Journaling and collage come together in Journal It!, where 19 mixed-media artists showcase their signature techniques, tips, and creativity boosters. The featured work ranges from lettering expert Jill K. Berry’s beautifully calligraphied travel journals to Jeannette Sclar’s whimsical gardening books, and the techniques include everything from toner-based transfer to stitching with fabric and paper. With over 200 inspirational …
A Year of Gingerbread Houses: Making & Decorating Gingerbread Houses for All Seasons
Nothing’s more enticing for any holiday or special occasion than an awesome, lusciously decorated gingerbread house. With designs for Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, and birthdays, these exquisite projects include a cottage, chalet, and two-story house. Options as customized windows, doors, chimneys, paths, trees, topiaries, and even lighting add to the charm. More than 200 helpful step-by-step process shots; …
The Big Book of Weekend Woodworking: 150 Easy Projects (Big Book of … Series)
Every woodworker will want to own this colorful, information-packed, mammoth resource for weekend crafting. It’s filled with 150 classic projects, and features an introductory section that walks readers through the various planning stages. It’s all covered: selecting the right wood, working with patterns, gluing, and finishing. Novices can effortlessly make simple mirrors, shelves, clocks, and jewelry boxes, while …
Using a simple doodle as a starting point, 18 artists take you on an inspirational, crafty journey! Filled with inventive prompts designed to fuel the imagination, these 75 exercises motivate crafters to pick up a pencil, brush, or marker, and explore their artistic voice. From quick “try it” ideas using shapes and patterns to doodled portraits and contour …
This is not your staid, buttoned-up painting course! Instead, popular teacher and artist Alena Hennessy takes an open, unintimidating approach, encouraging beginners to play, experiment, and discover their own personal style. She offers simple step-by-step instructions, tips on tools and materials, and 50 beautifully illustrated creativity prompts—from Working in Circles and Repetition to Wash and Drip and Layering-to …
Lose yourself in a riot of beauty, coloring in, and mindful drawing. Millie Marotta’s intricately designed tropical world beckons would-be artists to enter and make their mark. Add bright and brilliant colors to exotic blooms or a parrot’s feathers. Complete a rainforest scene, add fine lines to palm trees, create new patterns, or use your creativity to personalize …
Enter Millie Marotta’s captivating animal kingdom, featuring everything from beautiful birds to fantastic fish, delicate dragonflies to elaborately decorated elephants. Her grown-up coloring book, filled with intricate patterning and detail, invites adults and older children to add their personal touch to each stunning drawing. Give a rooster plumage, adorn a tortoise’s shell, create a backdrop for a ram, …