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Wire and beads! What a wonderful way to add color and pizazz to any home décor accessory. There are ideas here for decorating everything from a fork to a fountain. Add wire to baskets and gourds for a look that gleams. You can even make a Christmas tree from copper tubing, wire, and beads, or use the same materials to make a jewelry tree for your earring collection. Add some fun to your wardrobe with wire-beaded shapes and funky clay critter pins. Make boring wallets and handbags exciting and fresh. Everything you need is here. All you need is beads, colored wire, pliers, and a few simple tools. You'll be making wire spirals and coils in no time. It's all so fun and easy. Don't wait. Get started today.

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Beading Basics and Beyond features TOHO's 3-cut beads and Charlotte beads with projects that range from surprisingly simple to exquisitely elegant. The beginning beader will appreciate the Autumn Lei, the Crystal Spheres earrings, and the Nautilus Necklace while advanced beaders will love the Egyptian collar, Charlotte's Anchor Chain bracelet and the Ruby Flowers necklace. The projects are designed to encourage you to experiment with your own color combinations and the techniques are simpler than they look.

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Create dozens of beautiful, professional card projects using items you have around the house. Do you want to expand your skills and experience as a crafter? Then here is a collection of ideas designed to ignite your imagination and get your creative juices flowing. Think outside the box. What small, personal items do you have that would make a special gift card? A key? A little foliage? A small chain? An earring? A name plate? Take them and create something truly memorable for yourself, a family member, or a dear friend. Make a unique Thank You card. Design a special True Friends card. Make a Fly Heart card. You can do more! Move from cards to a scrapbook page. There is so much you can do with the inspiration and detailed instructions here. The aim is to inspire the readers to be creative with the materials available. Have fun with an exploration of different materials. Create something truly unique and original.

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These miniature cards and journals will shake up your imagination, rattle your creativity and roll out the fun!

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Color, tangle, craft, and doodle with the big fall coloring issue of DO Magazine! With projects and patterns from best-selling artists and authors, DO Magazine combines the super-hot adult coloring and mindful drawing trends. Brought to you by Design Originals, the original Zentangle(r) publisher, it s jam-packed with craft projects, feature articles, drawing exercises, and artistic advice. 24 tear-out coloring book pages, printed on one side only of archival-grade paper, are perforated to detach easily for gifting or display. You don t need to be an artist, devote a lot of time, or spend a lot of money to get creative with this magazine. Paint and pen can be all it takes to create a beautiful work of art."

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Go on an adventure through the Amazon rainforest and get a close-up look at jaguars, poisonous frogs, gorillas, giant river otters, and other creatures in this educational and exciting coloring book for kids! Featuring 40 line art designs of animals that live in the Amazon, from sloths and anacondas to toucans, piranhas, and more. This book is the perfect outlet for kids to express their creativity while they learn all about this amazing ecosystem and its crucial role on planet earth! Interesting facts complement each illustration for children to learn about each animal and how they live – from high up in the tree canopies to deep in the river waters – and the rainforest itself and all its wonders for an element of fascinating fun! Also included are extra pages filled with tons of bonus stickers!

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The ultimate fan tribute to the one-and-only Taylor Swift. Travel the world with Taylor and visit 27 landmark city tour stops on her world-famous ERAS in this (unofficial) global celebration of Taylor Swift.

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'Princess' and 'frozen' themes are extremely popular at the moment. It is suitable for ages 4-10. Ice Princess Crafts shows aspiring snow queens and snowmen how to make their own wintry capes, crowns, wands, and more. Girls and boys alike will use this book to sew, braid, paint, glue, and bedazzle real-world versions of their favourite sub-zero fantasy. Ice Princess Crafts also includes a captivating bonus 'Snow Queens Flashback' - an entertaining look at the many variations that the icy princess theme has taken throughout popular history. It also includes a cool gallery of over-the-top fan mania, from movie-themed weddings to fantastic ice sculptures, revealing how today's princess enthusiasts are showing their love for all things frosted.

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Stylish Craft Foam Projects explains how to make a variety of stylishtopiaries, wreaths, party garlands and more. Even if you have never worked with craft foam before, you can achieve success with these 17 inspirational projects.Craft foam is the ideal foundation for gifts, home decor, party trimming and holiday crafts. It's an incredibly versatile surface that unites well with so many creative materials. Paint, fabric, scrapbook paper, glitter, ribbons - all of your favourite craft supplies can be used with craft foam to bring one-of-a-kind ideas to life.This book is all about expressing your own DIY style - so whether you're entertaining guests, creating a gift, or looking to make an inviting wreath to welcome your family home for the holidays, Stylish Craft Foam Projects has you covered!

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Every page in this book is filled with valuable tips and ideas for creating beautiful Zentangle art with templates, stencils and shapes. Discover new ways to jazz up cards, scrapbook pages, art journals and more. Inside are 40 original tangles that you can use to turn simple drawings into artistic designs, adding touches of colour with chalks, watercolours, stickers, rub-ons and coloured pencils. Add shimmer with glitter, jewels and sparkly inks and use plastic templates, brass stencils, wood cut-outs and jar lids as shapes to embellish with fun tangles. The new workbook section allows you to put all the knowledge you've gained about the Zentangle method into practice. Play, experiment and create with draw-it-yourself tangles, shading exercises, reverse tangles and more.

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Decorative painting the ornamentation of wood, tin, glass, paper, and other surfaces with beautifully painted designs requires no previous artistic training or drawing skill. It is a systematic painting technique which, when broken down as it is in this book, anyone can learn. "Learn to Paint Flowers "offers valuable instruction in this delightful and imaginative craft for artists at every level of experience. With more than 19 different flowers presented here in meticulous detail, readers will have plenty of options for their next project. Each featured flower includes a full-size, ready-to-use shaded pattern, a recipe of materials and steps, a handy worksheet, and color reference photos. All of this is written in the encouraging and fun voice of Jackie Shaw, a renowned painting teacher and author."

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Quilt patterns with gracefully curved repetitious shapes are receiving a lot of attention at shops and shows, but traditional curved seams require a lot of practice and are too challenging for beginners. This booklet teaches a simple "twist & turn" method that allows even novice quilters to quickly and easily sew smooth pucker-free curves.

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Welcome to the wonderful world of bead crochet. This attractive collection of necklaces and bracelets includes designs and patterns for beginners to intermediate skill levels. The easy-to-follow instructions will have you creating your own designer accessories in no time. With projects ranging from everyday- pretty to evening- elegant, you are sure to find several you'll want to make. Even if you have never crocheted before, you will have a successful experience making these beaded baubles.

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This title helps you learn new patterns and how to incorporate colour and shading to polish your tangles. These versatile graphics can be used to decorate any surface. Micron pens make drawing the tangles simple and permanent. Zentangle is about filling spaces using pattern with a simple line and becomes more attractive and complex as areas are filled. The process is appealing to graphics artists as well as those just learning to draw.

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Tired of making the same old crane? This book will show you how to take your origami skills to a whole new level. Create gorgeous cards, boxes, booklets, envelopes, bowls, pocketbooks, tree ornaments, pouches and even jewellery like bracelets, pins and earrings! It features easy step-by-step instructions and diagrams, lavish colour illustrations and more than 36 stunning projects. It is packed with fabulous paper crafts to give and to keep.

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This title helps you get inspired to craft your world with these stylish and imaginative duck tape creations. Marisa shares 24 of her best DIY duck tape ideas, with step-by-step instructions and how-to pictures. You'll learn how to make fashionable wearables like gloves, leg warmers, a kilt and a halter top. Let's go crazy with the sticky stuff! Get inspired to craft your world with these stylish and imaginative duck tape creations. Celebrity crafter Marisa Pawelko shows you how to cut, rip, layer and fold colourful duct tape to concoct fantastic fashions, school supplies and room decor. Marisa shares 24 of her best DIY duck tape ideas, with step-by-step instructions and how-to pictures. You'll learn how to make fashionable wearables like gloves, leg warmers, a kilt and a halter top. You'll also find crafty ideas for functional items like a vase or night light. Projects cover a variety of skill levels, so you'll get plenty of creative inspiration whether you're just a beginner or an experienced duct tape aficionado.

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Soldering is a fun craft that can produce beautiful custom pieces, from jewellery to picture frames, but if you've never had the chance to pick up a soldering iron, the process can seem a little daunting. Wilson will take you to the very beginning of the soldering process and teach you about the tools you will need and the materials you should buy. Then, she will take you step-by-step through the basic soldering techniques you will need to know to create your own woks of art. Projects for beginner, intermediate and advanced craft enthusiasts are included. Use this book to make pendants, bracelets, earrings, frames and more, all in your own unique, creative style. Get started today!

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

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