handicraft

Illustrated instructions for creating jewelry from recycled materials.

Presents instructions for over forty craft projects especially for girls, including personalized gifts, school supplies, and home decor.

Offers more than three hundred tips, techniques, templates, and secrets for creating mosaics, including easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, professional quick-fixes and solutions for common problems, advice on equipment and materials, tips on design, and handy templates.

These days we're all seeking creative ways to protect our planet. Eco Craft delivers the goods in style with 30 truly beautiful home d?cor projects that elevate environmental consciousness to inspiring new heights. Every idea is amazingly clever: who would ever have imagined that plastic six-pack can holders could become a chic Moorish-inspired filigree tri-fold screen? Or that glass baby-food jars would make a charming candle chandelier? Every project features at least one beauty shot in a modern home setting, and handy icons spotlight key techniques, materials and the estimated time to complete each one.

Contains photographs of one thousand art and craft projects using recycled or repurposed materials, including paper art, fashion, jewelry, and housewares.

"This inspiring, creative manual offers a unique, participatory experience that teaches core art skills and shares a range of exploratory techniques for the aspiring artist, photographer, craftsperson, novice, and anyone in between. The exercises include drawing, painting, portraiture, collage, photo arts, stamp carving, origami, still life, and more-each presented with an eye toward expanding your personal artistic voice. The exercises are supplemented with inspirational advice, quotes, poetry, and photography. Several projects integrate special extra materials that are enclosed in a pocket in the back of the book. The author, Misty Mawn is a popular artist and sought-after instructor, and writes a thoughtful, beautiful blog: http://www.mistymawn.typepad.com/"--.

Contains illustrated instructions for fifty-two drawing exercises using various techniques and media.

Full-color, step-by-step instructions for over forty origami jewelry designs, with folding and finishing techniques.

Full-color, illustrated guide to beading techniques including threading, stringing, and fringing; and includes instructions for thirty beaded projects.