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Counted Sashiko Embroidery
ISBN: 9780764366734 Author: Keiko Sakamoto Publisher: Schiffer Books Teaches two beautiful Japanese sashiko styles not found in other books: kogin and hishizashi. Sashiko's beauty is understandably popular, and here's the first b... Teaches two beautiful Japanese sashiko styles not found in other books: kogin and hishizashi. Sashiko's beauty is understandably popular, and here's the first book on stitching two little-known traditional styles: kogin and hishizashi. Japanese expert Keiko Sakamoto—who began her intensive study of them while living in the American Midwest—explains these intriguing decorative embroidery styles. • 31 projects, with step-by-step photo instructions, range from a simple bookmark to advanced wall tapestries • Increasing project difficulty levels satisfy both novices and experienced sashiko stitchers • Photos of vintage pieces, many rarely seen outside museums, showcase the craft's origins in northern Japan • For ongoing reference and use, includes one of the most extensive libraries of traditional kogin and hishizashi pattern templates to be found anywhere (80 and 200 templates, respectively) Bind: paperback Pages: 180 Dimensions: 215 x 254 mm Publication Date: 28-07-2023 |
$65.00 |
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Dried Flower Love
ISBN: 9780764366895 Author: Ivana Jost Publisher: Schiffer Books Eighteen beginner to advanced-level projects using natural, durable, and long-lasting dried flowers for home décor, entertaining, and even wearing. Decorate yo... Eighteen beginner to advanced-level projects using natural, durable, and long-lasting dried flowers for home décor, entertaining, and even wearing. Decorate your home and brighten your life with gorgeous dried-flower crafts! Flowers and botanicals are an ever-popular way to create stunning arrangements and decorations, and using dried flowers will ensure that those decorations will remain beautiful and elegant for years to come. Author Ivana Jost is a sought-after event and wedding florist whose popular and successful business, Das Blumenatelier, is based in Bavaria. In these pages, she presents tips and techniques for treating and drying flowers, grasses, branches, and other greenery detailed lists of which botanicals are best for drying and using in dried-flower crafts, as well as the tools and additional materials readers will need step-by-step instructions for combining dried botanicals with hoops, ribbons, and other materials 18 spectacular, long-lasting, and durable projects—wreaths, hair ornaments, vases, picture frames, and more Readers can use the techniques and projects in these pages to be part of a trend that will never go out of style—everlasting dried florals! Bind: hardback Pages: 128 Dimensions: 197 x 260 mm Publication Date: 28-08-2023 |
$55.00 |
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Quick & Easy Whittling for Kids
ISBN: 9781497103344 Author: Frank Egholm Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing A fun, kid-friendly guide to whittling wood, Quick & Easy Whittling for Kids is the perfect introduction to the rewarding craft of woodcarving for children. In ... A fun, kid-friendly guide to whittling wood, Quick & Easy Whittling for Kids is the perfect introduction to the rewarding craft of woodcarving for children. In this convenient, small-format woodcarving book, best-selling author and master carver Frank Egholm offers simple techniques and 18 step-by-step projects that kids can complete in just one sitting that will get them excited about woodcarving. All they need are two basic tools, a handful of twigs and branches, and a bit of creativity to get started! Featuring helpful opening sections on safety, materials, tools, and carving techniques, Quick & Easy Whittling for Kids then presents a collection of fun and functional beginner wood carving projects and full-size patterns that both kids and adults will love, from a mushroom and a ship to a whistle, ring toss game, kitchen utensils, and more. Easy to pack and bring with you for your next outdoor adventure, this approachable guide is a must-have tool to share your favorite hobby with the next generation as you supervise and teach kids how to carve wood! Bind: paperback Pages: 88 Dimensions: 152 x 228 mm Publication Date: 22-08-2023 |
$29.99 |
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My Sticker Paintings Zoo
ISBN: 9781641243223 Author: Logan Powell Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Create stunning works of mosaic art with stickers! This distinctive poly-art paint by sticker book for kids ages 6-10 features a collection of 10 geometric desi... Create stunning works of mosaic art with stickers! This distinctive poly-art paint by sticker book for kids ages 6-10 features a collection of 10 geometric designs of various zoo animals -- from a tiger and ostrich to an iguana, elephant, and more. Using anywhere from 60-100 colored stickers for each animal pattern, place them in the appropriate spot according to its numbered section and watch as the geometric shapes transform into beautiful, crystalized designs. Also included are fun facts to learn more about each amazing animal! An entertaining, hands-on activity for kids, this sticker painting book offers an excellent opportunity for developing their focus and attention span. Designs are printed on thick, perforated pages that can easily detach to be displayed or gifted once a painting is completed. Bind: paperback Pages: 44 Dimensions: 228 x 228 mm Publication Date: 22-08-2023 |
$24.00 |
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My Sticker Paintings Planets
ISBN: 9781641243230 Author: Logan Powell Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Create stunning works of mosaic art with stickers This distinctive poly-art paint by sticker book for kids ages 6-10 features a collection of 10 geometric desig... Create stunning works of mosaic art with stickers This distinctive poly-art paint by sticker book for kids ages 6-10 features a collection of 10 geometric designs of various planets -- from the Sun to Neptune and everything in between. Using anywhere from 60-100 colored stickers for each planet pattern, place them in the appropriate spot according to its numbered section and watch as the geometric shapes transform into beautiful, crystalized designs. Also included are fun facts to learn more about space and each amazing planet An entertaining, hands-on activity for kids, this sticker painting book offers an excellent opportunity for developing their focus and attention span. Designs are printed on thick, perforated pages that can easily detach to be displayed or gifted once a painting is completed. Bind: paperback Pages: 44 Dimensions: 228 x 228 mm Publication Date: 22-08-2023 |
$24.00 |
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My Sticker Paintings Pets
ISBN: 9781641243247 Author: Logan Powell Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Inside this book, kids can create stunning works of mosaic art with geometric stickers! This distinctive poly-art paint-by-sticker book for kids ages 6-10 feat... Inside this book, kids can create stunning works of mosaic art with geometric stickers! This distinctive poly-art paint-by-sticker book for kids ages 6-10 features a collection of 10 geometric designs of various pets, from a bunny and puppy to a cat, fish, and more! Using anywhere from 60-100 colored stickers for each animal pattern, kids will place each in the appropriate spot according to its numbered section and watch as the geometric shapes transform into beautiful, crystalized designs. Also included are fun facts to learn more about each amazing animal companion as kids bring them to life! The perfect gift for kids and grandkids, and an entertaining, hands-on activity for children, this sticker painting book offers an excellent opportunity for developing their focus and attention span. Designs are printed on thick, perforated pages that can easily detach to be framed, displayed on the fridge, or given as a gift once a painting is completed. Explore a striking on-trend graphic art sticker painting book that will engage kids' attention for hours on road trips, rainy days, in restaurants, after school, on family vacations, or anytime, My Sticker Paintings: Pets! Bind: paperback Pages: 44 Dimensions: 228 x 228 mm Publication Date: 22-08-2023 |
$24.00 |
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How To Make Wood Signs
ISBN: 9781497103412 Author: Kendra Chura Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing A must-have woodworking book for both aspiring and advanced crafters and DIYers, How to Make Wood Signs will show you everything you need to know to create beau... A must-have woodworking book for both aspiring and advanced crafters and DIYers, How to Make Wood Signs will show you everything you need to know to create beautifully handmade scroll saw art and wooden signs! Featuring comprehensive opening sections on tools and materials selection, scroll saw basics, safety, sign-making basics, leveling up and finishing, epoxy resin inlays, troubleshooting, and more, equip yourself with the essential skills needed before you dive into the sign making technique sections. From the basics, like cutting lettering using a scroll saw or laser machine, and hand painting, to the more challenging skills of using epoxy resin, engraving, and other next-level techniques, you'll learn everything you need to know to make amazing signs in wood. This complete beginner's guide to making small wooden signs and personalized keepsakes also includes step-by-step projects to try, as well as practice patterns. Perfect for housewarming and wedding gifts, nurseries, and other personalized keepsakes both for you and your family and friends, this exciting and fun guide to sign making will inspire your DIY projects and original designs for years to come! Author and self-taught woodworking artist and signmaker Kendra Chura knows exactly how to introduce, guide, and teach complete beginners to the craft so they can create with confidence. Kendra Chura is a contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts and is the owner of KendrasGotWood (webiste) where she sells original patterns, wooden signs, and epoxy art. Beginner to advanced scroll sawyers, woodworkers, and epoxy crafters will all have a blast expanding your woodworking skills and seeing all the possibilities of what you can make, with How to Make Wood Signs! Bind: paperback Pages: 120 Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm Publication Date: 22-08-2023 |
$45.00 |
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Amazing A-Z AlphaQuest Seek & Find Challenge Puzzle Book
ISBN: 9781497103252 Author: Andrew Ruhren Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing A one-of-a-kind visual vocabulary book for young adults and grown-ups, Amazing A-Z AlphaQuest Seek & Find Challenge Puzzle Book features highly detailed art tha... A one-of-a-kind visual vocabulary book for young adults and grown-ups, Amazing A-Z AlphaQuest Seek & Find Challenge Puzzle Book features highly detailed art that will capture your interest like no other activity book can! With over 2,500 objects to discover, this seek-and-find book features 26 scenes, each beautifully themed around a letter of the alphabet. Depending on the letter, each puzzle has anywhere from several dozen to more than 250 hidden objects for you to locate, all starting with that letter. Each bustling scene includes a list of words to find and check off within the detailed illustrations, so you can keep a running record as you search and discover. Also included are fun facts about the English language and each letter. A true challenge of your seek-and-find abilities and vocabulary, with these puzzles, you'll try to identify a wide variety of objects found in the world around us—from the world's largest animals and tiniest insects to plants, things that fly, and objects found in our everyday lives. Make countless verbal-to-visual connections as you search page after page of bustling drawings. The more you know, the more you'll find! These impressive illustrations are printed on a high-quality, lay-flat 15" x 11" landscape spiral binding format with a sturdy backerboard. In the back of the book, you'll find an answer key to each puzzle laid out on a grid so you can easily locate anything that might have escaped you — unless you're so good at hidden object puzzles you don't need it! A fun and engaging activity for adults and teens, puzzles like these are brimming with scientifically proven health benefits, including improved memory, mood, problem-solving skills, and visual-spatial reasoning. Excellent as a teaching aid to build vocabulary, these puzzles can also enhance visual perception, hone coordination, develop critical thinking, increase dopamine production, increase your IQ, delay the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's, reduce stress, and provide many other valuable health benefits. Bind: paperback Pages: 68 Dimensions: 305 x 228 mm Publication Date: 22-08-2023 |
$39.99 |
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Beehive Mancala
ISBN: 9781399608015 Author: Tony Hall Publisher: Laurence King Publishing A NATURE BOARD GAME PLAY AND LEARN: learn about bees and biodiversity as you play this family strategy game for age 6+, based on traditional Mancala SCREEN-FREE... A NATURE BOARD GAME PLAY AND LEARN: learn about bees and biodiversity as you play this family strategy game for age 6+, based on traditional Mancala SCREEN-FREE FUN for two players aged 6 and up SOMETHING TO TREASURE: this is a quality product made to last, with bespoke illustration and sleek and stylish packaging Buzz the bees to the flowers to collect pollen and then back to the hive to make honey for feeding and growing your very own bee colony. The player with the largest colony wins! Based on the ancient gameplay of mancala, Beehive Mancala is a fun strategy game for adults and children aged 6+. Includes facts on the bees and flowers featured, plus details on the honey-making process and the importance of bees from the beekeeper at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London, UK. Bind: stationery Publication Date: 02-05-2023 |
$44.99 |
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The World of King Arthur Puzzle
ISBN: 9781399604994 Authors: Natalie Rigby, Adam Simpson Publisher: Laurence King Publishing 1000-PIECE PUZZLE measuring 680 x 485mm SPOT FAMOUS CHARACTERS, book and film references, and historical locations as you build the puzzle INCLUDES A FOLD-OUT P... 1000-PIECE PUZZLE measuring 680 x 485mm SPOT FAMOUS CHARACTERS, book and film references, and historical locations as you build the puzzle INCLUDES A FOLD-OUT POSTER featuring fun facts about the legends and the history STURDY & ATTRACTIVE BOX perfect for gifting and storage Uncover the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the round table in intricate detail in this new jigsaw puzzle, illustrated by Adam Simpson. Spot Guinevere and Lancelot, pass by the sword in the stone and search for the holy grail as you build the puzzle. Packed with literary and historical references ranging from Disney to Tennyson, via Monty Python and musicals, this is the perfect gift for book lovers and history fans as well as jigsaw puzzlers. Bind: stationery Dimensions: 680 x 485 mm Publication Date: 13-07-2023 |
$44.99 |