques further by doing ... Read more

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49 Ideas for Mixed Media Art has idea snippets to help you when you need inspiration for your next project or you want to create art on a budget or simply need ideas of new techniques to use. Go through the list until you find a technique you want to try. You can add your own twist to it or combine it with another idea that's on the list. You may want to explore some techniques further by doing
... Read more
Raw Art Journaling

by Quinn McDonald ...

Meaning in life is made, not found.In a raw-art journal, you don't need to know how to draw; you don't need to know how to write well. You don't need worry about messing up techniques you've never attempted before inside your raw-art journal. You just need to be you because raw art is you and it thrives on creative play, on experimentation and even on making mistakes.Raw Art Journaling will teach ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Meaning in life is made, not found.In a raw-art journal, you don't need to know how to draw; you don't need to know how to write well. You don't need worry about messing up techniques you've never attempted before inside your raw-art journal. You just need to be you because raw art is you and it thrives on creative play, on experimentation and even on making mistakes.Raw Art Journaling will teach
... Read more
Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids

175 Projects for Kids of All Ages to Create, Build, Design, Explore, and Share

by Editors of Martha Stewart Living ...

Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids focuses on craft projects that children, aged three to twelve, can make with their parents. These projects are fun, yet serve a practical purpose; children can wear, decorate, and play with what they make. Filled with ideas for a range of ages, skill levels, and interests, this book lets children's creativity run wild, while creating precious memories as ... Read more

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Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids focuses on craft projects that children, aged three to twelve, can make with their parents. These projects are fun, yet serve a practical purpose; children can wear, decorate, and play with what they make. Filled with ideas for a range of ages, skill levels, and interests, this book lets children's creativity run wild, while creating precious memories as
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Re-Bound

Creating Handmade Books from Recycled and Repurposed Materials

by Jeannine Stein ...

A DIY book making guide that repurposes easily-found items into handcrafted books, perfect for gift giving.Re-Bound is a beautiful book on bookbinding with a fun green twist—all the projects use recycled and upcycled materials. This book shows you how to take everyday materials from around the house, flea markets, thrift stores, and hardware stores and turn them into clever and eye-catching hand ... Read more

$16.91 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A DIY book making guide that repurposes easily-found items into handcrafted books, perfect for gift giving.Re-Bound is a beautiful book on bookbinding with a fun green twist—all the projects use recycled and upcycled materials. This book shows you how to take everyday materials from around the house, flea markets, thrift stores, and hardware stores and turn them into clever and eye-catching hand
... Read more
Unlock Your Aesthetic

A Visual Guide to Find Your Vibe

by Maris Jones ...

Find inspiration from your daily life and build your own personal or creative brand.Renowned visual artist and content creator Maris Jones guides you on a journey of creative self-discovery through a series of personal stories, visually captivating guides, and quirky prompts. By building on your specific interests and tastes—in everything from fashion, music, and art, to decor, color, and more ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Find inspiration from your daily life and build your own personal or creative brand.Renowned visual artist and content creator Maris Jones guides you on a journey of creative self-discovery through a series of personal stories, visually captivating guides, and quirky prompts. By building on your specific interests and tastes—in everything from fashion, music, and art, to decor, color, and more
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Quilted Symphony

A Fusion of Fabric, Texture & Design

by Gloria Loughman ...

"A comprehensive and thorough guide for quilters just entering the arena of abstract art and design . . . Beginning art quilters will no doubt be inspired." — Quilting Arts MagazineThe bestselling author of Luminous Landscapes guides you through an amazing journey into the world of designing abstract art quilts. Take your imagination to new heights as you learn how to create an abstract design and ... Read more

$11.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"A comprehensive and thorough guide for quilters just entering the arena of abstract art and design . . . Beginning art quilters will no doubt be inspired." — Quilting Arts MagazineThe bestselling author of Luminous Landscapes guides you through an amazing journey into the world of designing abstract art quilts. Take your imagination to new heights as you learn how to create an abstract design and
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Mixed-Media Master Class with Sherrill Kahn

50+ Surface-Design Techniques for Fabric & Paper

by Sherrill Kahn ...

"[Add] color and texture to quilts, art pieces, and just about any fabric or paper surface . . . a colorful and fun addition to any crafts collection." — California BookwatchCreate along with mixed-media master Sherrill Kahn as she shows you dozens of ways to make luminous textures and surfaces on both paper and fabric. This step-by-step visual guide demonstrates exactly how to get great results ... Read more

$11.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"[Add] color and texture to quilts, art pieces, and just about any fabric or paper surface . . . a colorful and fun addition to any crafts collection." — California BookwatchCreate along with mixed-media master Sherrill Kahn as she shows you dozens of ways to make luminous textures and surfaces on both paper and fabric. This step-by-step visual guide demonstrates exactly how to get great results
... Read more
Surface Treatment Workshop

Explore 45 Mixed-Media Techniques

by Darlene Olivia McElroy, Sandra Duran-Wilson ...

Breaking the SurfacePondering how to begin a new piece of art? Surface Treatment Workshop has the answer! The authors of Image Transfer Workshop are back to show you 45 stepped-out mixed-media techniques that will add depth and texture to your artwork. These techniques are the perfect jump-off point for creating art you will love to look at, and, in some cases, touch!In this comprehensive guide, ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Breaking the SurfacePondering how to begin a new piece of art? Surface Treatment Workshop has the answer! The authors of Image Transfer Workshop are back to show you 45 stepped-out mixed-media techniques that will add depth and texture to your artwork. These techniques are the perfect jump-off point for creating art you will love to look at, and, in some cases, touch!In this comprehensive guide,
... Read more
Figurative Painting with Collage

by Rod Judkins ...

Collage is an innovative and exciting technique that invigorates the artistic process through unusual associations and dislocated imagery. This practical book shows how collage can be used to portray the figure in new and challenging ways. Written for both novices and experienced artists, it explains the fundamental techniques used to manipulate different paints and collage, whilst encouraging ... Read more

$16.64 USD

Collage is an innovative and exciting technique that invigorates the artistic process through unusual associations and dislocated imagery. This practical book shows how collage can be used to portray the figure in new and challenging ways. Written for both novices and experienced artists, it explains the fundamental techniques used to manipulate different paints and collage, whilst encouraging
... Read more
Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry

A Workshop in Painting with Fire

by Barbara Lewis ...

Ignite your passion for jewelryTorch-Fired Enamel Jewelry combines beading and wire-working techniques with theintense beauty of torch-fired enameled beads. Metal becomes your canvas as you learn the basics of enameling with a torch, then dive into 22 exquisite pieces, ranging from quirky “cattywampus” earrings to ethereal pendants to delicate multi-stranded necklaces. Find out how easy it is to ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Ignite your passion for jewelryTorch-Fired Enamel Jewelry combines beading and wire-working techniques with theintense beauty of torch-fired enameled beads. Metal becomes your canvas as you learn the basics of enameling with a torch, then dive into 22 exquisite pieces, ranging from quirky “cattywampus” earrings to ethereal pendants to delicate multi-stranded necklaces. Find out how easy it is to
... Read more
Personal Geographies

Explorations in Mixed-Media Mapmaking

by Jill K. Berry ...

Explore your Creative Self with Mixed-media MapsYou don't have to be a world traveler or a professional cartographer to embark on a grand journey of self-discovery through mapmaking. Personal Geographies gives you the tools and techniques you'll need to create artful maps of your self, your experiences and your personal journey. Chart the innermost workings of your mind, document your artistic ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Explore your Creative Self with Mixed-media MapsYou don't have to be a world traveler or a professional cartographer to embark on a grand journey of self-discovery through mapmaking. Personal Geographies gives you the tools and techniques you'll need to create artful maps of your self, your experiences and your personal journey. Chart the innermost workings of your mind, document your artistic
... Read more
Gelli Plate Printing

Mixed-Media Monoprinting Without a Press

by Joan Bess ...

Meet your dream plate and fall in love with a faster, friendlier approach to printmaking.For artists and crafters who love the creative possibilities of monoprinting on gelatin but not the prep time, mess and inconvenience that comes with it, the Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate is a dream come true! It's durable, reusable, stored at room temperature, and ready to get creative whenever you are. ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Meet your dream plate and fall in love with a faster, friendlier approach to printmaking.For artists and crafters who love the creative possibilities of monoprinting on gelatin but not the prep time, mess and inconvenience that comes with it, the Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate is a dream come true! It's durable, reusable, stored at room temperature, and ready to get creative whenever you are.
... Read more
Art Journey - Abstract Painting

A Celebration of Contemporary Art

Edited by Jamie Markle ...

Series series Art Journey
An Inspired Collection of the Best of Abstract Art!Abstract art is a visual language--a riot of color, a profound explosion of texture and shape, a quiet collision of forms. Dynamic works of art can showcase pastel painting, showcase watercolor flowers, or even build off pen and ink drawings. Abstract artists are limited only by their imagination. And through instinct, composition and an inspired ... Read more

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An Inspired Collection of the Best of Abstract Art!Abstract art is a visual language--a riot of color, a profound explosion of texture and shape, a quiet collision of forms. Dynamic works of art can showcase pastel painting, showcase watercolor flowers, or even build off pen and ink drawings. Abstract artists are limited only by their imagination. And through instinct, composition and an inspired
... Read more
Coffee Art

Creative Coffee Designs for the Home Barista

by Dhan Tamang ...

Over 128 pages of 60 stunning designs from Britain's champion latte artist.From free pouring to etching, stencilling and more complicated designs for the black belt barista, you'll have fun emulating innovative designs such as The Swan, The Unicorn, and frothy 3-D babyccino animals. The book even includes 9 stencil patterns for you to trace and try.Starting with basic skills and patterns, readers ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Over 128 pages of 60 stunning designs from Britain's champion latte artist.From free pouring to etching, stencilling and more complicated designs for the black belt barista, you'll have fun emulating innovative designs such as The Swan, The Unicorn, and frothy 3-D babyccino animals. The book even includes 9 stencil patterns for you to trace and try.Starting with basic skills and patterns, readers
... Read more
Printmaking Unleashed

More Than 50 Techniques for Expressive Mark Making

by Traci Bautista ...

Unleash your inner artist and join Traci Bautista as she shares inventive ideas for making marks with handmade tools, nontraditional materials and simple DIY printmaking techniques. Pulsing with exploration and whimsy, Printmaking Unleashed features 60+ step-by-step demonstrations and countless possibilities for creating original prints, fabrics, art journal pages, mixed-media collage, and so much ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Unleash your inner artist and join Traci Bautista as she shares inventive ideas for making marks with handmade tools, nontraditional materials and simple DIY printmaking techniques. Pulsing with exploration and whimsy, Printmaking Unleashed features 60+ step-by-step demonstrations and countless possibilities for creating original prints, fabrics, art journal pages, mixed-media collage, and so much
... Read more
Burning Man

Art on Fire

by Jennifer Raiser, Sidney Erthal, Scott London, Leo Villareal ...

Every August, tens of thousands of participants gather to celebrate artistic expression in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert. This vastly inhospitable location, called the playa, is the site of Burning Man, where, within a 9-mile fence, artists called Burners create a temporary city devoted to art and participation. Braving extreme elements, over two hundred wildly ambitious works of art are ... Read more

$22.67 USD

Every August, tens of thousands of participants gather to celebrate artistic expression in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert. This vastly inhospitable location, called the playa, is the site of Burning Man, where, within a 9-mile fence, artists called Burners create a temporary city devoted to art and participation. Braving extreme elements, over two hundred wildly ambitious works of art are
... Read more
Italian Crafts

Inspirations From Folk Art

by Janet D'Amato, Alex D'Amato ...

The folk artists of Italy have created some of the most beautiful crafts in the world: laces, mosaics, leatherwork, quilting, and wood inlay are among the most well-known.In this vintage book, originally published in 1977, Janet and Alex D’Amato explore these traditional Italian crafts as well as others not so well known, such as tambour (a kind of crocheting worked directly into a fabric), straw ... Read more

$9.99 USD

The folk artists of Italy have created some of the most beautiful crafts in the world: laces, mosaics, leatherwork, quilting, and wood inlay are among the most well-known.In this vintage book, originally published in 1977, Janet and Alex D’Amato explore these traditional Italian crafts as well as others not so well known, such as tambour (a kind of crocheting worked directly into a fabric), straw
... Read more
Ham Radio Activities: The Complete Amateur Radio Contesting Manual - Tips & Techniques for competing and winning a Ham Radio Contest

by Dwight Standfield ...

Amateur Radio ContestingHave you ever thought of entering an Amateur Radio Contest?Contesting can be exciting, fun and a great way to accelerate your learning process.This guide shall equip you with the requisite knowledge you need to participate in ham radio contests with skill and confidence. After learning the different types of contests, how they work and their rules, the software and hardware ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Amateur Radio ContestingHave you ever thought of entering an Amateur Radio Contest?Contesting can be exciting, fun and a great way to accelerate your learning process.This guide shall equip you with the requisite knowledge you need to participate in ham radio contests with skill and confidence. After learning the different types of contests, how they work and their rules, the software and hardware
... Read more
Mosaic Secrets

Project-based Tips and Techniques for all Abilities

by Becky Paton ...

Learn the secrets to creating great mosaics with 17 exciting projects suitable for makers of all levels.In this attractive project-led book, artist Becky Paton imparts the secrets she has learned about making mosaics across two decades. Through these step-by-step projects – including mirrors, coasters, wreaths and disco balls – you too can master the art of mosaic design, working with ceramic and ... Read more

$21.59 USD

Learn the secrets to creating great mosaics with 17 exciting projects suitable for makers of all levels.In this attractive project-led book, artist Becky Paton imparts the secrets she has learned about making mosaics across two decades. Through these step-by-step projects – including mirrors, coasters, wreaths and disco balls – you too can master the art of mosaic design, working with ceramic and
... Read more
Collana Margutta 24

by Luigi Abbiati, Lorenzo Affatato, Emilio Albanese, Katia Basoni, Mariana Bichescu, - Juliette Hessellund, Laura Boccalini, Geremia Francesco Cannatella, - Carlo Cattabiani - Karolus, Luca Cisternino, Elena Comelli, - Tiziana Del Prete - Tika, Paola Di Biase, - Un leone dentro di Sara Fassi, Andrea Feo, Roberto Gasbarri, Benedetta Guasti, - Caterina Rosalia Ippolito, - Daniele Labate - Dattola, Eleonora Mazzaferro, Monica Mazzucco, Rosanna Mereu, Giulia Pellizzaro, Federica Pilato, Giuseppe Potenza, Lorena Rossini, Daniela Tamburello, Tiziana Vitarelli, Sofia Bertoldi, Ilaria Garibaldi ...

In un emozionante novembre, piovono gocce di colore sui tetti e nelle piazze della Capitale... l’arte scaccia il grigiore dentro e fuori colmando ogni vuoto. ... Read more

$3.99 USD

In un emozionante novembre, piovono gocce di colore sui tetti e nelle piazze della Capitale... l’arte scaccia il grigiore dentro e fuori colmando ogni vuoto.
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The Simple Beginners Guide to Cricut Explore Air 2

A Manual on how to Setup Cricut, Design Space, Cricut Project Ideas, Troubleshooting, and Essential Tips

by Clayton M. Rines ...

Are you interested in upping your craft game with the Cricut Explore Air 2 or any of the Cricut brands?You are here, and that is all that matters now.This is the guide that you need in this ever-morphing environment of designs. There is always something new to be learned in the world of Cricut if you are a professional or a newbie. Why hold onto yesterday's ideas that will make your work look ... Read more

$5.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you interested in upping your craft game with the Cricut Explore Air 2 or any of the Cricut brands?You are here, and that is all that matters now.This is the guide that you need in this ever-morphing environment of designs. There is always something new to be learned in the world of Cricut if you are a professional or a newbie. Why hold onto yesterday's ideas that will make your work look
... Read more

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