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Handmade Graphics offers a detailed insight into a diverse range of handmade processes & techniques including drawing, painting, printing, 3D & mixed media collage. This book showcases unique, innovative & contemporary designs made using a wide variety of materials & methods from a range of emerging & established international contributors. As well providing a number of step-by-step workthroughs that stretch the limits of conventional usability, reinvent traditional, h&-making methods, & break all the rules along the way. This ideas-packed handbook offers a comprehensive 'toolbox' of low-tech materials, high tech equipment, old school tools & subtly subverted methods & processes. This book has 175 pages & is 29.5cm x 19cm x 1.4cm. ...

For many of us, our home is the center of our life. It is the place where our families meet & mingle, where we share our meals & share our dreams. So much more than just a space to live, our homes offer us a place of comfort, nourishment, & love for us & for our children. In Handmade Home, Amanda Blake Soule, author of The Creative Family & the blog Soule Mama.com, offers simple sewing & craft projects for the home that reflect the needs, activities, & personalities of todays families. As Amanda writes in the introduction, ? As a crafter, I?m always looking for the next thing I want to make. As a mama, I?m always looking for the next thing we need?to do, to have, to use?as a family. The coming together of these parts is where the heart of Handmade Home lies.? Filled with thirty-three projects made by reusing & repurposing materials, all of the items here offer a practical use in the home. From picnic blankets made out of repurposed bed sheets to curtains made out of vintage handkerchiefs, these projects express the sense of making something new out of something old as a way to live a more financially pared-down & simple life; lessen our impact on the earth; connect to the past & preserve a more traditional way of life; & place value on the work of the hands. Also included are projects that children can help with, allowing them to make their own special contribution to the family home. More than just a collection of projects for handmade items, this book offers the tools to create a life?and home?full of beauty, integrity, & joy. Projects include: ? Papas Healing Cozy: This hot water bottle cover becomes a simple way to offer comfort to a sick child ? Baby Sling: A simple pattern for an object that offers so much to a small child?refuge from the world & a place to lay their head next to a parents heart ? Beach Blanket To-Go: Repurpose old sheets to create the perfect picnic blanket for special outdoor meals ? Cozy Wall Pockets: A creative solution for storing a childs small treasures ...

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Create beautiful tree decorations, delicious festive treats & learn to wrap your presents creatively. This book contains over 120 projects, each one beautiful, yet achievable. Easy-to-follow instructions are accompanied by stunning photographs & full size templates to guide you through your creative & crafty Christmas celebrations! ...

Add a unique touch to your card & papercraft making projects with these gorgeous Handmade with Love Stickers! This pack



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The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire
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Step in to the world of the Ancient Egyptians! Wear your own beaded collar, challenge a friend to the ancient game of senet, make papyrus paper, learn to write in hieroglyphs, measure time with a water clock & paint a life size pharaoh. This fantastic book combines informative text with brilliant hands-on projects that bring this ancient civilisation to life! This awesome book gives young learners a comprehensive introduction to a fascinating period in history which looks at their food & drink, how they dressed, the buildings they lived in, their beliefs & festivals, family life & how their society was organised. ...

Step in to the world of the Ancient Greeks! Make a Minotaur mask, wear a chiton, write your name in ancient Greek, paint a fresco, design a mythical creature & build a Greek temple. This fantastic book combines informative text & unique activities that brings this ancient civilisation to life. This awesome book provides young learners a comprehensive introduction to this fascinating period in history including their food & drink, how they dressed, the buildings they lived in. their beliefs & festivals, their family life & how their society was organised. ...

Step in to the world of the Celts! Make a Celtic chariot, wear a torc, create face paint for battle, use Ogham to write your name, play a tune on a Celtic harp & make tribal coins. Informative text & unique activities combine to bring ancient civilizations to life. Each book in this series gives young learners a comprehensive introduction to a fascinating period in history, looking at food & drink, how people dressed, the buildings they lived in, their beliefs & festivals, family life & how society was organised. Written by a subject specialist, clear step-by-step instructions are included. ...