Learn how to alter everything from small boxes & matchboxes to large books & globes. Each project has a materials list & clear instructions to get you on your way. You cannot fail to be inspired by this form or artwork & turn otherwise mundane & impersonal objects into ones you love & cherish. ...

Learn how to alter everything from small boxes & matchboxes to large books & globes. Each project has a materials list & clear instructions to get you on your way. You cannot fail to be inspired by this form or artwork & turn otherwise mundane & impersonal objects into ones you love & cherish. ...

Altered Curiosities: Assemblage Techniques & Projects: Assemblage Techniques & Projects Two very important things make this book stand out from the crowd of other collage, mixed-media & assemblage titles: the projects (full of oddities & the unexpected) & the techniques
- several of which have never been published before. A common element of Jane Wynns style is to find an object, break it & put it together again (sometimes more than once), & she loves using anthropomorphic associations to tell stories in her projects. Step-by-step, readers will learn her unique method & her sought-after techniques. Along with surface alterations (faux-aging, patinas & the use of unusual household products), Altered Curiosities teaches metal etching with rubber stamps, simple wiring to create dramatic lighting, instruction for altering simple toy figures (making two-headed animals, for instance) & more. About the Author Jane Wynn is a mixed-media artist who exhibits throughout the USA. Working with a diversity of mediums from metals to wood, from fiber to found objects, she creates art with a curious narrative. Her work has appeared in several books & magazines & she has been featured on Internet radio & television. Jane earned her Masters in Fine Art from Towson University & currently teaches a variety of workshops.
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Anchor Me to You Always Friends Cross Stitch Kit Anchor Me to You Always Friends Cross Stitch Kit. Send a special message to someone you love when you stitch them this little bear wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words always friends. Kit contains 16 count white Aida fabric, carefully selected Anchor Stranded Cotton, easy-to-follow charts & instructions. Finished

Size: 4.25 x 3 (11cm x 8cm) Supplier code: TT06

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Anchor Me to You Always Friends Cross Stitch Kit. Send a special message to someone you love when you stitch them this little bear wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words always friends. Kit contains 16-count white Aida fabric, carefully selected Anchor Stranded Cotton, easy-to-follow charts & instructions. Finished

Size: 4.25 x 3 (11cm x 8cm) Supplier code: TT06

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This is a fascinating collection of stories exploring the less well-trodden byways of Britains long history of conflicts. From the Romans vs Britons to the war on terror, Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: the British at War uncovers the heroic, tragic & often peculiar facts behind some of the best-known battles in British history. Brief, accessible & entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it is the perfect book to dip in to. The amazing & extraordinary facts series presents interesting, surprising & little-known facts & stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb & entertain in equal measure. About the Author Jonathan Bastable is a renowned writer & journalist. He began his career as a feature writer for The Sunday Times & has contributed to the foreign pages of The Sunday Times, The Scotsman & Time Out. He is the author of a number of books including Voices from Samuel Pepys (D&C 2007) & Voices from D-Day (D&C 2004). Jonathan lives in Brighton. ...

Amazing & Extraordinary Facts about Great Britain unearths the hidden legends, laws, landscapes, discoveries, adventures & locations that have shaped Britains compelling, & at times, tumultuous past. Explore how Britain was formed
- its geology & climate, the quirky characters & events of its history & the origin of British institutions, such as public schools, fish & chips & driving on the left hand side. Brief, accessible & entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip in to. The amazing & extraordinary facts series presents interesting, surprising & little-known facts & stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb & entertain in equal measure. About the Author Stephen Halliday is a historian specialising in British & industrial history. He is an authority on the history of London, with a special interest in the great engineering works. He is the author of The Great Stink: Sir Joseph Bazalgette & the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis (Sutton 1999) & Amazing & Extraordinary London Underground Facts. He contributes articles & reviews to magazines such as Literary Review, Times Higher Education, BBC History & History Today.
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