Create beautiful, long-lasting home décor with faux flowers! 12 step-by-step projects for unique flower arrangements, wreaths, garlands, wall hangings, and more Organized by season for year-round faux floral ideas to keep your home always in bloom Helpful tips on design, color schemes, texture, technique, and composition Over 250 photos, with gorgeous in-home placement of completed projects, to spark your creativity Artist profiles of talented designers and influencers in the floral industry Flowers breathe fresh air into our home décor, but constantly replacing and maintaining fresh flowers can be expensive and tricky. With today's faux florals becoming more realistic than ever, you can make lovely, long-lasting home decor with affordable artificial flowers! Learn how to create twelve beautiful flower arrangements, wreaths, garlands, wall hangings, tabletop centerpieces, and other innovative projects—some that fresh flowers simply can't accomplish—by using faux flowers. These inspiring projects are so chic, it's unreal! Arranged by spring, summer, autumn, and winter DIY creations that are perfect for both special occasions and everyday decor, Modern Faux Flower Projects also includes step-by-step instructions and helpful design, color scheme, texture, technique, and composition tips. The pages are filled with beautifully styled in-home photography and artist profiles to help you see all the possibilities and let your creativity bloom year-round! Inside this book's 176 pages, you'll find a guide to choosing flowers, as well as understanding the tools and materials to get started; an overview of fresh flowers versus faux, as well as floral design fundamentals; 12 beautiful seasonal projects with step-by-step instructions, photography, and helpful tips; an inspirational gallery of talented maker profiles from the United States and beyond; and much more. An interior designer based out of York, Pennsylvania, author Stevie Storck has been featured in the Huffington Post, Susquehanna Style, Lancaster Online, and Houzz. In this book, she provides her expertise and passion for making good design simple so you can take advantage of the longevity of silk flowers and create stunning home décor! Keep your home stylish, modern, and always in bloom, with Modern Faux Flower Projects!

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Pages: 176

Dimensions: 203 x 254 mm

Publication Date: 11-08-2020

This practical step-by-step guide helps beginners quickly achieve immediate and impressive results. Thirty-eight step-by-step projects each illustrate a different painting technique, using watercolours, acrylics, or oils. Readers learn to paint landscapes, still life, people, flowers, animals, buildings and more. Covering the three most popular types of painting: watercolours, acrylics and oils, this comprehensive step-by-step guide provides basic information on materials and techniques as well as an exciting series of demonstrations aimed at complete beginners. The unique approach of this book is so simple that the reader can start immediately on original and exciting projects. Each section has practical information on materials and equipment and includes a gallery of work by various artists to inspire the beginner. Within each section the demonstrations provide instruction in a whole range of different techniques from the basic brushstrokes to using resist and painting with a knife. Practical advice on choosing the best materials and equipment to get the most out of your painting. Includes inspirational galleries and essential basic techniques sections to develop your artistic skills.

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Pages: 352

Publication Date: 31-01-2019

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The comprehensive how-to guide to building your own tiny home on wheels! KNOW BEFORE YOU BUILD - Learn about all the tools you'll need and find information on essential skills, safety, costs, and resources TAKE A PRACTICAL TOUR - Explore detailed photos of a lived-in version of the same tiny house you'll learn to build in the book STEP-BY-STEP PHOTOS - Follow the entire tiny house building process from start to finish, along with cost and time estimates for each construction phase FROM START TO FINISH - Each section on building your tiny home is carefully laid out in progression, from laying the foundation, framing, and roofing to plumbing, towing, and more LEARN FROM AN EXPERT "Best Tiny House Award" winning author Chris Shapdick is the founder of Tiny Industrial, a tiny house building company You've decided the tiny lifestyle is for you, and you're ready to finally make it happen. But how? Enter Building Your Tiny House Dream! Building Your Tiny House Dream is the ultimate resource that will walk you through the entire construction process of building the tiny house of your dreams from start to finish! Packed with over 380 color phots and illustrations, and combining the "why" with the "how to," this book shows you each and every step to creating your own custom camper, so you can start enjoying the benefits of a tiny house. Award-winning tiny home builder Chris Schapdick ("Best Tiny House Award," New Jersey Tiny House Festival, 2017) provides inspiring and detailed chapters that cover the fundamentals and everything you'll need to know before you begin building. Part one provides detailed guidance on essential information, from the skills needed and planning to tools, safety, and helpful resources. You'll also get to tour through the home of a couple who lives full-time in the same tiny house you'll learn to build so that you can see a real-life application of the space. The second part of the book is where the fun really begins, with every single step for building your own personal tiny house laid out in careful progression. From creating the foundation, framing, and roofing to installing floors and doors, building furniture, and adding personality, you'll soon be able to truly call this tiny home on wheels your own and take it on the road wherever you want to go! You'll also find valuable information on kitchen and bathroom options for a small space. The total build costs less than US$5,000 and takes just one month of full-time labor. With this complete guide, you'll be able to turn your tiny house dream into a reality. Learn how to build your own tiny home with your own two hands, with Building Your Tiny House Dream!

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Pages: 176

Dimensions: 203 x 254 mm

Publication Date: 11-08-2020

How to Draw teaches aspiring artists an essential skill that represents the first step into all other visual arts. Even absolute beginners will be amazed at what they can achieve by working through this book and learning from the tips, tricks and know-how of experienced artists. Drawing is an essential skill that represents the first step into all other visual arts. This practical book teaches aspiring artists how to draw the most popular topics: buildings, landscapes, people, portraits and still life. Even absolute beginners will be amazed at what they can achieve by working through this book and learning from the tips, tricks and know-how of experienced artists. Fifty original, exciting projects free readers to practice and perfect their skills without dreary routine exercises. Each demonstration features a photograph of the subject, the finished drawing, clear instructions and step-by-step photos. How to Draw shows how to draw with a variety of different media, including artist’s pencils, chalk, charcoal, dip pens, graphite sticks and more.

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Pages: 352

Publication Date: 31-01-2019

The author of Cigar Box Guitars shares his amazing photo gallery of handmade musical greatness. This new edition includes a new step-by-step project for building your own tenor ukulele, and instructions for playing homemade guitars using both innovative and traditional techniques. In a modern revival of a great American tradition, sliders, pickers, strummers and makers are coming together in what they call the Cigar Box Guitar Revolution. Musicians and hobbyists are finding new creative freedom by making their own musical instruments out of unconventional materials. Their ingenious creations range from simple cardboard diddley bows to an electrified washtub bass. Cigar Box Guitars celebrates the modern craft of these irresistibly alluring instruments. In this new edition, professional photographer and woodworking enthusiast David Sutton shares his obsession with the genre in an expanded photo gallery that profiles inspiring examples of handmade musical greatness. Sutton details multiple techniques for playing the fretted, three-string cigar box guitar, with easy-to-follow chord diagrams and instructions for a selection of classic tunes. Authentic stories of legendary American roots music personalities.

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Pages: 208

Dimensions: 178 x 229 mm

Publication Date: 31-01-2019

Photorealistic Colored Pencil Drawing Workbook explains step-by-step how to achieve super realistic results with your art. Over 550 photos will guide you through several technique-building projects, teaching you how to achieve great results from colored pencils. Learn how to draw different textures, from the smooth surface of a grape or apple to the super-fine fur texture of a cat and the reflective scales of a snake. You'll find tips on blending, what paper to use, selecting colors, and a specific focus on how to draw eyes. The instructions for each project include what materials you'll need and how long the project will take. Understand the basics, beginning with an outline sketch, choosing colors, and the important steps to building a finished colored pencil drawing with incredible depth that will create a level of realism only colored pencils can give. Take your art to the next level, creating hyper-realistic details that will turn heads, with Photorealistic Colored Pencil Drawing Workbook!

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Pages: 144

Dimensions: 182 x 256 mm

Publication Date: 20-02-2024

Dog lovers can pamper their favourite pooch with this inspiring collection of cute canine accessories. There are plenty of ideas here for making fun and functional gear: from leashes, toys, collars, cushions, and dining mats to storage baskets, sunscreen caps, carrier bags, and even an Elizabethan cone collar. Step-by-step photos and clear instructions make these projects so easy to follow, it's a walk in the park! Inside Fun Accessories to Sew for Your Dog 23 pet-friendly DIY projects Cool designs for attractive, practical dog gear. Step-by-step photos make each project easy to follow plus advice on stitching, measurement lists, and tips on tools and materials.

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Pages: 192

Dimensions: 175 x 225 mm

Publication Date: 20-02-2019

Versatile, affordable, and easy to work with, polymer clay is the perfect medium for crafters of all abilities. This book will show you step-by-step how to create your own earrings using a variety of techniques, including marbling, texturing, stamping, and foiling. A helpful opening section details the different clay types and essential tools and template pageswill help you create a variety of earring styles. Feed your creative spirit and learn to make your own tiny, wearable works of art!

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Pages: 144

Dimensions: 228 x 228 mm

Publication Date: 17-01-2023

Leather Crafting Starter Book is the perfect introduction to leather working for complete beginners. Anyone who wants to learn this traditional craft can get started right away with step-by-step presentations of basic techniques, from stitching and hand sewing to dyeing, punching, applique, pyrography, and more. Featuring clear how-to photos and full size patterns, sixteen outstanding projects range from simple to complex designs. Readers can begin with easy projects for small accessories, and move on to more advanced projects like beautiful wallets and moccasins as their skills increase.

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Pages: 176

Dimensions: 200 x 250 mm

Publication Date: 20-02-2019