Historic, classic, creative and fun, leather crafting is a craft for all ages. Whether you are just a beginner looking to get started or an experienced leather artist in need of a concise reference, Get Started in Leather Crafting is your guide to an enjoyable craft that lasts a lifetime. Master leather artisans Tony and Kay Laier introduce you to the basics of leather preparation and show you how to use stamps, punches, cutters and other essential tools. They provide expert tips on edge finishing methods and take you step-by-step through a traditional floral carving project. From forming, moulding and embossing leather to creative stitching, lacing and braiding, this book will teach you all of the skills you'll need to make beautiful belts, wallets, purses, jewellery, home accessories and more.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 48

Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 15-09-2017

Be inspired by 16 stunning quilt designs that capture what we love the most about each spectacular season! From quilting artist Sherilyn Mortensen, who is part of the Sew Kind of Wonderful team, comes this brand new book that's perfect for quilters of any skill level. Quilting Through the Year features four step-by-step quilting projects for every season - spring, summer, winter, and fall. Each design repeats, reshapes, or reorganizes the same or similar motifs, so once you've made a few blocks, the rest is a snap! From striped pumpkins for fall to colorful wildflowers for spring, you'll love recreating these quilt blocks in different ways all year round. Using traditionally cut geometric pieces with no circles and no curves, each design is approachable and fun for every quilter to achieve. Author Sherilyn Mortensen is also the co-author of the best-selling book Mini Wonderful Curves, as well as the owner of Sea Sherilyn Sew and a Gammill quilt artist.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 16-11-2021

Scrap Wood Whittling is a must-have guide for any woodcarver looking to achieve something small, charming, and easy! Small wood carvings tend to intimidate, but author and master carver Steve Tomashek makes it approachable for anyone, even beginners. Opening with helpful insight on materials, tools, cuts, and safety, you'll then go on to complete your tiny animal carvings that slowly progress in difficulty. From a leaping pig and a standing sheep to an aquarium and cat diorama, each project contains clear, step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, full-size patterns, tips on technique, painting, display ideas, and more!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 136

Dimensions: 203 x 254 mm

Publication Date: 16-11-2021

The first-ever accessible guide on making DIY furniture from live-edge slabs, this book will show you everything you need to know about incorporating organic, natural wood pieces into your home. After learning techniques for milling, drying, and preparing your own slab, adding inlays, using resin and epoxy, creating waterfall edges, and more, you'll then move on to complete seven projects that range in size and offer additional ideas and inspiration to implement in your own projects while using the techniques you've learned! From charcuterie boards and floating shelves to desks, river tables, benches, and more, both beginner and advanced DIYers can accomplish these stunning woodworking projects!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 203 x 254 mm

Publication Date: 02-11-2021

Celebrate the animal kingdom with harmony and color! Illustrator Nanna Rosengren shares her passion for both animals and nature with this adult mandala coloring book featuring amazingly intricate designs of lions, jaguars, owls, deer, moths, beetles, jellyfish, crabs, seahorses, and more. A coloring experience like no other, the patterns inside this adult coloring book celebrate the beautiful flora and fauna of our world including the wise owl, elegant hummingbird, tranquil butterfly, and fierce tiger. Celebrate the spirit and serenity of all creatures great and small—wild animals and insects that fly in the meadows, swim in our greatest oceans, prowl the jungles, or live deep in the forests. Each coloring page in this incredible collection of mandala designs invites you to explore the beauty and balance of nature with careful detail given to the tiniest leaves and flowers and the alluring eyes and distinct personalities found within the animal kingdom. Also included are tips on coloring, blending, and shading techniques, an introduction from the author, and a full color gallery of completed examples of the designs to help jump-start your creativity.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 80

Dimensions: 228 x 241 mm

Publication Date: 23-01-2024

Sharpen your survival skills and learn why you should keep a Swiss Army Knife with you at all times, whether you are exploring wild jungles, tall peaks or city streets. As a handy "everyday carry" for life's challenges, the versatile Swiss Army Knife can't be beaten. Victorinox Official Swiss Army (R) Knife Survival Guide shows how to use your iconic red multi-tool to handle 101 different emergency situations. From starting a fire and making a shelter to catching a fish, building a stove, or applying a splint, discover why the SAK is a must-have for every survival kit. Author Bryan Lynch includes basic advice on knife care, and reviews the many models and features currently available from Victorinox AG, makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 224

Dimensions: 147 x 178 mm

Publication Date: 31-05-2019

Taylor Swift is a superstar, a global sensation, and the greatest singer-songwriter of her generation! There's no better way for Swifties to celebrate all Taylor's amazing achievements and her dynamic personality than with the SUPER FAN-tastic Taylor Swift Coloring & Activity Book! The perfect gift for a Swiftie of any age - kids, teens, or adults - inside this unofficial Taylor Swift celebration, you'll unleash your creativity, test your Swift knowledge, and solve fun quizzes, games, and puzzles that range from easy to challenging and are all dedicated to the unstoppable force that is Taylor Swift! 33 high-quality line art designs capture T-Swizzle's facial expressions and personality, and each page is accompanied by a fun fact about the musician so iconic she's known simply as: The Music Industry. Learn fascinating trivia about her career, revisit songs from her early performances, and learn details of her early years, her songwriting and music style evolution, and her iconic fashion looks. You'll also find incredible full color photographs of Swift throughout the years, 7 fun-filled activity pages, 3 test-your-knowledge quizzes, and an answer key in the back of the book.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 216 x 276 mm

Publication Date: 23-01-2024

This exciting project book for children aged 7-14 combines creative play with eco-awareness, while supporting STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, art, maths). Thirty fun ideas range from building a wind turbine and a go-kart to creating light, growing vegetables, making green gifts, and more. By cleverly combining creativity with eco-awareness, this timely book encourages children aged 7-14 to put down their mobile devices and get involved. From building a wind turbine and a go-kart to creating light, growing vegetables, and making green gifts, Eco Kids Self Sufficiency Handbook offers a wide range of ways to capture the imagination and make a positive contribution to the world around us. Thirty exciting projects support integrated STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, art, maths). With easy to follow step-by-step instructions and photographs, no project is too difficult for children to complete with adult supervision.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 178 x 229 mm

Publication Date: 25-01-2019

Despite their best efforts to scare all who meet them, these super silly monsters will end up making kids giggle! This fun-filled activity and coloring book for kids features monster themed coloring pages, word search puzzles, how to draw your own monster activities, seek-and-find, word games, and more, all wonderfully themed around positive messages and lessons for young kids that parents will appreciate. These happy monsters just want to play and learn about their new planet—trying sports, swimming in the ocean, eating candy (lots of candy), learning to draw, celebrating the seasons, meeting animals large and small, and, most importantly, supporting each other with words of encouragement, monster wisdom, and happy thoughts! Included are 45 removable super silly monster stickers, heartfelt messages such as "You Are Loved" and "Be Your Own Kind of Amazing", inspirational words of encouragement, and reminders that we're all special no matter if we're green, blue, orange, have twenty eyes, or just one in the middle of our forehead!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 68

Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 09-01-2024

This comprehensive guide to natural health remedies provides recipes and applications to help you use herbs and oils to live a better life — naturally! There is a long history of using herbs as medicine, and holistic remedies include everything from teas and ointments to tonics and tinctures. They can help with ailments such as bug bites and stings, food poisoning, insomnia, shingles, sore throat, acne, arthritis, and so much more! Inside these pages, easy-to-follow chapters are divided by the body's primary systems including digestive, nervous, respiratory, urinary, and skin as well sections on remedies to help the heart and mind. Each ailment covered includes organic recipes to help, along with notes regarding their effective use, making this book your go-to guide for home remedies.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 178 x 228 mm

Publication Date: 06-02-2024