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I Love Paper: Paper-Cutting Techniques and Templates for Amazing Toys, Sculptures, Props, and Costumes

Fideli Sundqvist · Quarry Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Fall in love with the whimsical world of paper crafting and explore the never-ending possibilities of handmade paper art with I Love Paper.A practical book of inspiration with 40 paper projects, this illustrated reference guide will teach you the basics of playing with paper. With a comprehensive...
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The Robot Book: Build & Control 20 Electric Gizmos, Moving Machines, and Hacked Toys

Bobby Mercer · Chicago Review Press
Format: Book

"The 20 easy-to-build robots in this project book can be constructed for little or not cost using common household objects and repurposed materials."--
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Zakka Style: 24 Projects Stitched with Ease to Give, Use & Enjoy

Rashida Coleman-Hale · C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

Rashida Coleman-Hale has gathered talented designers from around the world to bring you 24 delightful Zakka projects. Zakka, a Japanese term meaning “many things,” is all about all the little things that improve your home and appearance. Create a one-of-a-kind picture frame,...
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Cast On, Bind Off: 211 Ways to Begin and End Your Knitting

Cap Sease · Martingale; Spi edition
Format: Book

The search for the perfect cast on and bind off is over! Now, in one extraordinary book, have at your fingertips more than 120 ways to cast on and more than 80 ways to bind off. This beautifully organized treasury is ideal for all skill levels.Find each technique presented with step-by-step...
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The Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting: Surface Design * Patchwork* Appliqué * Quilting * Embellishing * Finishing

Linda Seward · Sixth&Spring Books
Format: Paperback

Accessible, beautiful, and lavishly illustrated, this ultimate guide goes step-by-step through every creative option needed to create an art quilt. From the essentials, like enlarging and transferring patterns, to surface design techniques that add texture and color, to piecing, machine...
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Water Paper Paint: Exploring Creativity with Watercolor and Mixed Media

Heather Smith Jones · Quarry Books
Format: Book

This book is not only for "painters" but for all types of creative individuals who want to experience and play with watercolor, whether their background is mixed-media, textile art, journaling, or paper craft. Unlike the typical watercolor text books, this unique, beautiful volume...
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Creating Art at the Speed of Life: 30 Days of Mixed-Media Exploration

Pam Carriker · Interweave
Format: Paperback

In this inspirational volume, artist and author Pam Carriker offers uninhibited mixed-media play while encouraging you to look at your work with a newly evaluative eye and determine what works for you. Create your own art journal while using a variety of mixed-media techniques and explore...
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The Spirit of Bead Embroidery

Heidi Kummli · Kalmbach Books
Pages: 111
Format: Paperback

Discover the many layers of bead embroidery. Through 14 astonishingly beautiful projects, including one from Sherry Serafini and one from Margie Deeb, Heidi Kummli guides beaders to a greater understanding of how to infuse their jewelry with deeper meaning. From animal totems, to the four...
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Japanese Design: Art, Aesthetics & Culture

Patricia J. Graham · Tuttle Publishing; Hardcover with Jacket edition
Format: Hardcover

Focusing on ten elements of Japanese design, Graham explores how visual qualities, the cultural parameters, and the Japanese religious traditions of Buddhism and Shinto have impacted the appearance of its arts.
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Metal Jewelry Workshop: Essential Tools, Easy-to-Learn Techniques, and 12 Projects for the Beginning Jewelry Artist

Helen I. Driggs · Fox Chapel Publishing
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Learn how to create exciting metal jewelry using just 12 simple, inexpensive hand tools - no jewelry torch required! 12 beautiful projects with step-by-step photos show exactly what to do and how the result should look 8 practice exercises help build beginner's skills and techniques...
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The Busy Woman's Guide to Writing a World-Changing Book

Cynthia Morris · Original Impulse
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback

A book is a passion shared. It says, "Here's my stake in the world. Here's what I believe. Here's what I want to give to the world." Writing a book is a bold undertaking, and during the process, no one escapes fear and self-doubt about their work. No matter how smart...
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Making Comics

Lynda Barry · Drawn and Quarterly
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

The idiosyncratic curriculum from the Professor of Interdisciplinary Creativity will teach you how to draw and write your story

Hello students, meet Professor Skeletor. Be on time, don't miss class, and turn off your phones. No time for introductions, we start drawing...

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