Keri Smith 5 Books Collection Set Description Wreck This Journal A new edition of Keri Smiths bestseller with updated material Think of Wreck This Journal as the anarchists Artists Way the book for those whove always wanted to draw outside the lines but were afraid to do it For anyone whos ever wished to but had trouble starting keeping or finishing a journal or sketchbook comes Wreck This Journal an illustrated book featuring a subversive collection of suggestions asking readers to muster up their best mistake & messmaking abilities to fill the pages of the book & destroy them Through a series of creatively & quirkily illustrated prompts acclaimed artist Keri Smith encourages journalers to engage in destructive acts poking holes through pages adding photos & defacing them painting with coffee colouring outside the lines & more in order to experience the true creative process With Keri Smiths unique sensibility readers are introduced to a new way of art & journal making discovering novel ways to escape the fear of the blank page & fully engage in the creative process Mess Your whole life youve been taught to avoid making a mess try to keep everything under control colour inside the lines make it perfect & at all costs avoid contact with things that stain Keri Smiths Mess asks you to do the opposite of what you have been taught Think of it as your own personal rumpus room A place to lest loose to trash to spew to do the things you are not allowed to do in the real world Smith dares readers to drop some kind of coloured liquid ink tea coffee onto a page from a good height at least five feet draw in the dark or with eyes closed creatively misspell words paint a picture in a waterbased medium pen marker watercolour etc & leave it out during a rain or snowstorm & bury this book then dig it up Finish this book From author of Wreck this Journal Keri Smiths Finish this Book is a creative adventure where the reader is the main character & the author Dear Reader One dark & stormy night I found some strange scattered pages abandoned in a park I collected & assembled them trying to solve the mystery of this unexpected discovery & I am now passing the task on to you Your mission is to become the new author of this work You will continue the research & provide the content In order to complete the task you will have to undergo some secret intelligence training which I have included in this volume Since no one knows what lies ahead please proceed with caution but know This book does not exist without you Yours truly Keri Smith Bestselling author Keri Smith is a freelance illustrator by trade & has illustrated for the Washington Post The New York Times Ford Motor Company People The Body Shop & Hallmark She is the author of Wreck This Journal How To Be An Explorer of the World & Mess She lives in Canada This is not a book From the maverick creative mind behind Wreck this Journal Keri Smiths This is Not A Book is curious engaging & creative rethinking of what a book can be This object does not exist without you You will determine the content & the final product All will be shaped by your imagination You must go out into the world in order to bring it to life & complete the assignments With intriguing prompts you will discover that this book can be A secret message tear out a page write a note on it for a stranger & leave it in a public place A recording device have everyone you contact today write their name in the book An instrument create as many sounds as you can using the book like flipping the pages fast or slapping the cover The Pocket Scavenger Welcome to the highly inspirational world of Keri Smith Within the pages of The Pocket Scavenger readers will be instructed to collect a spectrum of quirky items something that is miniature a stain that is green something from the year you were born a used envelope & more Then once their quarry is in hand theyll apply an alteration dictated solely by chance create a funny character conceal it add polkadots remove a section add stripes scribble on top duplicate it make a copy fold cut into pieces amp rearrange turn into an article of clothing trace ituse the shape as basis for a new drawing make it pretty & so on Its funny moving silly & serious The way you look at things will never be the same again ...

Keri Smith Do Not Open This Box 4 Books Collection Setnbsp Description This brand new deluxe box set contains one copy each of Wreck This Journal This Is Not a Book Mess & now The Pocket Scavenger It has been specially designed by Keri herself Smith invites you to reimagine what a book can be a secret message a recording device an instrument Poke holes in the pages Paint them with coffee Bring the book in the shower Let loose & make a mess Bestselling author Keri Smith is a freelance illustrator by trade & has illustrated for the Washington Post The New York Times Ford Motor Company People The Body Shop & Hallmark She is the author of Wreck This Journal How To Be An Explorer of the World & Mess She lives in Canada ...

Kerry Lord Edwards Menagerie 2 Books Collection Set Description Edwards Menagerie Over 40 soft & snuggly toy animal crochet patterns Get ready to spend some time with a suave highflying rhino a lovesick elephant who knows her way around a kitchen & a seriously chivalrous tiger With just two weeks to go before baby Edwards due date yarn enthusiast Kerry Lord picked up a crochet hook for the first time & a new obsession began Over the next 12 months the collection of crochet animals expanded week on week until Edwards Menagerie was complete with 40 unique patterns These cute animals with largerthanlife personalities are made using simple crochet techniques & the stepbystep instructions enable a complete beginner to get hooking straight away Each animal also has a universal pattern where you can change your hook & yarn to create four different sizes making 160 different possibilities Be warned that these unlikely characters made using a supersoft yarn in a sumptuous natural colour palette will become your new best friends as you hook your way through the whole menagerie Edwards Menagerie Birds Over 40 soft toy patterns for crochet birds Be prepared for forty finefeathered friends to fly off your hook & put their feet up on your coffee table Kerry Lords Edwards Menagerie was a runaway success & now shes back with Birds Youll be happy as a lark as your crochet your way through this colourful collection of birds including a bashful Flamingo romancewriting Owl & a politically incorrect Pheasant Read all about these kooky characters their adorations & aversions daydreams & delusions then crochet them for everyone you know friends & family Each bird can be crocheted in four different sizes making over 160 different pattern possibilities so pick your first project & get started The patterns use basic stitches are grouped by difficulty & include stepbystep technical guides for beginners so theres no excuse to chicken out These loveable birds are quick to make using a supersoft yarn in a sophisticated colour palette & will become your best friends as their largerthanlife personalities & easytouse techniques get their claws into younbsp ...