This practical set of craft books by Claire Buckley offers a whole host of highly achievable projects. With simple-to-follow instructions, children will quickly grow in confidence and will soon be showing off the fabulous results of their newly acquired skills. Books included in this set are: Start to Bead, Start to Embroider, Start to Knit and Start to Quilt.
Papercrafts for Christmas features eighteen simple projects that show you how to make beautiful Christmas cards and tree and table decorations. Using sewing, embossing, glass painting and craft stickers, the imaginative ideas will help you to personalise your Christmas with attractive home-made decorations… much more fun and you’ll save money too!
This beautiful collection of top quality, handcrafted cards with colour co-ordinated envelopes means that you will always have a special card to give, whatever the occasion. Includes: 1 New House; 2 New Baby; 2 Thank You; 1 Congratulations; 5 Birthday; 1 Get Well; 1 Wedding and 17 Blank for your own personal message.
On pillows, tie-back curtains, and even as hanging art, add luxurious tassels to your home’s decor. Easy to make, it takes only four surprisingly simple steps before you can enjoy experimenting with color, texture and shape. Inspiring color photographs, drawings and easy-to-follow instructions cover two dozen fabulous projects for tassels both simple and outrageously decorative. Most use inexpensive materials and need only a few hours to complete.
Learn how to master the art of professional make-up application. Step-by-step instructions, accompanied by photographs and illustrations, teach you how to make the most of yourself. Aimed at women of all ages, the book contains hints and tips, advice on skin tone, make-up application, and identification and correction of mistakes, bringing together dozens of techniques to create a look for any occasion.
Simply Knitting is the UK’s best-selling knitting magazine. Whether you’re a beginner or you’ve been knitting for years you’ll find lots of exciting patterns, knitting news and great buys in every issue. And don’t forget, every issue comes with a free gift!
Never be stuck for inspiration again with the UK’s no.1 best-selling card making magazine. Each 100-page issue of PaperCraft inspirations lives up its name and is crammed with inspirational ideas and tonnes of techniques for you to try. All this plus exclusive free gifts and expert advice for card makers of all abilities – what more could you wish for?
Helen Hiebert’s basic paper making techniques, laid out in illustrated step-by-step instructions, make it easy to blend and shape a variety of organic papers from such common plants as hosta, milkweed, and thistledown, as well as the more unusual pineapple, yucca, and seaweed. She describes how to collect, harvest, and process the plant fibres and then create sheets using both Western and Japanese techniques.
Open up the cover of this fantastic book and inside is a selection of quality novelty items; take a closer look at the spine and there is a 48-page, full colour instruction book. All the titles in this series look at a fun new activity which the young maestro can learn. Clear instructions, photographs and illustrations help 7 to 12 year olds master their new found skill, using the components which are packaged with the book.
Keep your children happily occupied with this wonderful array of activities from a line dancing paper chain and a showdown collage to a Wild West Wanted poster and a cowboy hat.
Each project is clearly illustrated with easy-to-follow instructions and the book comes with colourful stickers to decorate the finished works of art.