Handmade Hellos: Fresh Greeting Card Projects from First-Rate Crafters
Signed, sealed, delivered! In this delightful book, card-making mavens Eunice and Sabrina Moyle of Hello!Lucky letterpress gather together more than 25 projects from today's most talented paper artists. Simple instructions outline card- and envelope-folding basics plus how to screen print, use a Print Gocco machine, hand-bind, emboss, stamp, stencil, and much more.
The elegance of art gallery jewelry comes to life in this vivid guide to creating designer pieces with unusual beads and materials. Accessible for beginners, the projects use readily available tools and basic techniques like stringing, simple knotting, wire wrapping, and wire crochet. For more experienced crafters, the new approaches and unique materials will provide inspiration for chic applications of their skills.
Fabric Jewelry: 25 Designs to Make Using Silk, Ribbon, Buttons, and Beads
In this sumptuous new collection of projects, Teresa Searle demonstrates how to design and make a range of jewelry items using a variety of textile processes and methods from hand embroidery to finger knitting. Be inspired by Teresa's combinations of silks, vintage prints, and antique buttons to make one-of-a-kind neckpieces, bracelets,. earrings, and more. Detailed photographs and clear step-by-step instructions make it easy for crafters of all levels to re-create Teresa Searle's gorgeous designs at home. Discover how to combine scraps of silk with vintage fabrics, buttons,
Learn to create your own tiny figures and accessories using wool felt, chenille stems, simple embellishments, and Salley's new step-by-step guide. Ideal for dollmakers, quilters, embroiderers, and crafters of every skill level.
Great Book of Celtic Patterns: The Ultimate Design Sourcebook for Artists and Crafters
Calling on geometric forms found in Celtic monuments and manuscripts, this crafter’s companion presents basic design principles and step-by-step instructions for plotting out and drawing lines, twists, braids, and knots in the ancient Irish tradition. With lessons that can be applied to a multitude of arts and crafts?from needlework and woodworking to decorative painting?this instructional guide unravels the secrets to creating intricate Celtic knot work. Offering increasingly intricate designs with the addition of lines and new textures, artisans of any skill level will revel in the endless archive of original patterns provided in this sourcebook.
