Upcycle newspapers, advertising flyers, brochures, and other waste paper into decorative and functional baskets, cushions, organizers, and more. Find the creative potential in every pile of old newspaper. Dorothea Schmidt teaches you the techniques for recycling and upcycling waste paper into household items that are not only practical and sustainable, but beautiful as well. Learn to use various sizes and lengths of rolls of newspaper, advertising flyers, brochures, and junk mail to create • large and small baskets • desk organizers • trays and bowls • seat cushions • napkin holders • hanging candleholders • tote bags • and more! Whether you've ever woven a basket before or not, the easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and clear photos for each project will guide your through this fun—and addictive—paper craft. Using only rolled scrap paper and minimal additional materials and tools, you can make all of the 13 stylish and refined projects in this book. You'll also explore various finishing techniques, including varnishing, dyeing, stenciling, and applying buttons and other decorations. Then use the techniques to make your own unique woven creations with whatever scrap paper you have piled up in your home—or any paper that is delivered to your doorstep or appears in your mailbox. Put your junk mail and other paper waste to good use. Decorate your home and enhance your life with woven paper—don't throw it away!

Bind: hardback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 228 x 228 mm

Publication Date: 28-03-2024

Venture into a beautiful world created by acclaimed artist and best-selling author of Happy Place Coloring Book, Car Pintos! This premium adult coloring book includes 95 intricate coloring patterns filled with flowers, botanicals, birds, butterflies, and more. Some of the designs feature beautiful hand-drawn mazes that will relax your mind as you twist and turn your way through winding paths that lead from one end to the other. Also included are thought-provoking journal prompts that elevate the coloring experience. • 95 Beautiful Patterns: Each design is detailed but not overwhelming, ensuring a gratifying coloring experience. • Varied Designs: Immerse yourself in an array of animal motifs, captivating floral patterns, and intricate word designs that span the creative spectrum. • Relaxing Mazes: Find serenity in completing and coloring hand-drawn mazes, a delightful journey of mindfulness. • Premium Quality: Printed on high-quality artist paper with flaps and a gold-foiled cover, this book exudes elegance and artistic excellence on every page. If you are looking for a high-quality coloring book filled with gorgeous patterns that will help you relax at the end of a long day, look no further. It’s time to explore a beautiful world! Venture into a beautiful world created by acclaimed artist and best-selling author of Happy Place Coloring Book, Car Pintos!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 128

Dimensions: 254 x 254 mm

Publication Date: 28-02-2024

Acknowledging the iconic, but with plenty of room for the rare and unfamiliar, The Art of the Classic Western Movie Poster presents poster art created for several hundred classic (and not-so-classic) westerns produced from 1903 to 1978. More than 800 images—many reproduced as full page—make this the most comprehensive book of western movie poster art ever published, and the definitive history of a genre often underestimated for its impact on American audiences. One of the earliest narrative films, 1903’s The Great Train Robbery, was a western, and before commercial cinema was a decade old the form had proliferated to such an extent that practically every nickelodeon in the country used short-length shoot-’em-ups in their daily programs. The book begins with a fact-heavy introduction that details how western movies became popular as a result of America’s fascination with the Wild West, as portrayed in dime novels and pulp-fiction magazines. How and when the genre archetypes—white hat vs. black hat, the cowboy’s love for his horse, the western hero as roving do-gooder—were fixed is discussed. The difference between “A” and “B” movies and which westerns fit into those categories are also explained (“A”s including such movies as Stagecoach, Destry Rides Again, and True Grit, and “B”s such films as Gold Mine in the Sky, Saga of Death Valley, and Hopalong Cassidy, and the likes of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers). Each chapter devotes a special feature to a specific “western” star, writer, director, stuntman, or leading lady. Also included are the author’s firsthand interviews conducted from as far back as the mid-1970s. This unique book is a celebration of the American motion picture’s first and most enduringly popular genre.

Pages: 320

Dimensions: 254 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 28-03-2024

This book takes you on a guided tour of 20 leading interior designers’ homes with tips and insights for creating spaces that work and look great. Learn how interior designing is as much about problem-solving as it is about inspiration, aesthetic, and function as leading interior designers share the challenges they faced and the rewards they received when creating their own homes. As their own clients, these designers can afford to be considerably braver, breaking rules in favor of experimenting with materials and spaces and showcasing personal items like art or mementos from travels to tell a story. This intimate understanding of their process is inspirational, especially when coupled with practical tips from each. Includes homes of leading designers like Kate Challis, Gabriela Gargano, Andrew Parr, Carole Whiting, Wesley Moon, Dorothy Measer, Vicente Wolf, Sally Mackereth, Tim Van Steenbergen, and Andrew Sheinman. Profiles are curated and presented with great detail by author Stephen Crafti, who has 40 books to his name and has been writing on architecture and design for 30 years. The designers' homes represent a variety of spaces from different eras, sizes, and locations and include urban apartments, row homes, single-family detached, and a mountain lodge. The book features designers’ homes in six different countries: Germany, Australia, the United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Organized by inspiration, aestethic, and function, the homes show a range of styles from minimalist to maximalist. From finding art nouveau–era doors buried in wall cavities, to making an apartment feel like a house, to bringing a rural vibe to an urban setting, each designer's story is an adventure into the depths of how to create a spectacular space that works.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 256

Dimensions: 228 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 28-03-2024

Introducing a fresh and creative approach to kids’ activity books! The KindKids series from Better Day Books combines adorable art, deluxe packaging, and positive messages with classic puzzle activities to create an enjoyable experience that both kids and parents will love. Each book in the series begins with detailed instructions and simple practice puzzles. Then there are more-advanced offerings that challenge kids but are not too overwhelming. Puzzle solutions are included at the back of each book. And there is even motivational poster art that kids can cut out and display when they have completed all the activities!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 152 x 203 mm

Publication Date: 01-11-2023

Introducing a fresh and creative approach to kids’ activity books! The KindKids series from Better Day Books combines adorable art, deluxe packaging, and positive messages with classic puzzle activities to create an enjoyable experience that both kids and parents will love. Each book in the series begins with detailed instructions and simple practice puzzles. Then there are more-advanced offerings that challenge kids but are not too overwhelming. Puzzle solutions are included at the back of each book. And there is even motivational poster art that kids can cut out and display when they have completed all the activities!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 152 x 203 mm

Publication Date: 01-11-2023

When Morris wakes one misty morning under the shadow of Dragon’s Ridge, the kind-hearted unicorn doesn’t feel well at all. As he sets out on a quest to find a fabled ‘Get Well Spell’, he discovers the need to fill his own cup back up so that he can continue to share love and kindness and look after others. This tender and engaging rhyming tale of resilience and self-discovery from award-winning author and young persons’ counsellor Hannah Peckham will help children understand the importance of self-care and looking after their emotional well-being.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 32

Dimensions: 216 x 280 mm

Publication Date: 14-02-2024

The Baby Boomers: the first generation to unite globally with music, culture and action to challenge the personal and political power of those in authority. Growing up in a post-war world but living with the daily shadow of the Cold War and the growing horror of the Vietnam War, the Baby Boomers protested. They were loud. They were visible. They weren’t going to take it anymore. And they made a difference. So what happened to all that juice and energy, that passion to change the world for the better that marked many of those who grew up in the Sixties and Seventies? Were they just a bunch of hippies after all? Activist, creative entrepreneur and counsellor Robin Woodsford is a Baby Boomer and in this moving reflection on his life and times he discovers that his personal story is also a universal one. More, he says the job’s not done yet and calls on fellow Baby Boomers to remember their passionate youth, to dust off their placards and to join their grandchildren on the front line as the world faces the new monster at the door – climate change. Baby Boomers: it’s time to make your legacy count.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 152

Dimensions: 152 x 229 mm

Publication Date: 22-05-2024

Isaac Newton was a man driven by a passion to unlock the secrets of the universe. But those were God’s secrets, and in the 1660s, England was a dangerous place for a young scholar who dared to challenge God’s supremacy – a world that also believed in the devil and the power of magic. But Isaac’s quest to understand the universe would not be silenced, even when tempted by darker impulses and a passion for Alice Cutler, whose life is threatened by a disciple of the Witchfinder General. A desperate Isaac, a seeker of knowledge but also a young man in love and fearing his life is falling apart, is driven to scientific creation and choices with fatal outcomes. This beautifully imagined novel examines one of our great historical myths and follows Newton’s path to becoming the Greene Lyon, alchemy’s symbolic creature who devours the sun. A compelling story that explores the tensions between the thirst for knowledge and the consequences of desire, Greene Lyon will haunt you long after the apple has fallen from the tree.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 320

Dimensions: 152 x 229 mm

Publication Date: 30-05-2024

Over a long, hot Christmas in Australia, Throwing Muses frontwoman and critically acclaimed solo artist Kristin Hersh considers her future as a songwriter, asking herself questions such as, is it possible to create music and not show off about it? How can artists establish and refine a following without becoming part of the commercial problem? And just how many times is it healthy to watch It's a Wonderful Life in three weeks? In The Future of Songwriting, Hersh chooses to interrogate these questions through dialogue. From in-depth conversations with a comedian friend about the similarities between songs and jokes, via fruitful visit to Sydney's 'bone museums', to a revelation from a herbal healer in New Orleans, she delivers a fierce, funny and existential meditation on the art of the song - and its future.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 128

Dimensions: 114 x 178 mm

Publication Date: 22-02-2024