Seaside Sampler
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Sebastian Rose Counted Cross Stitch Kit by Design Works This quirky individual design features Sebastian the cat (a cat with attitude), from Catitudes. Working to a dramatic colour palette Marilyn produces vivid images in a very distinctive style; clean & uncluttered in bold colours, but always with a subtlety of expression. Modern & contemporary cross stitch, this Design Works counted cross stitch kit contains everything you need to start straight away: 100% cotton 14-count Aida fabric, embroidery thread, a needle, design chart & easy-to-follow instructions. Finished

Size: 14 x 10 (36 x 25cm)

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Secrets of Rusty Things: Transforming Found Objects into Art For the first time, readers will be able to witness the entire journey/transformation of common discarded materials into shrine-like assemblage art
- from the yard sale where an item was found, to witnessing the authors design thought process (which objects currently in the studio could work together?) to painting the final touches. Tales of legends & myths that would normally read as textbook come alive with Michaels warm & humorous style. Readers will feel taken by the hand through the creation of the projects, & will feel like they are truly spending personal time with the artist. This book is appropriate for the collage artist who has never before tried their hand at assemblage, but its also for artists of any skill-level who want to own a beautiful & inspiring book that entertains as well as it instructs. About the Author Michael de Meng is an assemblage artist whose work is heavily influenced by Latin American art forms such as retablos, ex votos, & milagros. He works & resides in Missoula, Montana.
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Take your paintings to a whole new dimension! In this workshop, Laurie Humble shares five essential techniques for enhancing your focal point & giving your art a realistic, three-dimensional effect. Start by brushing up on your composition know-how, then follow along with exercises on layering, creating contrast, hard-&-soft edges & more, as you paint a variety of subjects. Inspirational finished painting examples throughout will give you added insight & enjoyment. ...

Learn how to use what is perhaps your most powerful tool for emphasizing your focal pointthe unifying wash. Artist Laurie Humble uses exercises & finished painting examples to show you how to use small- & large-scale washes in your work. She then demonstrates how these washes can work together to add a depth to your paintings that will immediately make them more realistic & lifelike. Running time: 90 minutes ...

Another world first from Seculine, the Action level is a small & compact Digital Spirit Level which easily attaches to the standard hot shoe fitting found onmost DSLR cameras to find the perfect horizontal level for your images whilst using a tripod or h&-holding your camera. The Action levels compact design makes it easy to fit & small enough not to get in the way whilst on top of your camera. It has 5 led lights for levelling your camera in a traffic light style arrangement with green in the middle for when your camera is completely level, amber for when it is nearly level & red for when the camera is at a slant with the facility to adjust both the sensitivity, brightness & calibrate the level point if required. The great thing about action level is that it can easily be used in poor light or at night where a traditional spirit level would be difficult or impossible to see, & the units LED lights can be viewed whilst holding the camera at a high angle for overhead or low angle photography where bubble levels need to be in your line of sight. This new product has also been designed to fit on your camera whilst allowing the Pop up Flash to operate as normal where larger bubble levels can get in the way. Compact design Allows for pop up flash operation LED Illumination for levelling guide Horizontal & vertical use for landscape & portrait operation Adjustable sensitivity setting for accurate results Calibration facility to set your own level point Adjustable LED brightness levels Lightweight
- less than 3g Supplied with 6 x CR1220 Batteries (2 in the Action Level ready for use & two spare sets)
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See-D's Christmas Rubber Stamps Wow your friends with the perfect handmade Christmas card! These stamps are so versatile & with 17 different designs you can really make your Christmas cards stand out from the rest. These clear stamps make it really easy to see exactly where you are stamping. This stamp set

Includes:: an acrylic block, stamping mat & set of 17 ready to cling rubber stamps. The perfect set for making this year's Christmas Card.

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