Books by Suzanne McNeill

Book SynopsisZentangle Basics introduces you to today's hottest trend in drawing meditation. Using only pencil, pen and paper, you'll learn how to draw 25 original tangles and discover inspiring ideas for incorporating these designs into your art. This expanded workbook edition includes a bonus section where you can get started with warm-up exercises, practice tangling, and experiment with strings and shading. With benefits including stress relief, inspiration and improved self-esteem, Zentangle can be done anywhere and no special 'artistic' talent is required. Tangles can be used to decorate wearables and home decor objects as well as cards, scrapbook pages and journals. Best of all, you can tangle even if you have never drawn anything before.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the amazing Gelli Arts platea revolutionary printmaking surface that makes it easy to produce beautiful, one-of-a-kind artwork with amazing colors and textures! This book will show you how to use gelatin printing to create 32 stunning designs of layered prints, decorative pages for art journals, fabric for quilting, greeting cards, and more! Gelli Arts Printing Guideteaches you all the basics you need to know on supplies, how to get started, and the best techniques for making colorful backgrounds, textured pages, multiple layers, and basic borders. Perfect for both beginners and experts, durable and reusable Gelli Arts plates are easy to clean so you can quickly change paint colors and move on to your next project. This newly expanded edition contains an updated gallery of art featuring the latest Gelli Arts plate techniques. Wonderful results can be obtained quickly, and simple variations give each print its own unique personality!

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Book SynopsisThis title features 31 all-new tangles with inspiring ideas for adding expressive colour to your Zentangle-inspired art. You can discover the joys of using watercolours, resist designs, Distress Inks, Pan Pastels, Gelly Roll pens, Radiant H2Os and more. You can use the bonus workbook section to play, experiment and create. Bring your tangle designs to life with brilliant colour! Inside you'll find 31 all-new tangles with inspiring ideas for adding expressive colour to your Zentangle-inspired art. You'll love these easy and beautiful techniques for combining cool colours with mixed media. You can unleash your imagination and brighten your tangle experience. You can discover the joys of using watercolours, resist designs, Distress Inks, Pan Pastels, Gelly Roll pens, Radiant H2Os and more. You can use the bonus workbook section to play, experiment and create. You can relax and feel the Zen as tangles flow from your hand in vivid living colour.

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Book SynopsisExpand your exploration of the Zentangle process with Zentangle 2, Expanded Workbook Edition! Inside you’ll find more than 40 new tangle patterns and border designs to use in embellishing scrapbooks, sketchbooks, journals, cards, paintings, quilts, and more. Discover the possibilities of decorating words and turning simple line drawings like butterflies and animals into exquisite art. Use the new interactive workbook section to play, experiment, and create. Tantalizing color brings your art to life as the calming and reflective process of Zentangle brings your life into your art.

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Book SynopsisCreate beautiful cards using stencils and the relaxing art of Zentangle! Brass stencils are the perfect medium for Zentangle—their small designs are just the right size for embellishing with fun tangle patterns in black & white or glorious color. This book offers fascinating ideas for using Dreamweaver Stencils© to make memorable personalized greeting cards.Zentangle adds a fun new dimension to stencils. Inside you’ll find dozens of fabulous ideas for using stencils and templates with tangle art. Learn to create 40 new original tangles with step-by-step illustrations. Use the bonus workbook section to play, experiment, and create, as you master tangling and shading for your Zentangle-inspired masterpieces.

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Book SynopsisZentangle(R) 11 is a colouring activity book for adults that contains 30original tangles, complete with inspirational quotes, sentiments and uplifting words to help you unwind and de-stress. You don't need to be a calligrapher to create your own extraordinary art using coloured pencils, felt-tips, crayons, gel pens, water colours, marker pens and more.Allow your drawings to express themselves by combining letters with inspirational Zentangle art. Text-inspired tangling can be anything you desire it to be, from classic tiles to expressive words and shapes. You can make your letters fun and casual, or formal and flowery, with messages that are personal, social, reverential or whimsical.This inspirational colouring activity book is printed on high-quality, extra-thick paper that won't bleed through, and all of the pages are perforated for easy removal and display. Let your creativity flow as you produce wonderfully motivating note cards, bookmarks, gifts, fine art and more!

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Book SynopsisThis title includes stunning works from both breakthrough artists and professionals. Zentangle[registered] is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon, attracting individuals from all walks of life. Created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, the Zentangle method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. The Beauty of Zentangle celebrates this simple but elegant new craft with hundreds of sensational one-of-a-kind designs from around the world. Selected by the editors of Design Originals, the No. 1 publisher of Zentangle art, this amazing collection of Zentangle-inspired masterpieces encompasses a wide range of styles. Stunning works are included from breakthrough artists and CZTs like Suzanne McNeill, Cindy Shepard, Marie Browning, Sandy Steen Bartholomew and many more. Their inventive tangles are at the forefront of a new wave of creative expression and personal freedom.

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Book SynopsisEasy-To-Follow Instructions For Knotted Bracelets With Embroidery Floss. Colorful Bracelets Are Fun For Kids And Teens.

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Book SynopsisZendalas are actually Zen mandalas! A Zendala is an inspired form of mandala that is drawn using tangles to fill each section of a circle. Create your own beautiful Zendalas and other fascinating circular designs with this step-by-step guidebook. For centuries, mandala circles have been used to connect the spirit with the divine. Drawing a mandala helps one discover true inner self and balance. These special circles provide a unique opportunity to explore ancient teachings. In Zentangle 7, Expanded Workbook Edition, talented CZT artists share their secrets for creating sacred circle designs, and show how to add colour, resist, layers and more. This book includes 40 original tangle patterns, plus a bonus 16-page interactive workbook section where you can get started with warm-up exercises and practice Zendala tangling.

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Book SynopsisThe design possibilities of Zentangle extend in many dimensions! Combine the art forms of paper crafts and tangling to create memorable 3D keepsakes and one-of-a-kind gifts for every season. Inside you'll discover wonderful paper projects for booklets, greeting cards, angels, ornaments, beads, boxes, accordion folds and more. Dimensional paper crafts with tangles add range and depth to your Zentangle art. Try a Zentangle twist on traditional origami. You can enjoy being creative with 30 all-new tangles. You can use the bonus workbook section to play, experiment, and create. You'll love these inspirational ideas and simple techniques.

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Book SynopsisLearn to make beautiful quilts in only 5 minutes with this clever one-seam technique. Get 12 great projects for making quilts, wall hangings, and table runners, with color photographs and detailed step-by-step instructions.

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Book SynopsisFrom tropical fish to sea animals, you'll find a tempting array of truly beautiful and clever animals perfect for key chains, pins and pendants.

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Book SynopsisThis nostalgic treasure chest of vintage art embroidery patterns offers hundreds of authentic designs from the classic magazines and needlework catalogs of yesteryear. From birds and bunnies to flowers and fruit, these retro-cool motifs are accompanied by gorgeous color photographs and stitching advice. Four step-by-step projects show how to make quilts, potholders, and a laundry bag. You're sure to find the perfect inspiration here for creating either a thoughtful gift or a new family heirloom.Trade ReviewVintage Stitching Treasury will prove to be a prized addition to personal needlecraft instructional reference collections for novice and experienced embroiders alike. -- Margaret Lane * Reviewer's Bookshelf *

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Book SynopsisLearn to dye and wear your own colorful designs, with 33 terrific projects that use fade-resistant, easy-to-apply cold water dyes and popular tie-dyeing techniques.

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Book SynopsisMake fabulous quilts quickly with the 10-minute block technique. You'll love the straight seams and curved line designs. Take "10-Minute Blocks" further, expanding the possibilities with a stunning array of easy to execute designs. Experiment with positive-negative blocks, discover layers of patterns and just have fun. The 12 block sampler quilt will inspire you all year long, whether you assemble it as a block of the month, or make an entire quilt from each delightful square. There's plenty to please in this new collection. For a new approach to pinwheels, check out Solar Winds. Experiment with fussy cuts in Oasis. Dazzle your family with a stunning Starburst. Feel the thrill of finishing a quilt in an afternoon.

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Book SynopsisTimelessly popular 'boho' friendship bracelets reinvented for an adult audience. Original projects follow the ultra- hot trend of bracelet making. It uses readily available, inexpensive materials and enhancements. Transform ordinary friendship bracelets from school memories to chic contemporary pieces you'll be proud to wear. Inside "Friendship Bracelets All Grown-Up" you'll find dozens of stylish designs and easy techniques for making beautiful bracelets with embroidery, floss and hemp. There are cool patterns for making chevrons, stripes, waves, diamonds, and more, with step-by-step instructions for each knot pattern. Gorgeous colour photographs illustrate variations in every style, from classic and natural to playful and eclectic. Stack your bracelets for a boho arm party, and embellish them with beads and buttons. Whatever your style, "Friendship Bracelets All Grown-Up" will help you to create exactly the look you want.

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Book SynopsisElegant letters are the perfect way to personalise a greeting card, stationery or a memorable gift. Turn mundane mail into envelopes that promise something really special. Send special tangled thank-you notes and enclosure cards for showers, weddings and baby announcements. Using the relaxing process of Zentangle, you can create unique letters with stunning details and sumptuous backgrounds - one tangle at a time. You'll be amazed as delightful designs flow beautifully from your hand. This expanded workbook edition includes a bonus section with sample alphabets to tangle, draw-it-yourself tangle pages and colouring practice exercises.

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Book SynopsisExperience the Zen of creativity with today's most popular therapeutic art techniques. Inside you'll find step-by-step instructions for Zentangle, mandalas, Doodly Grids, coloring, FloraBunda, and much more. Whether you have only a few minutes to spare or want to relax for hours, this big book will have you coloring and drawing your way to peace, calm, and mindfulness through art. Clear how-to explanations and gorgeous color illustrations make it easy to find your Zen with colored pencils, markers, pens, crayons, or watercolor pencils. Sample projects will guide and inspire you, with plenty of space right inside the book to experiment with color, pattern, and form. These simple art techniques will help you to relax, feel more positive, and enjoy the moment. So get in your creative zone with therapy that's fun!

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Book SynopsisMaking personalized hand lettering is often a challenge, even for accomplished craftersthis book makes it easy! Lettering Workshop for Crafters provides a valuable resource for anyone who wants to embellish crafts with beautiful letters and borders. This big lettering workbook covers a wide range of decorative lettering styles, from whimsical and modern to romantic and vintage. With 50 traceable alphabets, expert lettering tips, and interactive practice exercises, readers will learn to create their own unique lettering for everything from art journals and scrapbooks to greeting cards, gift tags, invitations, and more.

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Book SynopsisThe 10-Minute Blocks Quilt pattern is a great way to use up leftover squares. Create fast inset center blocks with a simple three seam technique. This entire quilt can be pieced in a single morning. Easy quilt for layer cake or 10 x 10 squares. Throw size: 51" x 70".

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Book SynopsisGive new style to the timeless craft of friendship bracelets! Learn how to make personalized gifts for your friends by adding names, inspiring words, special messages, and other meaningful sentiments that will make your bracelet making one-of-a-kind! From the author of the best-selling Friendship Bracelets 101 and Friendship Bracelets 102, this quick and simple guide will show you how to take your knotted crafts to the next level! Also included is an inspiring tutorial on how to make your own original pattern. Featuring all the basics you need to know, step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and an inspirational gallery of fun designs, celebrate your friendships and give them a bracelet they'll love! Author Suzanne McNeill has written more than 230 craft and hobby books that share her passion for creating. Designer, artist, columnist, TV personality, publisher, art instructor, and winner of the Craft and Hobby Association's Industry Achievement Award, Suzanne has been call

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Book SynopsisGive new style to the timeless craft of friendship bracelets! Learn how to make personalized gifts for your friends by adding pictures, shapes, symbols, and other charming images that will make your bracelet making pop! From the author of the best-selling Friendship Bracelets 101 and Friendship Bracelets 102, this quick and simple guide will show you how to take your knotted crafts to the next level! Also included is an inspiring tutorial on how to make your own original pattern. Featuring all the basics you need to know, step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and an inspirational gallery of fun designs, celebrate your friendships and give them a bracelet they'll love! Author Suzanne McNeill has written more than 230 craft and hobby books that share her passion for creating. Designer, artist, columnist, TV personality, publisher, art instructor, and winner of the Craft and Hobby Association's Industry Achievement Award, Suzanne has been called the Trendsetter of the arts

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Book SynopsisBreathe new life to the timeless craft of friendship bracelets with 101 customizable designs! Learn how to make personalized gifts for your friends by adding names, inspiring words, special messages, pictures, shapes, symbols, and other meaningful images and sentiments that will give your bracelet making as one-of-a-kind style! From the author of the best-sellingFriendship Bracelets 101andFriendship Bracelets 102, this complete guide will show you how to take your knotted, personalized crafts to the next level! Also included is an inspiring tutorial on how to make your own original pattern. Featuring all the basics you need to know, step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and an inspirational gallery of fun designs, this book lets you celebrate your friendships and give them a bracelet they'll love! Author Suzanne McNeill has written more than 230 craft and hobby books that share her passion for creating. Designer, artist, columnist, TV personality, publisher, art instruct

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Book SynopsisIn the book you'll find dozens of fashionable ideas for making intriguing hand-tied jewelry with hemp, bamboo cord and baker's twine, all of which are readily available from craft suppliers. Discover how to make fun and funky bracelets, chokers, necklaces, key chains and anklets, in bright colours and natural earth tones.Hemp Jewelry offers fresh designs ranging from classic and natural to playful and eclectic - all with step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow knotting diagrams.

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Book SynopsisTie-dye is an adventure every time, giving you all kinds of effects making this craft extra versatile.

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Book SynopsisEnjoy the texture and beauty of intricate hempwork with beads to create chokers, bracelets, pendants, necklaces and belts.

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Book Synopsis26 great patterns and loads of tips for awesome jack-o-lantern fun!

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Book SynopsisEnjoy this stunning array of beautiful quilt blocks designed to stimulate your imagination and inspire your creativity.

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Book SynopsisAttention, beaders! Unusual pendants, bracelets, tassels, dolls, earrings, and more await you here in Garden of Beading. With these instructions, you'll be able to create your own miniature bags, dolls, necklaces, pendants, and so much more! Here are tips for starting and ending thread, how to zigzag through beads, and suggestions on needles, beads, and thread to use to ensure your project is of the utmost quality. The fabulous projects here, all illustrated, include: *Spring Floral Necklace *Earrings and Bracelet *Circle of Friends Pendant *Egyptian Bracelet *Earth Angel *Ancient Mother *Love Angel's Bag *Goddess *Angel of Love *Tribal Doll *Pixie Doll *Tiny Goddess *Tassels *Floral Doll *And more! The designs here were all developed with cylinder beads in mind. Author and beading enthusiast Lisa Ann Claver suggests using Miyuki Delicas or Toho Aikos brand beads, but says you can substitute a standard 11-inch seed bead in her designsthe only thing to keep in mind is that the final

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Book SynopsisQuilts are treasured heirlooms. Now you can make quilts that pack emotional power in every stitch. Whimsy and warmth emanate from these simple designs.

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Book SynopsisFoam crafts are easy and so much fun. Make puppets, pencil toppers, masks, head bobbers, animal boxes, magnetic frames, and more! Foam is a fantastic, child-friendly medium. It is very malleable and versatile as well as colorful and safe. If you have foam sheets, precut shapes, glue, and scissors, you can make an amazing variety of fun and useful projects. There are so many interesting things to make in Fun Fun Foam 2 at home with your child, at a children's party, or with a camp or scout group. Projects in this book include: *Puppets to turn toys into performance art *Pencil toppers to make schoolwork fun *Masks for a party or playdate *Head bobbers for whimsical fun *Animal Boxes to hold little treasures *Magnetic frames for the refrigerator *Desk organizers to hold school supplies *And more. In addition, there are basic tips and skills detailed, including tracing patterns, how to shade edges, laying and gluing foam, and punching and scoring foam safely.

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Book SynopsisEasy-to-follow instructions for knotted bracelets with embroidery floss. Colorful bracelets are fun for kids and teens.

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Book SynopsisUsing inexpensive supplies, your children can create a variety of beautifully decorated items that will inspire them to explore their own creativity and expand their interest in crafting.

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Book SynopsisThe Desire For Trading And Sharing Tokens Such As Friendship Bracelets Has Become More Popular Than Ever. Learn Over Two Dozen Braiding Techniques And How To Use The Popular Braiding Wheel In This Easy Book.

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Book SynopsisYou can create a glittering necklace, bracelet or earrings to suit your every mood without breaking the budget! Beads, wire & crystals and a few tools are all it takes.

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Book SynopsisExperiment with silver and gold, glass, crystals and natural materials such as turquoise, howlite, red coral and pearls.

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Book SynopsisBraid beauty into necklaces using a "Kumihimo" foam braiding wheel that makes braiding fast and easy!

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Book SynopsisGive scrapbook pages, cards, and tags a fresh look with colored and shaped brads. Brads are two-pronged paper fasteners. They usually come with a decorative top. Here you'll learn how to use them to improve your card-making and scrapbooking projects. They'll add a fun, decorative, and functional style to your latest papercraft project. Brads can add moving elements to your designs when two pieces are joined together. They will add texture, color, and charm to your next paper project. There are many fun brads on the market today and many ways to use them with scrapbook pages, cards, gift tags, and papercrafts. Use metallic brads with smooth tops, colorful brads with either a solid color or a pattern, brads shaped like a teddy bear or a star, fabric-covered brads, and more. Brads come in virtually all shapes and sizes. You'll learn which ones go best with each new project design. Author Suzanne McNeill leans on her experience to offer beautiful projects that you'll succeed with on your first attempt. She covers the basic tools and materials you'll need. Each of her projects is easy to understand and features beautiful illustrations. So for your next family vacation scrapbook, learn how to use brads to make the photos and images stand out. Instead of buying an expensive gift card, make your own and impress your friends and family. Try something new. Your crafting will stand out by adding brads to your papercrafts.

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Book SynopsisProjects are easy to make using just pompoms, chenille stems and glue. PomPoms are a great inexpensive craft that will keep your kids busy at home, in a scout troop, at a play day or at day camp.

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Book SynopsisCrafting with shells provides the opportunity to create truly unique pieces of art. When combined, shapes ranging from angels to animals emerge to embellish boxes, cards, frames, mirrors, unique pins, ornaments and magnets. The uses are endless.

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Book SynopsisTake tangling beyond paper to bling, shrink plastic, dominoes, and wearable art with 40 new tangles to inspire your repertoire of design possibilities.Trade ReviewGive your kids the Zentangle series of books and watch them turn their doodles into a whole new art form. The technique is simple: start with a shape, such as a square, then mark off sections within the shape and fill in each with an intricate design - either your own or one of the dozens illustrated. The books also offer inspiration for decorating cards, paper dolls, and more.'Zentangle 5' is the latest in the series of Suzanne McNeill's books. This one focuses on jewelry. There is a wide variety of jewelry in here. Leather, dominoes, resin, shrink art, polymer clay, and more are included. The pictures are detailed so you can really see what is involved. There are projects from a number of different artists (many CZT's) so each project reflects the different styles of each artist. There is an assortment of new tangles too, with step by step instructions.the newest addition to Suzanne McNeill's Zentangle series, each of which focuses on a different technique or medium to expand your Zentangle creativity. Each book in the series also includes many new tangles and Zentangle 5 has 40 more tangles to learn and enjoy. Zentangle 5's focus is on jewelry projects. In addition to Suzanne's own projects many of the others are contributed by CZTs and other artists resulting a wide range of impressive jewelry to create. As with the earlier books, Zentangle 5 includes all the materials you will need for each project and step-by-step instructions to a finished product you'll be proud to give as gifts or sell at craft shows. If you can bear to part with them! This book is the same physical size as the rest of the books in this series: 8.5 x 11-inches, 20 pages including covers. The jewelry projects in Zentangle 5 include: Leather jewelry Domino jewelry Glass gems, pendants and magnets Polymer clay jewelry Resin jewelry Shrink art jewelry Bottle cap jewelry Plastic buttons Glass slide jewelry Abalone shell jewelry Wooden bangles There are also examples of ATCs and Zentangle tiles using colored inks and colored paper. If you would like to explore jewelry-making with a Zentangle flair, Zentangle 5 is the book for you. And it's available in plenty of time for you to get started on unique gifts for your Christmas list.Readers will learn how to create tangled jewely with step-by-step instructions, which includes embellishments for shrink art, polymer clay, bottle caps, wood, resin and other surfaces.

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Book SynopsisSpruce up any room or event with a festive Banner, Swag or Pennant! Give your banner its own unique touch.

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Book SynopsisThis book helps you create breathtaking art that shines with the nostalgia of antiqued metal. Metal paints and patina solution allow you to achieve overnight what nature took decades to accomplish. This book shows you how to transform almost any object or material with the 'industrial chic' look of distressed metal using metal paints and patina solution. Rust & Patina offers dozens of projects for creating amazing paper crafts, jewellery, clothing, home decor, mixed media and so much more. Reactive paints can be used on almost anything: on paper, cardstock, chipboard, cardboard, canvas, cloth, wood, metal, plastic, tile, or brick. They contain metal particles that develop an antique look of rust and/or verdigris when patina solution is applied. The authors instruct you in all the basics of working with rust and patina, including painting, creating textures and sealing. They provide guidance on materials, supplies and techniques.

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Book SynopsisIf you have been thinking of creating a sketchbook, or if you've already started one, you'll find valuable and inspiring new ideas here. Packed with creative examples and encouraging words, Ideas & Inspirations for Art Journals & Sketchbooks will get you going with examples of sketchbook pages to inspire you, information to help you and techniques that will make your sketchbook meaningful. Artist and author Suzanne McNeill reveals everything you need to know to become an accomplished sketch-journalist. She shares insightful tips on choosing a subject, sketching from life, layouts, lettering, covers and much, much more. You'll soon be creating your own one-of-a-kind personal books to record personal memories, as you sketch travel adventures, friends, designs, ideas and events. Your sketch-journal will be wonderfully revealing and uniquely yours, the perfect place to capture a moment, track the changes in your life, interpret your experiences and just have fun!

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