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Touch and trace baby-friendly first words, in this stylish, design-led board book. Explore words such as apple and banana, rain and cloud to sun and moon, and spoon and cup, as this book reflects a baby's reality and helps them learn along the way.

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This stylish, design-led board book explores our world.

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Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, this board book explores key feelings in a young child's life. From happy to sad, embarrassed to shy, young children can learn about the different emotions that they may feel. Through striking art, there is much to share and chat about in these first board books exploring emotions.

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For potters, mold making is invaluable because it allows them to slip-cast identical multiples of their work—and this newly revised, now in color edition of Andrew Martin’s classic is the definitive guide to the craft. No other volume has shown the processes in such how-to detail. It’s overflowing with hundreds of photos, key techniques, projects, master artist profiles, and troubleshooting tips. A thorough introduction addresses materials and tools, and presents Martin’s simple, unique template method for making clay prototypes. Create easy one-piece molds to make tiles, bowls, and platters, or multi-piece molds for more complex forms. An extensive overview covers slip formulation, while offering highly desired slip recipes for low-, mid-, and high-fire clay bodies. This will be the standard reference in every ceramist’s library.

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This title helps you create beautiful and charming projects, from decorative home accents to jewellery, with fun and easy macrame. The knots and braids are lovely and can be combined with beads for some attractive effects. Try different materials, such as braided cotton cord, suede lacing and jewellery wire. Knot a pair of place mats for a dinner, create a lead for your dog, a pendant for your friend and coasters as a housewarming gift; just some of the quick and easy appealing projects in this guide.

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Create picturesque pine needle baskets, miniatures, trays, pencil holders and more. Special sections address dyeing needles, making lids and handles, and gathering and storing materials. “Mallow is an excellent teacher with a gift for keeping the subject entertaining and easy to follow.”—Small Press. “Beginners can create a basket by coiling and stitching together pine needles.”—Country Decorating Ideas.

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Touch and trace the opposites, as they are extruded and recessed in the page in this stylish, design-led board book. Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, can you spot the opposites in this book in the world around you?

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Touch and trace the colourful animals and plants in this stylish, design-led board book as you and your child explore the world of colour. Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, can you spot the colours in the world around you?

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Touch and feel the ocean creatures in this stylish, design-led board book. Introducing textures and providing the child with a tactile reading experience, this book explores a dolphin, a starfish, an octopus, a penguin, and a crab. Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork.

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Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, this 48-page hardcover explores exciting jobs, from working with animals, or working in the film industry, to working off the planet in space! With strong design and striking art, there is much to share and chat about in the Spring Street Discover titles, which are packed full of fascinating facts to help young children explore the world.

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This stylish, design-led board book explores a child's idea of friendships and what they entail.

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Featuring winter scenes, whimsical snowmen and reindeer, decorative borders, and more, this Christmas-themed collection in the popular Doodle Stitching series combines designs from Doodle Stitching: The Holiday Motif Collection with completely new patterns. Each enchanting transfer can be reused up to five times, and there's a handy envelope at the back to store your cutouts. An introduction teaches beginners all the basic techniques.

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Ranging from the sophisticated Star Stitch Shoulder Wrap to a reversible Double Eyelet Lace Cowl in luxurious cashmere, to a lacy Vineyard Shawl with beaded pearls and sequins, this book includes 29 projects in all.

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Bookmaking is more popular than ever and this book makes the craft available to everyone. Beginners will soon be on their way to folding, gluing and sewing handmade books in a variety of styles. This title includes photographs of the author's own books; this collection is sure to inspire. In the digital world, books may seem like an endangered species, but bookmaking is more popular than ever. Thanks to the 100 ideas in this volume, the craft is now available to everyone. In as little as an afternoon, beginners will be on their way to folding, gluing and sewing handmade books in a variety of shapes and styles, from rolled scrolls to Jacob's ladders, folded flexagons to case bindings. Complete with photographs of the author's own master books and statements by more than 40 established book artists, this collection is sure to inspire.

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With hundreds of recipes for some of the most popular and enduring high-fire glazes, this reference will prove a boon to ceramists who want to master this complex and versatile aspect of the art. Author John Britt, who served as Clay Coordinator at the respected Penland School of Crafts, has personally tested many of the recipes and carefully reviews every one. He offers a through examination of glaze materials, chemistry, tools and presents the basics of mixing, application and firing procedures. There's a wealth of information on various type of glazes, including copper, iron, shino, salt/soda, crystalline and more. An exhaustive index of subjects and a separate index of glaze recipes will help ceramists find what they need, quickly and easily.

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This fresh and fun introduction to watercolour teaches beginner artists to create their own botanical-inspired paintings. Start by learning how to select paper, paint and brushes and then dive into lessons and exercises on creating a palette, blending colours and adding dimension and detail. Once these essential techniques have been mastered, there are lessons on learning to paint cacti, popular houseplants and individual flowers, including roses, peonies, lavender and more.

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Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, this 48-page hardcover explores vehicles that travel on the land, water, and even into space. Through striking art, there is much to share and chat about in Spring Street Discover titles, which are packed full of fascinating facts to help young children explore the world.

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Touch and feel the farm animals, in this stylish, design-led board book. Introducing textures and providing the child with a tactile reading experience, this book explores a cow, a sheep, a cockerel, a dog, and a duckling. Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, can you spot these animals in the world around you?

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With striking artwork and bold design, this 48-page hardcover features dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes from the smallest meat-eaters and plant-eaters to creatures with huge jaws, massive claws, super scales, powerful wings, and armoured plates! Look out for the T. rex, hadrosaur, troodon, stegosaur, triceratops, pteranodon, and more.

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This stylish, design-led cased non-fiction book explores animals from all corners of the world.

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Two hot trends - paper quilling and mandalas - come together in 30 designs by the co-owner of Quilled Creations. Alli Bartowski explains basic quilling techniques, from curling and crimping to scrolling and rolling, while detailed photos show all the shapes you'll need to make. Feel the calm created by the repetitive motions as you quill Crimson Flower, Sunset, Peacock and other vivid mandalas.

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Who lives here? Who could it be? Enjoy discovering animal homes in this beautiful book. This is Milton's third stunning natural history title, following Who is in the Egg? and Whose Tracks in the Snow?

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Wire and bead jewellery is one of the hottest subjects in jewellery-making today, and this book comes from two of the best-known teachers in the field, Janice Berkebile and Tracy Stanley. With beautiful designs, more than 500 how-to photographs that teach you visually, and accessible and accurate instructions, this book is a dream come true for jewelers. This is jewellery with texture and impressive wirework. This book of artful wirework instruction and 24 great projects will become the cornerstone of your jewellery-making library.

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A follow-up to Doodle Stitching, this title offers fans 400+ easy embroidery motifs. It includes a CD-ROM with motifs that are presented in simple black lines, so readers can easily manipulate them using their own image-editing software, print them out and transfer them onto their substrate of choice using the instructions in the book.

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Jump into the exciting world of paint pouring--and instantly create dazzling, abstract art--with this comprehensive how-to guide by the popular founder of the Mixed Media Girl YouTube channel. Paint pouring--which involves using a free-flowing acrylic paint mixture created with a pouring medium, such as glue and water--is the hottest trend for making abstract art. In this fun, colorful guide, Marcy Ferro explains everything about working in this popular form. Learn how to create eye-catching color combos, set up a dedicated (or a paint-proof) workspace, control your pours, and much more. Along with the essentials, Ferro demonstrates a wide range of techniques, from familiar favorites such as the dirty pour and flip cup to novel ways of manipulating paint with a hair dryer or string. With Marcy's guidance, mesmerizing paintings are just a pour away!

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A primer on creating homemade, all-natural body care and wellness products and 40 accessible DIY items to try at home.

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To develop a successful jewellery line, designers have to be more than just creative artists - they have to understand the ins and outs of running a craft business. Emilie Shapiro's detailed guide explores the many facets of creating a quality handmade collection that people will buy, including where to sell your work, how to do small-scale production, how to carry out market research and publicity, how to price and present your pieces for greatest effect and so much more. It's the perfect primer for budding jewellery entrepreneurs.

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Touch and trace the numbers from 1 to 10 in this stylish, design-led board book. Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, see the numbers reflected in the natural world around us.

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Touch and feel the pets, in this stylish, design-led board book. Introducing textures and providing the child with a tactile reading experience, this book introduces a dog, a cat, a hamster, a fish and a rabbit. Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, can you spot these animals in the world around you?

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Origami master Duy Nguyen takes a fun approach to the traditional Japanese art form to create the ultimate doll's house projects - using nothing but paper. He's fashioned complete sets of fabulous miniature furniture for every room, plus accessories - 25 pieces in all - and each one includes detailed and illustrated step-by-step instructions.

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Make a statement--and smash the patriarchy, one stitch at a time--with these 40 feminist-themed cross-stitching patterns! Crafty activists will love this snarky book with its 40 irreverent, vintage-inspired cross-stitch patterns. Whether you want to proudly announce to the world that you're a nasty woman or remind others that a woman's place is in the revolution, you'll find edgy slogans, sharp one-liners, and cheeky images that make fabulous wall art or wonderful handmade gifts. An illustrated basics section will get you started, with information on materials, tools, techniques, and framing your finished pieces.

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These 90 magnificent designs—from elaborately detailed elephants to skulls, dragons, and eagles—just beg to be colored in. Use them for meditative downtime . . . or to inspire a real tattoo!

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Make a miniature version of you, your friends and celebrities too! You'll absolutely love this comprehensive guide to creating amigurumi people. Media favourite Allison Hoffman - whose delightful creations have graced the sets of Conan, Martha Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and more - explains how to craft and customise these Japanese dolls at every stage. You'll learn everything from depicting the face of the person you're designing to getting the clothing, hair and accessories just right. The possibilities are infinite...and infinitely fun!

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This stylish, design-led board book explores what a day in a young child's life might entali.

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Tapping into the mindfulness movement, this fun and positive board book explores the ways we can be more cat and embrace the positive things in life. From playing outside and feeling the sunshine on our face to slowing down and watching the world go by, this is a delightful package that will be enjoyed by parents/carergivers and children alike.

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Too Snappy To Wear a Nappy is a funny and lighthearted picture book exploring why certain animals don't wear nappies. Created to introduce toddlers to using a potty in a gentle, child-friendly way, it's perfect for parents searching for potty-training books for toddlers appropriate as a read-aloud picture book that addresses a child's emotions and feelings. From debut author-illustrator and new talent Lillias Kinsman-Chauvet, this picture book features rhyming text ideal for reading aloud. Enhanced by the adorable and humorous illustrations, it is certain to make parent and child giggle and want to share the laughs. Would you dare put a nappy on a bear? What about a crocodile or a giraffe? A flamingo would be a no-go and a rhinoceros would be preposterous!Imaginative rhyming and animals abound in this illustrated picture book perfect for fans of children's bear books The Very Cranky Bear or The Bear Books series by author Karma Wilson. Anyone looking for potty-training books uni

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Touch and trace the shapes and count their sides in this stylish, design-led board book. Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, can you spot the shapes in this book in the world around you?

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Touch and trace the letters from A to Z, in this stylish, design-led board book. See the alphabet reflected in the world around you from avocado to zebra.

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Touch and feel the insects and bugs in this stylish, design-led board book. Introducing textures and providing the child with a tactile reading experience, this book explores a ladybird, a grasshopper, a bee, a butterfly, and a snail. Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, can you spot these little creatures in the world around you?

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Metalsmithing can be a daunting task, especially to the beginner. This beautifully photographed, comprehensive guide provides crafters of all levels with a gentle, user-friendly approach to substantial metal jewellery-making skills.

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Asian-inspired lampshades embellished with flying fish. Canvas sneakers decorated with pink and white swirls. A pretty pillow adorned with a sleeping bunny. All it takes to create these appealing projects - or add charming embroidered touches in no time at all - are a few simple stitches, some easy techniques and the nearly 30 projects in this book. Begin by learning several styles for outlining, filling, decorating and applique. Find out about floss, fancy threads, fabrics and needles. Get the low-down on transferring your very own designs onto every type of fabric. The fresh ideas, witty patterns and clever colour illustrations take stitchers from novice to enthusiast in a blink of the eye!

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Ceramicists searching for new ways to fire their creations now have a wealth of options. Authors James Watkins and Paul Wandless, along with a group of distinguished artisans, demonstrate in detail how to build low-cost, low-tech, yet high-quality kilns and varied firing techniques. The plans range from an easy, affordable and versatile Raku Kiln to a unique wood-fuelled Downdraft Stovepipe Barrel kiln. These clever devices make it possible to produce rich surface effects from alternative reduction firing techniques. In addition to showing the basic procedures for using each kiln, easy-to-follow directions for many fast-fire methods unfold in color photographs: you'll see how to achieve terra sigillata surfaces with direct chemical application and how to do traditional crackle-glaze raku and smoke finishes.

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150 easy woodworking projects! Every woodworker will want to own this colorful, information-packed, mammoth resource for weekend crafting. Its filled with 150 classic projects, and features an introductory section that walks readers through the various planning stages.Its all covered:• selecting the right wood • working with patterns • gluing • finishing Novices can effortlessly make simple mirrors, shelves, clocks, and jewelry boxes, while those with slightly more advanced skills can try the small cupboard, blanket chest, or side table. For outdoors, there are whimsical weathervanes, whirligigs, plants stands, and trellises. Some of the sweetest items are just for kids, such as animal pull toys, wheeled cars, puzzles, a winged rocking chair, and vintage-style doll accessories.Every project include finishes or surface decoration options, plus drawings and patterns.

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These embroidery-ready transfers make it super-simple to stitch beautiful, meditative mandalas for any craft. Just iron the transfers on and go! Use the transfers to create embroidery-hoop pieces, or embellish favourite bags, shirts or pillows. Once the pattern is transferred, just take your needle and floss and stitch along the lines to colour the designs any way you'd like. The process is easy and relaxing, and the results are gorgeous. The book includes 25 iron-on mandalas and 16 pages of basic embroidery instruction for crafters of all levels.

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