Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts Books
Odd Dot The Antiquarian Sticker Book Bibliophilia
Book SynopsisLuxuriate in the pages of THE ANTIQUARIAN STICKER BOOK: BIBLIOPHILIA, a compendium of over 1,000 gorgeous stickers for lovers of the sensational series and new fans alike, curated and composed by artist and designer Tae Won Yu.The highly anticipated sequel to the most beautiful sticker book ever created has arrived with even more stunning sticker ephemera! Create a collage or adorn your junk journal with evocative imagery, letter forms, or literary quotes to add another dimension to your project.Peel and decorate or browse and feast on the beauty of this lush sticker book unlike any other. A treasure trove of authentic historical prints from the ornate Victorian era can live on its own, be used on stationery and wrapping, or create an amazing collage.Featuring beautiful, odd, and inspiring stickers from the past for the modern-day crafter, scrapbooker, art and book lover, or for anyone who just loves stickers, The Antiquarian Sticker Book
£26.21
St Martin's Press The Antiquarian Sticker Book
Book SynopsisCurated and composed by artist and designer Tae Won Yu, this treasure trove of authentic historical prints from the ornate Victorian era is for the modern-day crafter, scrapbooker, art lover, or for anyone who just loves stickers.Thousands of gorgeous stickers! The perfect present for sticker lovers of all ages!Peel and decorate or browse and feast on the beauty of this lush sticker book unlike any other. A treasure trove of authentic historical prints from the ornate Victorian era to the early twentieth century can live on its own, be used on stationery and wrapping, or create an amazing collage.
£25.08
Hardie Grant Books (UK) 365 Days of Creativity: Inspire Your Imagination
Book Synopsis365 Days of Creativity is a thoughtful and inspiring book designed to help you carve out moments of self-expression and unlock your creative potential.Lorna Scobie shows you how to experiment, explore and let go of your artistic inhibitions, encouraging you to look for creative inspiration wherever you go.Featuring creative daily exercises and goal-setting as well as plenty of supportive prompts and tips, this fun and inspiring book will stir your imagination to put a little creativity into every day.Discover all the books in the 365 Days of Art series: 365 Days of Art, 365 Days of Art in Nature, 365 Days of Creativity, 365 Days of Drawing.
£14.44
Design Originals SUPER FANtastic Taylor Swift Coloring Activity
Book SynopsisTaylor Swift is a superstar, a global sensation, and the greatest singer-songwriter of her generation. And there is no better way for a Swiftie to celebrate all her amazing achievements and dynamic personality than with this SUPER FAN-tastic book. Unleash your creativity with more than 30 coloring pages, test your Taylor Swift knowledge with easy, medium, and hard quizzes, and solve fun and challenging games and puzzles, including labyrinths, spot-the-difference, and word searches. Learn new fun facts about Taylor, including her favorite number, her early years, her songwriting and music evolution, and her iconic trend-setting fashion style. Complete with photographs of Taylor''s performances, walking the red carpet, and at award ceremonies.
£6.64
Design Originals Pyrography Basics
Book SynopsisArtist and pyrographer Lora S. Irish walks you through all the basics of woodburning. You can learn about using temperature, time, layering and texturing to create artistic tonal values. Nationally recognized artist and pyrographer Lora S. Irish makes it easy for beginners to learn the creative craft of woodburning in Pyrography Basics. All that aspiring beginners need is this book and an inexpensive woodburning tool to start adorning wood, gourds, leather, paper and more with beautifully burned images and patterns. The author provides a thorough introduction to basic tools, materials and techniques. Readers learn how to set up a practice board to experiment with strokes and settings before moving on to working projects with confidence. Seven skill-building projects provide step-by-step exercises in using temperature, time, layering, and texturing to create artistic tonal values.
£8.09
Thunder Bay Press Harry Potter ColorbyNumber
Book SynopsisHarry Potter fans will find themselves immersed in the Wizarding World as they create dazzling scenes in this color-by-number book with more than 90 scenes to color!Hop aboard the Hogwarts Express for a tour of your favorite magical moments from all eight films. Harry Potter Color-by-Number includes more than 90 coloring pages featuring characters, iconic locations, and memorable quotes drawn directly from the movies. Use the included foldout color key and your own colored pencils or pens to work your magic on each page of highly detailed and numbered line art. All the coloring pages are perforated, so you can display the finished artworks on your wall or give them as gifts. Coloring by number is a calming, relaxing activity that helps you regain your focus and reduce stress. With Harry and his friends as your companions, this journey through the Wizarding World is one that will let you work your magic on the page.
£18.92
Workman Publishing Paint by Sticker Masterpieces
Book SynopsisMove over, Renoir! Peel the sticker, Place the sticker, And watch your painting come to life. Set up your studio, pop on a beret, and squeeze out some metaphorical oil paints! PAINT BY STICKER:MASTERPIECES includes everything you need to complete 12 of the world's greatest works of art and have a priceless good time doing it. And note—the card-stock pages are perforated, so the newly minted masterpiece can easily be removed for framing.
£14.81
HarperCollins Publishers Collins Complete Woodworkers Manual packaging may
Book SynopsisA revised, redesigned and updated edition of the definitive and bestselling woodworker's bible.Authoritative, superbly crafted and easy to use, Collins Complete Woodworker''s Manual is the UK bestseller and the one book every woodworker needs.This revised edition has been extensively rewritten and contains new photographs and illustrations. It includes new products and techniques developed since the last edition, as well as updated trees' conservation status.Every stage in crafting furniture and other decorative pieces are fully explained starting with the basics; the nature of wood, the tools required and setting up a workshop. The book then examines the principles of three-dimensional design from inspiration to construction.Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate how to make every type of joint and all the major crafts are given detailed coverage with the same step-by-step approach: bending wood, veneering and marquetry, woodcarving and finishing.The book also includes a chapter on usTrade Review“An absolute must for the book shelf” – Which Tool “Thoroughly authoritative, well-illustrated and well-produced” – Home and Garden “A friend to lean on” – Woodworking International “A fine book” – Traditional Woodworking “Well thought out and well designed” – Woodworker “Bursting with ideas” – Practical Householder
£28.50
Workman Publishing Paint by Sticker: Dogs: Create 12 Stunning Images
Book SynopsisBest in Show! Peel the sticker, place the sticker, and watch your painting come to life. If only you had a tail to wag! This completely engrossing activity book for dog lovers and crafters alike has everything you need to complete 12 fantastic canine portraits, including a frisky dachshund, a pug begging to play, and a handsome husky showing off those alert blue eyes. And note--the card-stock pages are perforated, so every finished picture can easily be removed for framing.
£13.67
Simon & Schuster Mini Pusheen Coloring Book
Book SynopsisPusheen returns in a delightful, miniature coloring book with one-sided, perforated pages for fans of I Am Pusheen the Cat.The Internet’s favorite chubby, tubby tabby is back in this miniature version of the Pusheen Coloring Book, now with perforated pages so you can easily tear out your creations to share and show-off—purr-fect for cat lovers and coloring book fans everywhere!
£8.66
Design Originals Garden of Fairytale Animals
Book SynopsisIn this whimsically charming colouring book, 80 imaginative scenes will come to life as you express your creativity. Featuring coloured examples to follow if you wish, create new and interesting fairy tale art and fill each page with colour. Whilst some designs span across a double spread to fully capture a wider scene, others stand alone on a single page.
£11.04
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Organic Artist: Make Your Own Paint, Paper,
Book SynopsisIt's time to go back to basics! If you're interested in art, but find that it's becoming an increasingly expensive hobby, The Organic Artist is just the book for you! It encourages us all to return to those days when art was made with all-natural materials, such as charcoal and birch bark. Immersing you in the natural world, The Organic Artist seeks to inspire creativity by connecting you to your organic roots. In addition to offering a wide variety of suggestions for using nature as supplies for art, this book also introduces the concepts of awareness and perception that are foundational to the creative process. Readers will refine drawing skills, as well as increase their appreciation for the visual arts and the natural landscape. Some of the projects and skills covered include the following: making paper and wild ink, working with soapstone, clay, wood, and rawhide, printmaking and stenciling, natural pigments and dyes, camouflage and body painting, and nature journaling.In his new book The Organic Artist, Nick masterfully leads the reader on his own magical journey into nature as he collects and crafts organic materials for creating art. The book is not only filled with beautiful images, but easy to understand step-by-step instructions for the reader to follow, ensuring their success. I highly recommend The Organic Artist for anyone who wants to discover the joy of creating with nature. - Matt Tommey, Sculptural Basketry Artist
£17.09
Richardson Publishing Country Living Vintage Home Number 7
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£12.74
Design Originals Plastic Lace Crafts for Beginners: Groovy Gimp,
Book SynopsisLearn all the essential stitches and skills you need to master the colorful art of plastic lacing. 17 simple but fun projects are provided for making zipper pulls, key chains, bracelets, decorations and more, using both 4-strand and 6-strand lacing techniques. Every braid is clearly illustrated, so instructions are a cinch to follow.
£5.69
Gibbs M. Smith Inc Magical Dawn Coloring Book
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£15.29
Gibbs M. Smith Inc Tales From the Forest Kingdom Coloring Book
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£15.29
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd LEGO Botanicals Tiny Desert Garden
Book SynopsisDiscover the fascinating world of exotic plants with this gorgeous collection of tiny LEGO cacti and succulents. This beautiful set includes over 50 LEGO pieces to create and customise your very own desert garden, plus a 32-page book packed with facts and tips on cacti and succulents.
£15.29
Workman Publishing Paint by Sticker: Cats: Create 12 Stunning Images
Book SynopsisAn addictive all-ages activity for crafters and artists, Paint by Sticker: Cats includes everything you need to create twelve vibrant cat images-the stickers, the templates, the simple directions. The Paint by Sticker series is now purrfect for cat lovers! Create gorgeous illustrations of felines in low-poly (geometric polygon shapes) style, one sticker at a time. There's a playful ginger tabby hanging from her paws and an elegant, blue-eyed Siamese angling for a head scratch. Images are divided into dozens of spaces, each with a number that corresponds to a particular sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. Add the next, and the next, and relish the joy of watching a "painting" emerge! The card stock pages are perforated for easy removal, making it easy to frame the completed images.
£11.99
Workman Publishing Nathalie Lete Sticker Book
Book SynopsisAdd beauty to any surface with this highly giftable sticker book collection from a globally renowned artist. From globally renowned artist Nathalie Lété, the Nathalie Lété Sticker Book is the ultimate gift for sticker obsessives (and who doesn’t love stickers?) and fans of Lété. There are over 800 stickers in the book, all created in Lété’s signature dreamlike and enchanting style, including some of her most popular and beloved illustrations, like Mushrooms and Dancing Butterflies, and new creations made just for the book, like a scene from Noah’s Ark. There are vibrant patterns, playful critters, and fanciful landscapes. Bring the beauty of Lété’s art home for an amazing value.
£17.33
Design Originals Kingdom of Curious Creatures
Book SynopsisIn this whimsically charming colouring book for adults, 80 imaginative scenes come to life as you express your creativity. Featuring coloured examples to inspire and new and enchanting fairy tale art, you can colour each page with your pen or pencil of choice. Whilst some designs span across a full spread, others stand alone on an individual page.
£11.04
HarperCollins Publishers Brambly Hedge Festive Colouring Book
Book SynopsisStep into the exquisite miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge with this beautiful colouring book, featuring illustrations from the classic picture books.Come along on a colouring adventure with author and illustrator Jill Barklem and bring the natural world of Brambly Hedge to life as never before!From the beauty of the seasonal changes in the hedgerow to the intricate details in the mice's homes, this wonderfully festive colouring book celebrates the exquisite moments featured in Autumn Story, Winter Story, The Secret Staircase and The High Hills. Filled with favourite quotations, detailed vignettes, full-page illustrations and stunning double-page spreads, immerse yourself in the stories and scenes from this lovable community of mice.Printed on a smooth, untextured cream paper which complements your colouring palette, enjoy seeing your creations come to life in pen or pencil.
£7.99
Octopus Publishing Group Knit
Book SynopsisThe slow, mindful craft of hand knitting is good for the planet and good for the mind. Meditative and fulfilling, it gives crafters a sense of accomplishment as well as a unique final product. In Knit, knitwear designer and ROWS founder Alice Hoyle shows you how to create dynamic pieces with creative and inspiring techniques. Along with 16 gorgeous projects, this book covers: Choosing yarn: How yarn choice and colour can transform projects. Working with your yarn stash: How to easily use leftover half balls of yarn from other projects to create amazing things. Working with scrap yarn: Thrumming technique to use up tiny scraps leftover from other projects. Reusing yarn: Cutting up existing materials to create yarn. Turning fabric into yarn: How to unwind an existing jumper to reuse the yarn. Interesting and inspiring stitch techniques to use in the projects. How to take care of your knitwear, such as blocking and storing.Knittin
£18.70
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd LEGO Botanicals Sticker Art
Book SynopsisComplete your own LEGO Botanical masterpiece with this sticker collection.
£12.74
Gibbs M. Smith Inc Tales from the Witchs Cottage
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£14.45
Gibbs M. Smith Inc Daydreams Coloring Book
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£15.29
Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd Clay
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£22.50
Gibbs M. Smith Inc Moon Valley Coloring Book
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£19.37
Design Originals Lets Color Manga
Book SynopsisDive into coloring manga with this fun and detailed adult coloring book, containing over 45 intricate fun, and whimsical manga designs including adorable witches, fairies, students, princesses, a baker, beach goers, painters and more, with a detailed scene surrounding them. Each design is printed on one side of the paper for removal and display with the other side providing manga art styles, characters and fun facts.
£7.59
Gibbs M. Smith Inc Luna Coloring Book
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£16.19
Fox Chapel Publishing Pixel Craft with Perler Beads: More Than 50 Super
Book SynopsisPixel Craft with Perler Beads is a fun project book containing more than 50 exciting design ideas for digital-inspired jewellery, coasters, frames, boxes, toys and more, using fusible craft beads. With no crafting experience necessary, you'll produce great results in no time thanks to Choly Knight's clear directions and step-by-photographs!Colourful, inexpensive beads from Perler(R), Hama(R), or Artkal(R) are ideal for recreating the retro 8-bit era of blocky video games. As well as learning the basics of assembling and fusing beads, you'll also pick up useful tips on tools, pegboards and adhesives.Making trendy pixelated wearables, jewellery and decorations for your home has never been easier or more enjoyable. Your creations will look as if they have just stepped off a screen!
£6.93
The History Press Ltd RMS Titanic Colouring Book
Book SynopsisThis collection of drawings does not dwell on the tragedy that befell this magnificent ship, but rather seeks to showcase her great beauty, representing the pinnacle of a grand era of style and innovation, with experts Steve Hall and Bruce Beveridge providing insight and commentary.
£11.69
Workman Publishing Paint by Sticker: Plants and Flowers: Create 12
Book SynopsisCreate 12 Stunning Images of Plants and Flowers One Sticker at a Time! Peel the sticker, place the sticker, and watch your painting come to life. Like every great artist, find inspiration in nature. A blossoming activity for crafters and plant lovers alike, Paint By Stickers: Plants and Flowers includes everything you need to create 12 bold, colourful paintings: a saguaro cactus, a hanging basket of pansies, an iconic monstera houseplant, and more. Includes growing information and other fun facts for each plant on the back of each page. And note-the card-stock pages are perforated, so every finished picture can easily be removed for framing.
£13.67
Design Originals Kawaii Mandala Coloring Book
Book SynopsisKawaii is the Japanese artistic and cultural style that emphasizes cuteness, uses bright colors, simple designs and characters with a child-like appearance. Artist Dani Banani shares her super cute kawaii style fun filled mandala designs in black and white so you can enjoy endless hours of happy, relaxing coloring fun with 36 intricate patterns and designs featuring 100s of little objects, animals, symbols, plants and people from ice cream, mushrooms and candy to the whimsical happy world of gnomes, sloths and narwhals. Printed on acid-free archival paper, perforated for easy removal and display.
£7.59
Titan Books Ltd Godzilla The Official Coloring Book
Book SynopsisRampage across the globe with the 'King of the Monsters' in this official Godzilla coloring book, featuring original and comic book artwork.
£12.34
GMC Publications Quilling Art
Book SynopsisThe popular craft of quilling is given a stylish and contemporary update in this fabulous book by Turkish paper artist, Sena Runa. Inside there are 20 stunning projects to make and then display. Beautifully stylised and with a clever use of colour to create exciting effects, these projects will hang well in the most modern of homes. Designs include a butterfly, sail boat, dancer, confetti, cocktail, cloud, heart, cat, and mermaid, to name just a few. The projects vary in complexity and will appeal to beginners and experienced quillers alike. They are broken down into concise, fully illustrated step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow, and templates are provided. All the tools, materials and techniques you need to get started are fully covered. The projects will appeal to a wide range of ages, and would make lovely gifts for friends and family. Once you have learnt the techniques, you can create your own designs for any number of occasions, such as house warmings, anniversaries, weddings and graduations. The possibilities are many and varied with this fun and absorbing paper craft.
£11.99
Gibbs M. Smith Inc Grains of Gold Coloring Book
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£17.33
Andrews McMeel Publishing Disney Dreams Collection Thomas Kinkade Studios
Book SynopsisColor with your favorite collaboration: the master, Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light and Disney Princesses. Thomas Kinkade's Disney Princess Coloring Book captures the timeless magic of classic Disney stories while letting you create your own interpretation. In this extraordinary coloring book, sixteen scenes of your favorite Disney Princesses from Thomas Kinkade's Disney Dreams Collection are presented in black line art. Enter the world of the Painter of Light as you create your own removable renditions of these paintings inspired by classic Disney movies, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, and many more.
£14.39
HarperCollins Publishers The Pumpkin Spice Cafe Coloring Book
Book SynopsisGet ready to color your way to relaxation with the official Pumpkin Spice Cafe tie-in cozy fall coloring book.
£11.60
Gibbs M. Smith Inc Shooting Star
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£14.45
Stackpole Books 40 Great Stained Glass Projects
Book SynopsisHow to make angels, candleholders, suncatchers, mirrors, picture frames, garden ornaments and more beautiful stained glass projects from easy to more complex.
£19.70
Workman Publishing Paint by Sticker
Book SynopsisIntroducing a compelling new activity for crafters and artists, doodlers and colouring book enthusiasts of all ages. Paint by Sticker includes everything you need to create twelve vibrant, full-colour paintings. The images-including sunflowers, a fox, a hummingbird in mid-flight, two boats on the water-are rendered in low-poly, a computer graphics style that creates a 3-D effect. As in paint-by-number, each template is divided into dozens of spaces, each with a number that corresponds to a particular coloured sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. Add the next, and the next, and the next-it''s an activity that''s utterly absorbing as you watch a painting emerge from a flat black-and-white illustration to a dazzling image with colour, body, spirit.It''s Mesmerizing! Peel the sticker, Place the sticker, And watch your painting come to life. Reconnect with your inner artist and conjure up a masterpiece! An uplifting and mindful activity for crafters, art lovers, puzzle fans, and more, PAINT BY STICKER includes everything you need to create 12 stunning images. And note-the card-stock pages are perforated, so each finished picture can easily be removed for framing.Trade Review"It’s an art history lesson you can take anywhere." – The New York Times "It’s like the paint-by-numbers of your childhood, so you’ll get a dose of nostalgia, but with zero cleanup time." – Brit + Co "This fun book has gorgeous works of art that you create by following a number code to put stickers in the appropriate spaces on your masterpiece. No mess like you’d get with real painting and there’s no pencils, markers, or crayons to keep on top of. Everything you need is in this functional book." – Weight Watchers"It’s an art history lesson you can take anywhere." – The New York Times "It’s like the paint-by-numbers of your childhood, so you’ll get a dose of nostalgia, but with zero cleanup time." – Brit + Co "This fun book has gorgeous works of art that you create by following a number code to put stickers in the appropriate spaces on your masterpiece. No mess like you’d get with real painting and there’s no pencils, markers, or crayons to keep on top of. Everything you need is in this functional book." – Weight Watchers
£14.81
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Dark Art: A Horror Colouring Book
Book SynopsisCalling all horror fans! Step into the beautiful, macabre world of François Gautier.Colour your way through the grim and gruesome world of Dark Art. Featuring elaborately detailed black line artwork of undead clowns, haunted skulls, bleeding hearts and many other spine-tingling creations, this sinister and beautiful book is perfect for all horror fans with a taste for the macabre.Use colour to bring life (or death) to the intricate and unique pieces throughout. They’ll leave you dying for more….
£9.49
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Fairy Tales Folklore Coloring Book
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£15.99
Castle Point Books Mythographic Color and Discover Fantasy Forest
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£20.40
Gibbs M. Smith Inc Tales from the City Among the Stars
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£15.29
Design Originals Color Cute Coloring Book
Book SynopsisTake this perfectly portable little adult coloring book along wherever you go, and you'll always be ready to color whenever inspiration strikes! Inside you'll find dozens of adorable owls, mandalas, flowers, rainbows, hearts, and so much more. Each charming design is just waiting to be filled with your favorite watercolors, colored pencils, markers, crayons, gel pens, or crayons. Color Cute Coloring Book includes helpful advice on choosing colors, with suggested color palettes and fully colored examples to inspire your imagination. With a lay-flat, top-edge binding, this book is small enough to color anywhere, but big enough for creative fun. Printed on one side only of archival-grade, acid-free, 200-year paper, each perforated page detaches easily for gifting or display.
£5.23
Quadrille Publishing Ltd The Great British Sewing Bee: The Techniques: All
Book SynopsisThe BBC primetime series The Great British Sewing Bee, is back.Starting with the basics, from how to use a sewing machine and understand paper patterns, to knowing your fabrics and how to achieve that perfect finish – this is a go-to guide that you will keep referring back to.With a section that demystifies the fitting process, and with expert sewing tips on making alterations, you'll be able to choose from a variety of projects that will ease you into the world of sewing.For burgeoning sewers, this technique-focused book reveals the joys of sewing and the tools and skills required to progress. Interspersed with essential tips, from advice on finishing – tacking, hand stitching, hemming and more – to guidance on adding decorative finishes including piping, exposed zips, appliqué and more, this book is an indispensable reference that will encourage you to take the leap and start creating long-lasting projects to cherish.
£15.29
Penguin Books Ltd Wreck This Journal
Book SynopsisA new edition of Keri Smith''s bestseller, with updated materialThink of Wreck This Journal as the anarchist''s Artist''s Way -- the book for those who''ve always wanted to draw outside the lines but were afraid to do it.For anyone who''s ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal or sketchbook comes Wreck This Journal, an illustrated book featuring a subversive collection of suggestions, asking readers to muster up their best mistake - and mess-making abilities to fill the pages of the book (and destroy them).Through a series of creatively and quirkily illustrated prompts, acclaimed artist Keri Smith encourages journalers to engage in destructive acts - poking holes through pages, adding photos and defacing them, painting with coffee, colouring outside the lines, and more - in order to experience the true creative process. With Keri Smith''s unique sensibility, readers are introduced to a new way of art and journal making, discovering novel ways to escape the fear of the blank page and fully engage in the creative process.
£10.44
