Making tedious techniques more approachable, Carving Small Characters in Wood offers simple methods in a smaller format to carve compact caricatures with personality. With step-by-step directions and photography, you'll be able to learn and appreciate this form of miniature character wood carving. Starting off with basic lessons on carving the body and face then progressing into greater challenges like creating ears, hairstyles, and grimaces, author and renowned caricature woodcarver Jack Price is the leading voice to learn from on how to carve small statuettes! A well-respected carver, Price is also the author of the popular books Carving Compact Characters and 50 Character Patterns for Woodcarvers. Beginning his career in 1975, he has been specializing in compact figures since 1978, with most of his work ranging from 2-3 inches in height.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 152 x 229 mm

Publication Date: 15-10-2019

Step into the fantasy world of dreams and fairy tales in this charming and traditional deck. Designed to increase awareness so you can connect with your higher self—a critical step on our path of personal growth and a boon in times of need. Let the cards be your guide as you solve day-to-day issues and overcome obstacles. Gain valuable insight and learn to stabilize emotions. Full of whimsy and enchantment, this deck lets you use the keywords and meanings from the guidebook to move your life forward. The special affirmations and tasks offer tools you can take with you when you step back into reality. Readers of all levels will find joy and meaning in this 78-card deck.

Bind: stationery

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 153 x 230 mm

Publication Date: 29-11-2019

My name is Adela Silvestre, but as soon as the Instagram homepage welcomes me I’m magically transformed into The Mint Feather, a crafter who loves scrapbooking, Home Decor and product photography. There, I explore all kinds of handicrafts or fields of art. I can think of I absolutely go crazy for wood and cardboard techniques. The noise of my electric screwdriver is my white noise. Collage making is my favorite art expression and decorating my house is my personal therapy. Without a doubt, what I most enjoy is looking at random objects and thinking how I can transform them into something completely different and creative. Are you joining the party?

Bind: hardback

Pages: 108

Dimensions: 170 x 230 mm

Publication Date: 15-11-2019

This book brings readers detailed instructions of tools and paper, and practice techniques for paper quilling. Providing 25 examples of elegant and exquisite style, from potted plants to flowers, Yi Xin, an experienced quilling teacher tells you how to make the wonderful quilled artworks step-by-step. Also, you can make fewer detours with the rich pictures and explanations of the needed length of strips. The outline drawings in the book are provided for reference and further exploration in designs.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 240

Dimensions: 200 x 270 mm

Publication Date: 20-12-2019

Learn all the steps necessary to make a variety of colorful, decorative, useful boxes created from book board and covered with decorative papers and book cloth. Nearly 300 color photos illustrate every step needed to make hinged lid, clamshell, and creative boxes. Necessary tools and materials are discussed in detail, and essential formulas are provided for each box type discussed. Basic skills necessary for the successful production of any box are also explored, including determining grain direction, pattern layout, cutting materials, covering book board with paper or book cloth, and gluing. Also provided are box making resources, a useful glossary of terms, and an appendix featuring measurement conversions. This 2nd edition includes a brand-new chapter on divided boxes, as well as additional creative box examples to further inspire you as you explore the craft.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 217 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 20-02-2020

Bookworms derive great pleasure from the simple act of reading. But what happens when a book is old or damaged and no longer in a fit state to be read? Through 20 do-it-yourself projects, Upcycling Books: Decorative Objects gives your tattered friends a new lease on life. With simple techniques and common household materials, you can upcycle an old atlas, dog-eared comics, or an obsolete set of encyclopedias. Projects include party decorations, a woven basket, a smartphone charger, a mail organizer, a secret storage box, and an origami lampshade. Links to videos show a process or technique in detail, while templates can be printed for use. More than 30 variations and suggestions will further inspire you. Don’t let old books gather dust; give them a new purpose with Upcycling Books.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 217 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 20-01-2020

Master the art of needle lace making in this image-rich guide! Step by step, it explains the needed materials, takes you through the first, core skills, and teaches the process, from creating the pattern and preparing the support to separating, trimming, and smoothing. Detailed row-by-row drawings and photos clearly showing the threads’ placements help you learn quickly and without frustration. Then follow the instructions for 40 different lace patterns. Included are many examples of ways you can use your finished lace in beautiful and creative ways, along with dozens of variations that will let you add your own personality to your lace, and understand the draw that lace making has had over the millennia.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 128

Dimensions: 190 x 255 mm

Publication Date: 20-01-2020

Collecting Moments: A Guide to Retro Journalling gives to its readers comprehensive instructions and advice for materials collection, layout design and colour matching in retro journalling. The author explains all the techniques needed for aesthetic journals, and shares her attitudes and life about journals. Readers can easily learn the skills without any prior experience and enjoy their journalling life with more optimistic view. The book can also help you to avoid common mistakes using step-by-step photographs and clear details from selecting tools and materials to decorate the pages as well as the compared examples of the right and the wrong.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 200 x 270 mm

Publication Date: 20-02-2020

Drawing is a universal language, but not everybody feels capable of giving it a go. This is a useful and entertaining book about the pleasure of drawing, by showing, with some exercises, that anybody can draw through learning to see first. Based on the renowned method by Betty Edwards and intended either for beginners or those who need a refresher course, this book is an updated and personal account by the author which will make the fear of drawing disappear to anyone willing to try. This is a completely different drawing school for the gifted, the untalented, the stressed and the completely desperate and a useful and entertaining method for learning to draw by learning to see first. By looking at the world, without the interference of feelings and what our brain assumes we are looking at, the hand will pick up the skills and abilities to produce a wide array of drawings. Humorous and enlightening, reading this book will definitely spark anyone's creativity.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 208

Dimensions: 238 x 238 mm

Publication Date: 24-02-2020

'Human Figure Drawing' offers a refreshing perspective on this time timeless topic, with clear and helpful explanations and around 500 illustrations in b&w and colour. This book shows us how to learn to draw the human figure and regain our ability to observe a subject. Being able to capture the human body is a basic requirement for any artist and 'Human Figure Drawing' will help the reader conquer the fear of making mistakes and teach them how to draw with the confidence and curiosity of a child. In this new edition, the layout is completely new, the images have been updated and the readability has been improved.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 256

Dimensions: 210 x 297 mm

Publication Date: 28-02-2020