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Coming Soon (506)
Music All Around
ISBN: 9782924774861 Author: Gema Sirvent Publisher: The Secret Mountain A poignant reminder to pause and listen to nature’s secret rhythms and sounds. Sofia is off to her grandparents for the holidays. She leaves her seaside home,... A poignant reminder to pause and listen to nature’s secret rhythms and sounds. Sofia is off to her grandparents for the holidays. She leaves her seaside home, its singing waves and whispering sand, knowing that the sounds of the forest await her. Amongst the dark pines and the majestic oaks, she’ll discover the music of the night, the songs of a fox, an owl, and a wolf. At a clearing in the woods, she’ll feel the wind blowing as it does on the beach. She’ll wave her invisible baton to the stars, offering the music from the sea as a gift to the forest. Includes a CD (and a unique digital download code) with the narrated story and song. Bind: hardback Pages: 40 Dimensions: 210 x 210 mm Publication Date: 01-05-2024 |
$29.99DUE > 31st Aug 2024 |
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The Piano
ISBN: 9782898360541 Author: Joaquin Camp Publisher: The Secret Mountain Children discover that a piano can give life to their feelings. Music can give life to anything and everything. And that’s exactly what happens when a boy and... Children discover that a piano can give life to their feelings. Music can give life to anything and everything. And that’s exactly what happens when a boy and girl play their brand new piano for the first time. As they take turns tapping keys, the children discover that even the simplest melody can stir up a symphony of sensations. This playful tale invites children to explore how music makes them feel. Hear how sounds attune to emotions. See how music colors the imagination. From synesthesia to onomatopoeia, these musical sketches show that learning big words and even bigger ideas can be as simple as PLINK, PLANK, PLONK. The accompanying animated video can be accessed with a QR printed in the book. Bind: hardback Pages: 36 Dimensions: 250 x 250 mm Publication Date: 01-05-2024 |
$34.99DUE > 31st Aug 2024 |
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Happy Flower Painting For Beginners
ISBN: 9780764368028 Author: Bethany Adams Publisher: Schiffer Books First-time artists and flower lovers will unlock their creative potential with this beginner-friendly guide to painting! Budding artists will learn to paint 20... First-time artists and flower lovers will unlock their creative potential with this beginner-friendly guide to painting! Budding artists will learn to paint 20 beautiful blooms with the expert instruction of professional painter and licensed artist Bethany Adams. From classic roses and hydrangeas to charming peonies, coneflowers, and dahlias, every flower includes simple step-by-step instructions. Each tutorial is clearly illustrated so that you can follow along stroke by stroke. After mastering the flowers, you will learn how to combine them to create 10 gorgeous floral compositions such as a bouquet, wreath, floral heart, vase arrangement, and more. Perfect for first-time artists, this book includes an informative but not overwhelming overview of acrylic paint, brushes, canvases, and color mixing. Overflowing with the author’s infectious enthusiasm, the book also includes creative encouragement and positive messages throughout. • Expert Instruction: Learn to paint 20 beautiful flowers with simple step-by-step instructions. • Harmonizing Beauty: Unlock the art of designing as you combine individual flowers into 10 captivating compositions. • Creative Coach: Allow the author to be your creative coach as she provides insights, instruction, and encouragement. • Painting with Confidence: Get a simple overview of painting basics and color mixing without intimidation. It’s time to relax about the creative process and paint yourself happy with this charming guide! Bind: paperback Pages: 136 Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm Publication Date: 28-05-2024 |
$45.00DUE > 31st Aug 2024 |
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Fabric Stamping
ISBN: 9780764368004 Author: Lori Wenger Publisher: Schiffer Books Infuse your world with color, personality, and pattern! Join artist, author, and professional stylist Lori Wenger as she expertly guides you through two creati... Infuse your world with color, personality, and pattern! Join artist, author, and professional stylist Lori Wenger as she expertly guides you through two creative approaches to fabric stamping: foam stamping and block printing. Covering everything from pattern transfer to paint application to best stamping practices, no detail is overlooked. First, Lori teaches you how to create modern stamps using affordable foam sheets. You’ll love making the 10 contemporary foam projects that range from tea towels to place mats and more. In the second part of the book, Lori delves into the timeless technique of block printing. You’ll learn how to carve intricate designs into blocks and apply this traditional method to 5 stunning projects. Finally, at the end of the book, you’ll get the chance to expand your skills through 4 bonus projects that take your creativity to the next level! • Two Creative Techniques: Master foam stamping and block printing, infusing your projects with a blend of modern and traditional artistry. • 19 Captivating Projects: Dive into 19 projects that span tea towels, pillowcases, home décor, tote bags, T-shirts, and beyond, inviting creativity into every corner of your life. • Comprehensive Instructions: Equipped with full-size pattern templates, materials lists, and detailed photography, this guide ensures seamless execution for every project. It’s time to add your personal STAMP to clothing, home décor, and more with this approachable book! Bind: hardback Pages: 168 Dimensions: 196 x 241 mm Publication Date: 28-04-2024 |
$55.00DUE > 31st Jul 2024 |
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Sublimation Crafting
ISBN: 9780764367991 Author: Cori George Publisher: Schiffer Books The ultimate guide to today’s hottest craft trend! Learn how to personalize your world with Sublimation Crafting! Join creative crafter, author, and sublimat... The ultimate guide to today’s hottest craft trend! Learn how to personalize your world with Sublimation Crafting! Join creative crafter, author, and sublimation expert Cori George as she demystifies this fast-growing art form and provides all the essentials needed to kick-start your sublimation journey. You’ll get an easy-to-understand overview of sublimation, learn about the printers and supplies needed, and master the art of transferring images onto blank canvases to create vibrant items to keep, give, or sell. • Unintimidating Guidance: Craft with confidence as this guide empowers you to navigate sublimation crafting with ease, without technical jargon or confusion. • Essential Tools Demystified: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the tools that drive sublimation, including printers and heat presses, unlocking the potential for limitless creativity. • Step-by-Step Mastery: Follow expert instructions for safe and effective techniques, ensuring that every project you undertake showcases your skill and creativity. • 18 Dynamic Projects: Elevate your crafting journey with 18 projects that span a spectrum of items, including a T-shirt, mug, mouse pad, photo panel, sequined pillow, flag, photo slate, glass cutting board, wood sign, and zippered pouch, as well as wine bags, coasters, stickers, earrings, patches, and even a trio of tumblers! • Downloadable Art Files: Access a treasure trove of more than 30 downloadable art files that make customization and creativity seamless. It’s the definitive guide to sublimation crafting with no fussy instructions or technical jargon—just solid techniques and gorgeous craft projects from a trusted expert! Bind: hardback Pages: 168 Dimensions: 196 x 241 mm Publication Date: 28-04-2024 |
$55.00DUE > 31st Jul 2024 |
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Threads of Treasure
ISBN: 9780764367618 Author: Sara Barnes Publisher: Schiffer Books Learn to make embroidery a way to treasure your life as you create three personal projects supported by the guidance, stories, and advice of 14 modern crafters.... Learn to make embroidery a way to treasure your life as you create three personal projects supported by the guidance, stories, and advice of 14 modern crafters. Modern society has put a premium on producing, and sometimes that hustle culture (Instagram likes! Etsy sales!) can drain some joy from crafting. This book helps embroidery fans abandon that notion and, instead, realize that life is about treasuring what's important. • Interviews with 14 creative stitchers—from business owners to accomplished artists—make readers feel embraced by community. • Each artist shares photos of their creations, encouraging readers to incorporate empowering concepts into their stitching. • Three step-by-step projects, personalized to the reader's own preferences, teach how to 1. use your threads to treasure and display your life’s meaningful special objects. For instance, a special token of a favorite moment like a seashell, an event ticket, or a trinket from childhood. 2. use your threads to treasure your worn and well-loved things, like your favorite garment, with mending and adornment (while also treasuring our environment). 3. use your threads to treasure your small everyday moments—sit still, breathe deeply, and enjoy the making process—by creating a daily practice. Modern society has put a premium on producing, and sometimes that hustle culture (Instagram likes! Etsy sales!) can drain some joy from crafting. This book helps embroidery fans abandon that notion and, instead, realize that life is about treasuring what's important. Bind: hardback Pages: 168 Dimensions: 203 x 254 mm Publication Date: 28-04-2024 |
$65.00DUE > 31st Jul 2024 |
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The Cumulative Cloth : Dry Techniques
ISBN: 9780764367229 Author: Susan Brandeis Publisher: Schiffer Books A comprehensive how-to reference that teaches dry textile surface design techniques for making custom cloth, including appliqué, embroidery, layering, and more... A comprehensive how-to reference that teaches dry textile surface design techniques for making custom cloth, including appliqué, embroidery, layering, and more. Learn surface design for textiles, to create rich and personally expressive fabric surfaces. Projects by expert Susan Brandeis (author of the bestselling The Intentional Thread) help novices and experienced professionals experiment with each method. • Covers dry techniques in detail: how to add color, pattern, and images to fabrics using cutting, piecing, layering, building, and embellishing. • Includes both machine stitching and hand stitching. • What's the "Cumulative Cloth"? A single cloth that readers add to with each chapter's techniques, eventually creating a piece of art. • Serves as a go-to reference to check technical procedures and safety guidelines (many methods require caution). • Wet techniques are covered separately in the author's coordinating book, The Cumulative Cloth, Wet Techniques. Bind: hardback Pages: 344 Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm Publication Date: 28-05-2024 |
$135.00DUE > 31st Aug 2024 |
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Explorations With Collage
ISBN: 9780764367625 Author: Wen Redmond Publisher: Schiffer Books Using these 42 techniques taught by renowned artist Redmond, makers can incorporate digital collage elements to enrich their mixed-media work. A digital collag... Using these 42 techniques taught by renowned artist Redmond, makers can incorporate digital collage elements to enrich their mixed-media work. A digital collage technique layers together virtual images into a new piece of art, ready for mixed-media and collage makers to use as an eye-opening element. Artist and teacher Wen Redmond shows how by sharing 42 of her main techniques (and many variations) here. • Makes incorporating digital techniques nonintimidating and exciting, thanks to Wen's engaging mantra of "The only limit is your imagination!" • Step-by-step photos and instructions for each technique, plus demonstration projects • Hundreds of images of Wen's artworks show options and ideas. • The techniques can be added to mixed-media projects, fiber art, or photography. • One-of-a-kind, innovative methods; for example, creatively converting black-and-white images, making borders using sneaky merging, applying words in ways ranging from stitched to easy silkscreen, creating medium lifts, embedding papers, and experimenting with more than a dozen types of transfer methods. • Offers a realization new to many makers: combining color, text, and imagery in digital ways helps communicate feelings, memories, or an appreciation of our natural world. A digital collage technique layers together virtual images into a new piece of art, ready for mixed-media and collage makers to use as an eye-opening element. Artist and teacher Wen Redmond shows how by sharing 42 of her main techniques (and many variations) here. Bind: paperback Pages: 208 Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm Publication Date: 28-04-2024 |
$79.99DUE > 31st Jul 2024 |
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Hello Rain
ISBN: 9780764367755 Author: Katherine Pryor Publisher: Schiffer Books Take a sensory journey through the childhood joys of a rainy day in this board book from the award-winning creative team of Hello, Garden! When raindrops beg... Take a sensory journey through the childhood joys of a rainy day in this board book from the award-winning creative team of Hello, Garden! When raindrops begin to fall, a young family pulls on boots and heads outside to play and explore nature. As the clouds grow darker, they return home to wait out the storm where it is safe, warm, and dry. Charming watercolor illustrations and lyrical text celebrate the fun we can have when it rains. Rain dances. Droplets drum. Windows fog. Rooftop hums. Hello, rain! Bind: hardback Pages: 24 Dimensions: 152 x 152 mm Publication Date: 28-04-2024 |
$22.00DUE > 31st Jul 2024 |
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De Havilland DH.106 Comet
ISBN: 9780764367939 Author: Wolfgang Borgmann Publisher: Schiffer Books The de Havilland DH.106 Comet was the first jet airliner. Prototypes first flew in 1949, deliveries of production aircraft began in 1951, and the type entered c... The de Havilland DH.106 Comet was the first jet airliner. Prototypes first flew in 1949, deliveries of production aircraft began in 1951, and the type entered commercial service in 1952. It was expected to deliver great prestige and prosperity to the postwar British aerospace industry, but the Comet's reputation was badly tarnished by several fatal crashes. About a quarter of the aircraft built were destroyed or written off in accidents. This book by freelance aviation journalist Wolfgang Borgmann provides an account of the type's development and production in the 1940s and then proceeds to describe the technical details and operational histories of all variants, including models 1, 2, 3, and 4. The work features about 250 images, the majority of which are in color. The de Havilland DH.106 Comet was the first jet airliner. Prototypes first flew in 1949, deliveries of production aircraft began in 1951, and the type entered commercial service in 1952. It was expected to deliver great prestige and prosperity to the postwar British aerospace industry, but the Comet's reputation was badly tarnished by several fatal crashes. About a quarter of the aircraft built were destroyed or written off in accidents. This book by freelance aviation journalist Wolfgang Borgmann provides an account of the type's development and production in the 1940s and then proceeds to describe the technical details and operational histories of all variants including models 1, 2, 3, and 4. The work features about 250 images, the majority of which are in color. Even dedicated fans of the Comet will find new information and unseen images. Aircraft in various nostalgic liveries are featured, including those from BOAC, Air France, PanAm, Nigeria Airways, and Japan Airlines. Military variants operated by the RAF and RCAF are also included. This book is the perfect addition to the A Legends of Flight Illustrated History seriesAs the first jetliner operated in scheduled service, the de Havilland Comet is a very important aircraft type in airline history. It set the standards for modern air transport and is therefore a MUST for this book series Bind: hardback Pages: 144 Dimensions: 228 x 228 mm Publication Date: 28-04-2024 |
$69.99DUE > 31st Jul 2024 |