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Book SynopsisA handsome gift package, these fully illustrated playing cards and wooden keepsake box bring the beauty of the great outdoors to your fingertips!

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Book SynopsisDoes your cat have whiskers? Is your cat cuddly? Do you think your cat looks evil? Is your cat Special Agent Mittens?This is a fun and feline twist to the classic tabletop guessing game. The rules are simple, but the process of elimination is purrfectly tricky!Each player gets a tray and a pack of beautifully illustrated cat cards. They display their cards in the slots on the tray and the players take turns to ask yes or no questions to deduce their opponent’s cat. The more interesting he questions the more fun you’ll have with the wonderfully inventive and eccentric range of feline characters found here - from Cindy Clawford to Picatso, Jennifur to Colonel Snazzypants. These cats will test your skills - and how well you know your opponent! - as you try to win the game and guess that kitty!

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Book SynopsisIn The LEGO Neighborhood Book, you ll create buildings with real-world details like cornices and facades, and try your hand at interior design by filling your buildings with furniture and light fixtures. Then add the finishing touches to your models with plants, traffic lights, scaffolding, and park benches. Snap together a few houses, shops, and apartment buildings to create your own neighborhood! Inside you ll find: Complete, step-by-step instructions for four multistory buildings Dozens of inspiring ideas to use in your own models Mini builds for a recliner, old-time lamp post, traffic light, and more A gallery of the authors designs For ages 10+Trade Review"Should be on the coffee table of every AFOL."—Gizmodo"Spectacular enough to keep LEGO maniacs on track."—Booklist"You will want this book for your Lego book collection, and it’s also a fantastic gift for any builder on your gift list."—GeekDad"Good for kids or kids at heart, though just about anyone will be enthralled by the 204 pages of awe-inspiring LEGO creations and step-by-step instructions on how to create them." —Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day"[The LEGO Neighborhood Book] is a great resource for LEGO aficionados of all ages."—Game Fiends

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Book SynopsisIf you've ever wanted to learn how to crochet while adding adorable whimsy to your home décor, this is a fun and easy-to-follow crochet project book that''s perfect for beginners! The first-ever guide to show you how to easily achieve super cute crochet animal wall hangings, pillows, blankets, ponchos, and more, all with amazing 3D details including fringe, pom-poms, and tassels this book is an excellent starting point for learning and practicing basic crochet stitches, color changing, and dimensional stitching. Featuring 20 adorable designs, 8 complete step-by-step projects, and pattern charts for creating charming amigurumi-inspired wall décor, toys and accessories, you can make a collection of crochet animals, from a flamingo and a unicorn to a llama, panda, fox, and tons of other super cute animal friends!

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book features more than 30 different techniques from changing design lines to honeycomb smocking and includes clear and easy instructions with illustrations or photos to guide you as you work. Sewists will find a stitch dictionary for both couture work and unique embroidery detailing including monograms and a chart for handling and sewing a variety of couture fabrics. Chapters include zippers, edge finishing and embellishments, beading, bead and sequins, stitches and seams! Nothing is forgotten in this ultimate guide.

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Book SynopsisWith 10 beautiful step-by-step projects, master the art of needle felting with this practical guide. Needle felting is an increasingly popular craft because it can be used to create almost anything! This book has everything you need to know to make your very own three-dimensional needle felted sculptures. After learning about the different types of wools, materials and tools needed, discover how to jab' fibres into basic shapes and build your own armatures from wire. Whilst they make wonderful display pieces, some projects can become wearable as brooches all of which is explored in the book. Featuring 10 step-by-step projects to get you started, ranging from toadstools and teacups to puffins and mice, learn how to create your very own sculptures. Wool Sculpting is enriching and aspirational as well as being eminently practical. Get your needle out and start sculpting your own miniature works of art!

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Book SynopsisMake your own menagerie with this Animal Friends Mosaic Sticker Activity set from Petit Collage!A wild landscape covers the four-panel foldout background, but it needs your finishing touch! Use over 1000 stickers to fill in the blanks of the mosaic-style artwork and create your scene. But what’s a wilderness without animals? Match the dot colors to the sticker colors to complete six standing character pieces: a tiger, crocodile, monkey, peacock, owl, and lion. When the scene is set, and your animals are ready, put on a show in front of the double-sided background scene and bring your artwork to life! Perfect for ages 4+, sticker activities develop fine motor skills, problem-solving abilities, and hand-eye coordination. Plus, playing with the characters also encourages imagination, storytelling, and creativity. Made using FSC materials and printed with vegetable inks, this set is plastic-free.MESS-FREE ART FOR KIDS – Make wild scenes without making any mess! Animal Friends Sticker Activity Set from Petit Collage includes four large sticker sheets, six stand-up character pieces, and a double-sided foldout background that measures 34 in / 86 cm. 1000+ STICKERS – Simply match the dot colors to the sticker colors to complete the mosaic tiger, crocodile, monkey, peacock, owl, lion, and wilderness scene. The paper stickers can be repositioned, so if you make a mistake, just stick it again! PLAY & DEVELOPMENT – Designed for ages 4+, this sticker activity set develops fine motor skills, problem-solving abilities, and hand-eye coordination. Kids can also use the animal characters to put on a show, encouraging imagination and independent play. PLANET-FRIENDLY GIFT – Made using FSC materials and printed with vegetable inks, this set is plastic-free. Plus, the stylish envelope-style packaging is beautifully illustrated, making this the ideal gift for kids with no wrapping required! PETIT COLLAGE – Combining great design with environmentally conscious manufacturing to create toys, puzzles, and games that encourage learning through play. From on-the-go fun to nursery show pieces, our products are playful, creative, and educational.

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Book SynopsisA brand new edition of the bestselling book, endorsed by the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, by renowned watercolour artist Adelene Fletcher. From azalea to zantedeschia, this unique watercolour artist's guide offers easy-to-follow, plant-specific information on how to paint over 50 of the most popular species of flower in a crisp and natural style. Adelene teaches you the essential skills of creating a realistic structure and form of a flower by close observation of the pattern of light and shade on petals and foliage. Included are step-by-step photographs, details, and instructions on capturing the individual essence of the flower, together with comprehensive information on the appropriate techniques and colour mixes to use. Glorious full-colour photographs of the finished watercolour show the depth and variety of the plant portraits, from the exquisitely executed passion flower to the bold luminosity of the oriental poppy. Finally, a handy colour key is included for every flower, helping you prepare your palette before delving into your floral portait. If you have never painted flowers before, or have always wanted to capture that specific species on canvas that you've never managed to grow in your own garden, this is the book for you.Trade ReviewEach demonstration occupies a single spread and covers the palette, working sequence and further examination of the detailed areas, covering 50 popular flowers. The full-page illustrations of the finished results show you exactly what you are trying to achieve and the enlarged detail photographs ensure that you'll get the fine work right every time. -- The SAA * The SAA Catalogue 19/20 *'Re-publication has brought this under the umbrella of Search Press’s relationship with Kew, and this is no bad thing. Kew are a world authority and don’t issue their imprimatur lightly, so there’s considerable added authority here. The crispness of the illustrations also suggests re-origination, so there’s really rather a lot to like here.' Read the full review here. -- Henry Malt * Artbookreview.net *Paint lovely studies of fifty popular flowers with this useful primer. Every book sold donates money to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, funding their vital work. Aimed at anybody who has some basic skills but wants to extend their art repertoire to include flowers, there is a useful lesson in every project. As it says on the cover this is an “illustrated directory of techniques” and if you work your way through all the flowers you will amass a wealth of useful watercolor skills. Start by learning what colors you need to buy plus a brief overview of other materials, and progress though some short techniques which are particularly associated with painting flowers. Most of these are common to all watercolor work but the examples shown are all of plants so you can discover how to use them in context with floral depiction. A true beginner will probably require more in-depth instruction for basics such as wet-in-wet, dry brushing, masking out etc but anybody of at least improver level used to painting other subjects will find it useful. The rest of the book mostly consists of the fifty projects, taking you from agapanthus to zantedeschia. Each project covers two pages, one showing a picture of the finished work plus a few enlarged areas with notes and the other the method. Colors are listed with a blob of each which is helpful. These are all mentioned in the method, which is separated into a staged “Sequence” and at the bottom “Special Detail” which highlights a particular technique which you can learn or perfect with the project. At the back of the book is further help on composing floral groups plus a glossary and index. The glossary contains both watercolor and botanical terms, and each flower has a short piece describing it. Choose from a large range of garden and house favorites such as roses, sunflower, waterlily, poppies, tulip, nasturtium, passion flower, bird of paradise, poinsettia, carnation and many more. The rewards will not only include a wealth of lovely paintings and new skills but also the knowledge that buying this book has helped Kew Gardens’ important work including their Seed Bank. A good book for anybody who wants to learn how to paint flowers in watercolor. -- Rachel Hyde * myshelf.com *Table of ContentsIntroduction Essentials Directory of Flowers Composition Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisAttention all players: please make your way to this official Squid Game notebook, featuring playfully-dark illustrations and stickers from the hit Netflix series.Whether it''s big thoughts about capitalism; nostalgic thoughts about childhood games; strategic thoughts about surviving the Squid Game; existential thoughts about surviving the game of life, or just fun thoughts about your favorite K-Drama stars, Squid Game consistently gives us a LOT to think?and journal?about.Perfect for noodling, doodling, plotting, and tracking the funds in the piggy bank, this playfully designed notebook with a fun flip format includes two covers and designs that meet in the middle,as well as two sheets of cool Squid Game stickers, and alternating lined, gridded, and blank pages packed with creepy-cute Squid Game-inspired artthroughout.

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Book SynopsisThis paper pack contains 100 high-quality, extra large (8.25 inch) origami sheets printed with Blue and White Designs. These paper patterns were developed to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains prints unique to this set, and each sheet is printed with a coordinating color on the reverse side to provide aesthetically pleasing combinations in origami models that show both the front and back of the papers. This origami paper pack includes:100 sheets of high-quality, double-sided origami paper12 unique Blue and White DesignsExtra Large 8.25 x 8.25 inch (21 cm) sheetsStep-by-step instructions for 5 easy-to-fold origami projectsThere's enough paper here to assemble amazing modular origami sculptures, distribute to students for a class project, or put to a multitude of other creative uses!

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Book SynopsisThis concealed spiralbound paperback features more than 50 designs adapted from the colouring book, 'Woodland Creatures'.

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Book SynopsisFarm Bingo is a family-friendly game packed with wonderful farm animals for hours of bingo fun.Beautifully packaged, Farm Bingo is gorgeously illustrated by award-winning illustrator Caroline Selmes the game also includes a booklet with all the things you wanted to know about farm animals. From the farmer, the scarecrow and the tractor to the pigs, chickens, cows and ducks, along with classic crops like sunflowers, corn and pumpkins, Farm Bingo has it all!Farm Bingo comes complete with 48 illustrated chips and a cardboard hay bale to store them in, a game board, eight double-sided bingo cards, and farm counters for you to mark up your card.• FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: Easy to play makes Farm Bingo suitable for the whole family, children 3+. Fill your game card first with all the farm favorites. From the farmer, the scarecrow and the tractor to the pigs, chickens, cows and ducks, along with classic crops like sunflowe

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Book SynopsisTransform old books and magazines into beautiful paper crafts, with over 50 inspiring projects. Packed full of ideas for everything from stationery and homewares to paper animals and gifts for kids, Creative Book Art shows you how to make stunning projects that look impressive but are deceptively simple to make. Get cutting and gluing to make display scenes and decorations such as a fairy-tale castle, printed feathers and hanging paper birds. There are also ideas for turning books into 3D works of art simply by folding the pages – you’ll learn how to make beautiful sculptural shapes including a heart, a star and a cloud and raindrops. Clear step-by-step instructions guide you through a variety of techniques, such as origami, block-printing and quilling, to make your paper creations. With just a few basic tools and some old books or magazines to get you started, you’ll be amazed at how easy it is to repurpose pages into unique items to keep or gift.Trade ReviewHIGHLY COMMENDED (PAPERCRAFT) IN THE CREATIVE BOOK AWARDS 2023

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Book Synopsis500-pieces. Shrink-wrapped, sturdy box (size 9 x 9 x 2 ins). High quality jigsaw puzzle. Finished Jigsaw size 19.3 x 14.2 ins.Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 500-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with the charming Rathlin Hares by Angela Harding. This 500-piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 490 x 360mm/19.3 x 14.2 ins. Includes an A4 poster for reference.Angela Harding is a fine art painter and illustrator based in Rutland, UK. She specialises in lino prints and her work is inspired by British birds and countryside.

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Book SynopsisGetting an electric shock every time you laugh out loud, or washing your mouth with soap every time you swear? Always sit on a strangers lap in public transport, or eat from your neighbours rubbish bin one day a week? In this game there is only one real rule: you HAVE to choose! Dilemmarama’s absurd dilemmas have been moulded into a fun social card game that will not only make you laugh, but will also cause heated debates and duels. There are two game options to choose from. After all, everything in life is a dilemma. In one of the game options the aim is to become the Dilemmaestro by creating as-difficult-as-possible dilemmas for the other players. In the other option, you play in teams and try to guess what your teammates choose. This way you will really get to know your friends and family! The game consists of 60 parts of a dilemma, enough to create over 1,000 different dilemmas.

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Book SynopsisPlan your battles, record your victories, and preserve your legendary status with this gorgeous, officially licensed journal!No Legend is complete without somewhere to record their epic feats. This beautifully crafted journal lets you remember your battles and create stories of your own, inside and outside the world of Apex Legends! This journal features art of your favorite squad mates, from Mirage and Pathfinder to Loba and Horizon and more. Enjoy beautiful artwork and memorable quotes from the coolest Legends of the 28th Century.192 RULED PAGES: Lined pages for notes, journaling, squad ideas, and battle plans LASTING QUALITY: With sturdy construction and high quality heavy-stock paper, this journal will last you for many seasons and battles to come RIBBON MARKER & ELASTIC CLOSURE: Bookmark and elastic closure keep your strategies safe and easy to revisit LEGENDARY ART: Beautiful artwork featuri

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Book SynopsisTake a break and escape from the world with 120 color-by-pixel projects. At first, readers have no clue what each completed picture might be. But follow the number guide, apply color, and watch each image emerge! A palette shows which color goes with which number, telling readers what colored pencils or markers they need. Answer keys are included in the back of the book.

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Book SynopsisPart of a fantastic series of stash-busting sewing books, here are 25 fabulous projects to make, each using one fat quarter. The projects have easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and beautiful accompanying photography, and there is also a handy tools and techniques section. This book is ideal for using up small pieces of fabric to create a range of decorative and useful items for your home. The projects also make great gifts for friends and family. Projects include an oven glove, child's apron, magazine holder, pencil case, eye mask, bedside lampshade, slippers, cot mobile and pinboard. AUTHOR: Tina Barrett was taught to knit by her grandmother and has been passionate about creating her own gorgeous yarn and fabric-based designs ever since. She is a regular contributor to many knitting and sewing magazines and is the author of several books for GMC Publications including Home Sewn Nursery and How to Knit. SALES POINTS: . 25 projects to make using only one fat quarter . With step-by-step instructions and photography throughout . Suitable for beginner to intermediate sewers 240 colour photographs

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Book SynopsisThe Woodland Craft Handbook is an inspirational yet practical guide to traditional crafts, woodland coppice products and forest permaculture. Step into the shoes of woodsman Ben Law as he explores this diverse collection of crafts made from materials sourced directly from the woods. Brooms, rakes, pegs, spoons, chairs, baskets, fencing and walking sticks – the items are one-off and unique ­ hewn and shaped by hand, infused with a simple, rustic beauty. With fascinating information on the history and traditions of the crafts, coppice management, tree species and the tools and devices used, we learn about all aspects of the low-impact woodland way of life. Much as the traditional techniques associated with the woods were passed down through families, this book aims to help secure their relevance and adapt them for future generations. AUTHOR: Ben Law, woodsman, craftsman, eco-builder, teacher and writer, lives and works in Prickly Nut Wood in West Sussex, UK. The building of his unique woodland home was featured on Grand Designs in the UK and was voted by viewers as the most popular episode ever. Ben runs courses on sustainable woodland management and permaculture, runs a specialist eco-building company and trains apprentices. Ben Law is the author of several books, including The Woodland House (Permanent Publications, 2005). The Woodland Year (Permanent Publications, 2008), and Woodsman: Living in a Wood in the 21st Century and Woodland Craft (GMC Publications, 2015). SELLING POINTS: . 15 rustic projects (including green wood) with detailed how-to instructions, photos and illustrations . Many projects are made with green wood . Includes sections on crafts for the farm and garden, crafts for the home and wood fuel, plus handy directories of tree species, tools and devices . Caters for all levels of ability: from simple woven panels and carving spoons to making a steam-bent lounger . Includes fascinating historical snippets that reveal the rich traditions behind the crafts from the era before industrialized mass-production . Will appeal to people with an interest in traditional crafts, woodland management, sustainability, permaculture and the countryside 220 photographs, 123 illustrations

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Book SynopsisDiscover the ultimate technique-based guide for one of the top trends in jewelry making—chain maille. In Chain Maille Jewelry Workshop, you'll find more than two dozen techniques for making today's most popular chain maille weaves—from simple chains to beaded wonders to intricate Dragonscale. Jewelry artist and author Karen Karon pairs in-depth, step-by-step instructions with color illustrations that show exactly where to place the next jump ring. You'll also get a thorough but flexible approach to techniques that prove weaving can be done in a multitude of ways and demonstrations on “speed weaving,” which is ideal for large projects. Designs progressively increase in complexity, so every jewelry maker—beginner or pro—will find inspiration and projects that suite their skill level. What's more to love? Every chapter provides a unique jewelry project and a plethora of design advice, visual inspiration, shortcuts, tips, and tricks, as well as guidance for attaching clasps and findings. It's no wonder thatChain Maille Jewelry Workshop is the ideal resource for innovation and originality in chain maille jewelry making. Table of Contents• Most comprehensive offering of chain maille weaves: there are several books on chain maille, but Karen’s focuses specifically on technique and elements, offering perhaps the best all-in-one option out there. With its focus being so technique-driven, this book has a more professional and authoritative feel to it • Detailed step-by-step illustrations for easy reference • Flexible approach shows more than one way to achieve a specific weave • Focus is on techniques to develop own designs, rather than how to create copycat projects

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Book SynopsisEmbrace your feminine style with a collection of 15 dresses and tops to make at home. Using simple shapes and in Brogan’s signature style, this book features a collection of classic designs with a playful twist in UK sizes 6–22. Brogan’s down-to-earth approach takes the fear out of dressmaking as she gently guides you through the projects, which include a simple t-shirt dress, a shirred summer dress, a showstopper party dress and an elegant tea dress, plus variations on how to turn many of these into tops. The book includes downloadable PDF patterns, step-by-step instructions and illustrations, beautiful fashion photography to give you inspiration and Technique Tutorials covering all the core skills you need to tackle the projects in this book, from gathering to sewing on the bias. Learn how to style your garments throughout the seasons because dresses aren’t just for summer! No matter

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Book SynopsisFrom revelation to creation: play this memory game to learn about twenty-five 'eureka' moments in art history from 1907 to today. Ever pondered the ground-breaking moment an artist came up with a great idea? Epiphany! is a new and exciting twist on the ever-popular memory game. Each pair of cards depicts a different artist epiphany as a split scene, adding extra sophistication to the gameplay. From Picasso's first African art encounter in 1907 to the exhibition that led to the formation of the Guerrilla Girls in 1985, each matching pair will have players paging through the accompanying booklet to learn more about the epiphany.

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Book SynopsisCatherine Ard is an author and editor based in England. She shares her love of adventure and nature through her writing and has written many children's books including Kaleidoscope of Creatures, Let's Play Outdoors! and Sounds of the Rainforest. Daniel Frost is an award-winning artist living and working in Copenhagen. He uses a combination of traditional materials and digital technology to create imaginative, playful illustrations for fiction and non-fiction books. Previous gift titles include Bigger Than This.

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Book SynopsisJen Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in San Francisco. She studied Archaeology and Anthropology, with a focus on Egyptology, at Cambridge University before becoming an editor of history and archaeology books. Good Wives and Warriors are a collaborative duo based in London. They divide their time between designing large-scale installations for fine art settings and undertaking illustration commissions from a range of clients, including the BBC and Urban Outfitters.

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Book SynopsisAcclaimed artist and designer Richard Sweeney shows how to create stunning 3-D paper sculpting forms.Table of ContentsContents Introduction Inspiration Works Modular Sculpture Column Fluid Dynamic Creation Introduction to making Curved Folding Curved Pleating Faceted Pleating Modular Form Further Reading Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisDiscover the wonders of the US National Park System with this fun activity kit that includes a guidebook, coloring book, and stickers!Planning a vacation is time consuming and often overwhelming. Taking a vacation can be even more so. Ease the stress of planning, imagining, or actively traveling with National Parks Activities kit.Inside, you’ll find: 64-page guidebook on each of the 63 designated national parks, including a brief history, key features, fun facts, recreation and unique travel tips, and pertinent park information 24-page coloring book featuring the 22 most-visited parks, from the Great Smoky Mountains, Grand Canyon, and Yosemite to Hawai''i Volcanoes, Death Valley, and Badlands More than 60 original stickers commemorating the parks, one for each fantastic location In the years since the US National Park Service was founded in 1916, America has amassed a total of 63 natio

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