Get started in caricature carving with this party of beginner-friendly whittling projects! An excellent place to try your hand at carving adorable caricatures and learn how to capture their unique traits - from exaggerated facial features to expressive, googly eyes - Quick Whittles offers 16 portable projects you can carve in one sitting or even on-the-go. Featuring detailed guidance that breaks down complex techniques into simple and achievable steps, every easy wood carving project includes step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, painting and finishing tips, and full-size patterns. From a PB&J-inspired whimsy and a folk art Santa ornament to a friendly narwhal, cute caterpillar, turtle wheelie toy, and even a face inside of a golf ball, each project conveys a charming emotion and personality that's sure to delight and offer satisfied smiles upon their completion. Also included is an insightful opening section with overviews on carving basics, such how to hold the knife, make basic cuts, work with the grain, safely sharpen your knife, and how to paint your finished project.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 128

Dimensions: 152 x 228 mm

Publication Date: 26-07-2022

Look up in the trees and discover a world of cuddly sloths in this adorable colouring book for kids! Featuring 40 line art designs of smiling sloths filling their days with fun activities and adventures - from riding a scooter to flying a spaceship, playing instruments, and even scuba diving - children can colour and giggle their way through each illustration. Sloths Coloring Book also includes fun facts about sloths - from what they eat to how they live - adding an extra element to each page. Designs are printed on a single side of high-quality paper with perforated edges for easy removal and display of completed designs

Bind: paperback

Pages: 80

Dimensions: 216 x 276 mm

Publication Date: 05-07-2022

Escape to a magical place where French Bulldogs run the vegetable stall at the farmer's market, piglets nap in teacups, animals play chess, and hares throw a wedding to remember! In this whimsically charming colouring book for adults, 80 imaginative scenes come to life as you express your creativity. Featuring coloured examples to inspire and new and enchanting fairy tale art, you can colour each page with your pen or pencil of choice. Whilst some designs span across a full spread, others stand alone on an individual page.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 248 x 248 mm

Publication Date: 12-07-2022

For fans of Johanna Basford, adults and children alike will love escaping to this mystical garden where birds make magical nests and kittens trick-or-treat in a pumpkin patch! In this whimsically charming colouring book, 80 imaginative scenes will come to life as you express your creativity. Featuring coloured examples to follow if you wish, create new and interesting fairy tale art and fill each page with colour. Whilst some designs span across a double spread to fully capture a wider scene, others stand alone on a single page.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 248 x 248 mm

Publication Date: 12-07-2022

Learn the nostalgic, easy-entry craft of spun cotton and make the perfect handmade decorations. Spun Cotton Crafts features over 25 step-by-step projects using affordable materials. From glitter icicles and bell garlands to cotton ball chicks and mossy forest mushrooms, this book is accessible to anyone regardless of skill level. Also included is a brief history of spun cotton and helpful sections on materials and techniques. Author Valerie Lloyd is the owner of Smile Mercantile Craft Co. where she sells quality craft goods such as twine, papier mache, spun cotton craft shapes and holiday novelties. Her popular YouTube channel by the same name showcases her easy-to-follow craft tutorials.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 28-06-2022

This chunky activity book will keep kids entertained for hours. With 95 double-spread colour pages it is the perfect companion for a flight or train journey - or even some quiet time at home. Go on a never-ending seek-and-find journey, discovering pirates, mermaids, dinosaurs, llamas and countless other fun and vibrantly coloured animals. With 1,000 hidden objects to find, and fun facts accompanying every puzzle, this activity book offers page after page of entertainment for curious and creative kids.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 28-06-2022

Go on a one-of-a-kind seek-and-find journey as you colour some of your own designs. This activity book is jam-packed with 95 double-spread seek-and-find games involving aliens, robots, unicorns, fairies, sharks, satellites, and many other fun and vibrantly coloured objects. Also includes black and white illustrations which children can colour themselves. Spreads include educational components and fun facts relating to the featured subject, plus specific seek-and-find prompts for an added bonus challenge.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 28-06-2022

Creativity is a truly valuable skill, not only for artistic endeavors but for any aspect of life. This workshop is designed so that through graphic-plastic expression techniques, crafts and activities, you can stimulate and develop your inner artist, and at the same time allow children to experiment with their creative side where they can free their imagination. Based on the premise that creative thinking is perhaps one of our best resources since it generates many intellectual, emotional and affective benefits.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 230 x 170 mm

Publication Date: 01-07-2022

A detailed and abundantly-illustrated reference that focuses on the innovative curved score folding for sheet metal techniques to create beautiful, dynamic three-dimensional forms, much like metal origami, in jewellery and metalsmithing. Anastasia Young and Paul Wells, both renowned London-based jewelers, authors and lecturers, have created a practical visual handbook on curved scoring and folding techniques applied to jewellery and metalsmithing for small objects. The book's clear, hands-on approach, with explanatory photographs for each step, makes it an invaluable resource for established jewellers wishing to learn more about new techniques, jewellery students, home crafters and advanced amateurs. Readers will discover a variety of ways to score and fold metal and give it different finishes, shaping flat sheets into to visually stunningly organic forms, including guides on the tools needed for each method. A final section contains useful resources, from a detailed analysis of score depth based on the gauge of the wire used (through diagrams to aid design and planning) to information about where to source materials and facts about metalworking and jewellery in general.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 176

Dimensions: 218 x 260 mm

Publication Date: 01-07-2022

Internationally renowned artist and best-selling author Lora S. Irish shows you how to use a handful of tools and materials to produce fun and elegant pieces simply by learning the basic steps. After you have mastered the art of twisting and coiling jewelry links, you can let your imagination run wild. Experiment with color, new shapes, and combining elements to enhance your wardrobe with pieces that are truly your own.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 56

Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 26-07-2022