Contains more than 100 fun projects & numerous variations that can keep little hands busy using a range of materials. This title contains ideas for cards, gifts, decorations & accessories, attractive ways to jazz up a T shirt or create a costume, & recipes for fancy cakes & other edible treats. ...

An indispensable manual that explains how to make the most of the vast visual potential provided by the digital revolution. Based on core functions common to all software programs. Covers more than 50 separate topics ranging from subtle enhancements & filter effects to complex layers & montages. Provides practical advice alongside over 150 inspirational images. ...

Whether you have a single treasured objet d'art or a collection of nature finds gathered on a country walk, a family of framed

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The fully illustrated user-friendly guide by best-selling artist Barrington Barber reveals the skills required to meet the demands of drawing with a range of media. It demonstrates how we can develop our artistic abilities & respond to the world around us in a creative & absorbing way. A step by step approach teaches techniques in handling coloured pencil, crayon, pastel, ink & watercolour. The essential skills required to record a variety of subjects are taught, including perspective & composition. The most popular practical art genres are covered, from still life, landscape & drawing animals to the human figure & portraiture. ...

This stylish introduction to fashion drawing is aimed both at practicing designers who want to brush up their skills, & at wannabe designers & fashion enthusiasts who want to learn how to design, draw & illustrate fashion from scratch. User-friendly, accessible & stylish, this book is an ideal guide to the world of fashion illustration & design. Fully illustrated throughout, this book contains examples from a range of practising fashion designers & illustrators, & step-by-step illustrations showing how to get the best results. Beginning with the materials & equipment that readers will need, the book goes on to explain how to get inspiration & ideas & use a sketchbook to develop design projects, before moving on to the process of drawing fashion figures. Readers are guided through the process of drawing fashion figures, with step-by-step illustrations showing proportions, men & women, & a range of different poses (standing, sitting, walking etc). Noel Chapman is a fashion author, lecturer, consultant & designer who has designed clothes for Urban Outfitters, Tommy Hilfiger, Quiksilver & Galleries Lafayette amongst others. Judith Cheek is a fashion illustrator who trained at Central Saint Martin's School of Art & has worked for clients including M&S, the Conran Group, Viyella & Littlewoods. ...

Inspired by everything from a stripy painted beach hut or a scattering of children's beads, the colours of oriental spices, a walk through a summer flower garden, or even the shapes seen in a crumbly slice of cake, authors Gail Abbott & Jane Bolsover have designed 32 creative sewing projects for the home. Rowan fabrics are a range of lightweight cottons woven in India, designed by renowned artist Kaffe Fasset, & are available in a spectacular range of colours & patterns. Included in the range are subtle stripes, vivid spots & Madras checks, as well as sumptuous floral patterns & a beautiful range of plain shot cottons. Each project is accompanied by hand painted watercolour step-by-step illustrations, & complete making up instructions. ...

This book presents an elegant collection of womenswear designs for occasions ranging from glamorous evenings, to leisure time & more formal events. As well as the latest fashion, there are updates on classic styles. But whatever the occasion, you are guaranteed to make an entrance in these stunning designs by Ruth Lee. A combination of yarn in striking colours, plus creative use of beads, sequins, tassels, buttons & embroidery on garments & accessories will enable you to make your own fashion statement. ...

Portable, pretty & quick to learn
- crochet is back in vogue & Sara Sinaguglia is one of its most talented advocates. Taking her
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When I see what Lola Nova's crafty heart & hands have conjured up, it makes me rustle around for my needle & thread so I can feel a little crafty too."
- Dottie Angel Lola Nova has published a book. Really it's rather fab. Packed full of fantastic ideas & inspiration, beautifully photographed & designed." Flaming Nora Embrace your craft, learn old tricks while trying something new, be bold, play, take risks &, most of all, have fun! Sewing is at the forefront of the new craft revolution & part of its charm is the chance to rediscover the skills of our grandmothers & to recycle treasured scraps of fabric. Celebrated craft blogger, Alexandra Smith, AKA Lola Nova, has created the perfect sewing book for the new crafternooner; comprehensive instructions guide the beginner through simple projects while providing inspiration & challenges for the more advanced seamstress or tailor. With 25 highly original projects arranged into chapters on Boho, Vintage, Natural, Eclectic & Whimsy, you will soon be raiding junk shops & jumble sales for material to transform into gifts, home accessories, clothes & bags. Projects include: Little Joy Dress Lola Handbag Into the Woods Throw Vintage Laundry Bag Deer Diary Kid's Action Belt Call Me Cushion For each project there are step-by-step, illustrated instructions that will guide the beginner through the making process, whilst Alexandra's innovative ideas will provide fresh inspiration for the experienced sewer. Gorgeous photography by top lifestyle photographer Yuki Sugiura captures the sheer pleasure of turning junk-store fabrics into something beautifully handmade & completes this essential guide to craft sewing.
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Metal clay looks & feels like clay & yet, when fired, becomes pure, solid gold & silver. This work provides techniques & instructions, photographs & projects that can open up creative possibilities suitable for crafters. It shows you how to combine the clay with lampworked & fused dichroic glass, & also make jewellery, & carvings. ...