Stimulate your child 's creative talent & imagination with fun crafts for two to ten-year-olds. This colourful book contains more than 100 fun projects plus numerous variations that will keep little hands busy using a range of materials. There are novel ideas for cards gifts decorations & accessories attractive ways to jazz up a T shirt or create a costume & delicious recipes for fancy cakes & other edible treats. Each project comes with easy-to-follow instructions including an at-a-glance guide to age suitability time taken & materials needed while handy templates allow you to cut the perfect shape. ...

One of the biggest trends in textiles at the moment is the use of the embellisher
- a simple-to-use machine that is very popular
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These crafty DIY artists are everywhere
- they are holding alternative craft fairs they advertise in craft magazines they are selling
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Ask almost any priest what their biggest headache is & the answer is likely to be finding with ideas for including children in worship. Here is the answer to their prayers
- a whole years worth of ready-to-use scripts for childrens liturgies of the Word. This resource has been developed & used in Anglican & Catholic parish churches over the last ten years by a professional educationalist artist & experienced childrens church leader. Sixty complete worship outlines are included & they feature: ready-to-use scripts to open up the Sunday Gospel for children of all ages activities games & creative ideas reproducible artwork & cartoons simple responsive prayers to begin & end each session ideas for back in church presentations to the adults by the children. The scripts & illustrations (in full colour) can be downloaded from the accompanying CD Rom.
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Creative Illustration" is considered Loomis magnum opus which is aimed primarily at the professional-level illustrator. Its divided into seven sections: Line Tone Color Telling the Story Creating Ideas Fields of Illustration & Experimenting & Studies. The book is filled with instructions tips insider experiences & incredible illustrations." ...

Creative Literacy assists in developing a creative cross-curriculum approach to literacy. Activities based on fiction & non-fiction texts support & extend childrens responses to reading & promote creativity in higher-order thinking skills & written work. Themes include Animal Fun Time Travelling Rainforests Electricity Ancient Egypt. * Practical starting points to engage the whole class. * Inspiring ideas for cross-curricular activities & displays. * Clear & informative illustrations show real-life classroom displays. * Resource lists & step-by-step instructions to help with lesson planning. ...

Creative Music Composition" is designed to be an introductory textbook for music students. Creative composition
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Whether you have formal training in painting or no experience at all this new in paperback workshop-style book is the perfect guide for any artist interested in integrating the medium of paint into other types of artwork such as surface design mixed media collage altered art or art journaling. Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists explores a wide variety of innovative & experimental paint techniques that can add stunning visual impact & texture to many types of work. Develop your sense of composition & learn new approaches to abstract design. Experiment with texture effects collage inclusions & encaustic. Learn how to use the latest new products to achieve magical effects. See how to use digital imagery including how to do transfers with wax. Be inspired by the work of a wide variety of cutting edge mixed media artists & experimental painters. ...

For most photographers the picture is the end product of the creative process. For Catherine Anderson it's just the beginning. In a wide array of projects using techniques from Photoshop to needle & thread she shows beginner & experienced photographers alike how to turn their pictures into handmade objects of art from books & collages to customised greeting cards. ...

In-computer editing is now as important as in-camera shooting; this book provides ingenious creative techniques to immediately enhance images through this medium. Presents 75 comprehensive workshops that have been specifically designed for photographers; each offers a clever & creative technique that can be immediately applied. Takes a specific unique slant to provide a wide range of creative tips & tricks designed to appeal primarily to photographers but also to other creatives using the programme. From basic techniques to more advanced all guidance is best practice & shown via clear explanatory texts photos before during & after manipulations & screen grabs. ...