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Color surreal and astonishing beasts of the air, land, and sea!From the depths of her wickedly fun imagination, Camilla d’Errico brings to life a host of remarkable creatures, adding her signature, manga-inspired twist to several from myth, folklore, and legend! Use your unique palette to embolden fantastical favorites such as gryphons, hydras, and centaurs, as well as some you’ve probably never heard of! With striking full-page spreads and eerie patterns, your coloring prowess will turn these extraordinary beings into eye-popping, one-of-a-kind art.

Learn the exciting and satisfying craft of wood sculpting with a chainsaw! This complete guide to chainsaw carving explains everything you need to know to carve amazing wood sculptures safely and successfully. Opening with helpful sections on chainsaw care, maintenance, safety, and other essential tips and tricks, Chainsaw Carving for Beginners will equip you with the fundamental knowledge and techniques of wood carving with a chainsaw! Featuring four projects with step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and expert insight throughout, this must-have resource will walk you through the entire process from start to finish for carving and sculpting an old shoe, a rabbit, an elegant lady, and a mountain goat. Also included are reference pattern views (side, front, back, and top) for each project to further guide you as you transform a log into a one-of-a-kind work of art. The perfect place to start for beginners, this manual will encourage and inform any woodworker on this exciting and rewarding craft!

Make adorable crochet dolls with over fifty unique patterns for clothes and accessories.With a range of clothing and accessory patterns, dress up your doll for home and abroad, from basic underwear and shoes to dresses, dungarees, sweaters, coats, and hats. As well as wardrobe essentials, you can create accessories to match each outfit, including a teddy for bedtime, a bucket for the beach, cakes for the kitchen, and even a penguin for the North Pole! There's a range of dressing-up costumes, with an adorable bear suit and a fun superhero mask and cape. The cute mini suitcase pattern is the perfect for storing all of your dolls belongings and it doubles up as a bed too!Be aware that crochet terms in the United States are different from those in the U.K. This can be confusing as the same terms are used to refer to different stitches under each system. All crochet patterns in this book are written in U.K. and European terms. U.S. crocheters must take care that they work the correct stitches. One way to tell which system is being used in other patterns is that the American system starts with a single crochet, which the U.K. system doesn't have; so patterns with "e;sc"e; in them can be identified as American patterns.

Cute Chibi Mythical Beasts & Magical Monsters features easy-to-follow instructions that can help any artist enjoy the world of chibi, incorporating dynamic expressions and poses to challenge their skills.

Artisan Air-Dry Clay is an inspiring masterpiece by the talented Radka Hostasova. Published in 2022 by C & T Publishing, this book falls under a genre that ignites the creative spark in its readers. Radka Hostasova, with her unique style of writing, takes you on a journey of creativity and imagination. The book is all about the art of molding and creating objects using air-dry clay. It's a comprehensive guide that provides step-by-step instructions, making it easy for beginners and a great resource for experienced artists. If you're interested in exploring a new hobby or even enhancing your artistic skills, Artisan Air-Dry Clay is a must-have. Published by the renowned C & T Publishing, you can be assured of the quality content that is both engaging and informative. So why wait? Embark on your creative journey with Artisan Air-Dry Clay today.

Crochet bright and beautiful clothes and accessories with this guide to the most exciting crochet colorwork techniques including intarsia, mosaic and tapestry crochet. This collection features 14 crochet patterns for clothes and accessories to liven up anyone's wardrobe.

From artist, UrbanSketchers.org correspondent, and Quarry Books author Stephanie Bower, The World of Urban Sketching is a celebration of the art form from every part of the world, with a focus on its continued vitality and growing diversity, showcasing the evolution, techniques, and variety of artwork and artists.

Follow along as Harold Enlow, one of America's foremost caricature carvers, teaches you how to carve faces with life and expression. Enlow shares his woodcarving tips and techniques that make his carvings stand out in this information-packed book. You'll learn to carve a female face, a cowboy face, a Native American face, a Santa face, and more. Best of all, you'll discover Enlow's secret to success: learning how to render highly detailed eyes, lips, nose, hair, and ears before moving on to carving a complete face. Each project is done in small steps that guarantee success. For anyone who wants to learn to carve faces that stand out in a crowd, this is a must-have addition to your woodcarving library.

Create beautiful paper models of 20 orchid species! Display native orchids with these realistic paper replicas that you simply pop-out and glue together--no scissors required! These paper sculptures were produced under the direction of scientists at the North American Orchid Conservation Center, which is located at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland. This kit features: A full-color book presenting fascinating information about the orchid species. Precut pieces for 20 beautiful 3D paper orchids Detailed assembly instructions for each model, which are ranked by difficulty A display base for each model>The amazing collection of orchids in this kit includes: The Showy Lady's Slipper Orchid: the tallest US-native orchid, which is threatened in part due to its 15-year maturation period The Water Spider Orchid: North America's only aquatic orchid, which exudes a chemical deterrent to protect its tender roots from predation The Dragon's Mouth Orchid: attracts pollinating bumblebees through strong ultraviolet inflorescence The Cigar Orchid, also know as "the Bee Swarm Orchid" has become endangered through over-collecting The Striped Coralroot Orchid: doesn't manufacture food through photosynthesis, but rather survives through a parasitic relationship with a fungus The Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid: an evergreen species with patterned leaves that resemble snake skin, and a flower spike that looks like a rattlesnake's rattle

Ja, vi elsker Marius. De beste oppskriftene og ny inspirasjon. Nærmere 70 år etter at Unn Søiland designet Marius-mønsteret, lever det videre som et nasjonalt ikon. MARIUS: nye og klassiske strikkeplagg til store og små er en samling av de aller beste strikkeoppskriftene til baby, barn og voksen. Oppskriftene er oppdaterte, flere moderniserte og det er komplette størrelser til alle plagg. Klassikerne er selvsagt med, Dagny Thurmann Moe og KOI Fargestudio har dessuten designet nye, unike fargekombinasjoner til mønsteret. Boka er laget i samarbeid med Sandnes Garn og er et vell av inspirasjon for alle som elsker å strikke.

I Strikk til alle anledninger har Helle Siggerud latt seg inspirere av livets faser og omskapt det hele til vakre og bruksvennlige plagg. Helle er kjent for sine figurnære plagg og gode snitt, og hun har alltid noen små detaljer med som gir plagget det lille ekstra. Boken har flest plagg til kvinner, men her er også flotte design til barn og herrer - og ett til Albert, en liten hund.Boken er delt inn i seks faser - Storken kommer, Barndom, Småfolk og røvere, På egne ben, Dronning for en dag og Veien videre. I hver del får du innledninger om denne perioden i livet, men fokuset er Helles oppskrifter og bruk av farger og detaljer. Det er oppskrifter på over 30 vakre strikkedesign, blant dem finner du jakker, gensere, vester, sjal, votter og annet tilbehør, i tillegg til en nydelig dåpskjole. Helt bakerst finner du sømbeskrivelser på noen enkle plagg, og en herlig filledokke med kjole og strikket lue.

Linka Neumann er kjent for sine karakteristiske og vakre villmarksgensere. Denne gangen overrasker hun med røff og rustikk interiørstrikk til hus og hytte. Linka er inspirert av tradisjon, urfolk og natur, men med en umiskjennelig personlig og moderne vri. Her får du oppskrifter på originale og vakre puter, lune pledd i flere størrelser og dekorative veggtepper - alt i Linkas spreke og kontrastfylte fargekombinasjoner.

Strikk lune og myke vinterplagg til barna!Til den norske vinteren trenger barna både tykke og tynnere plagg. Her er over 40 nye oppskrifter fra KlompeLOMPE, i ulike tykkelser og kvaliteter. Oppskriftene er til baby og i barnestørrelser opp til 10 år. Dukken og bamsen får også sine egne plagg, og her er også matchende oppskrifter på klær til mor. Uansett anledning kan du strikke noe fint i KlompeLOMPE-design. Du finner gensere, jakker, bukser, luer og sokker i boka, ensfarget eller i mønstrede varianter, alt i de duse KlompeLOMPE-fargene. Alle oppskriftene er merket med vanskelighetsgrad, slik at det er enkelt å finne et overkommelig strikkeprosjekt å gå i gang med.

Jubel & Balubas første sybok tok markedet med storm, og endelig kommer oppfølgeren! Denne gangen har de i tillegg til modeller i kjent Jubel & Baluba-stil beveget seg inn i en verden av faste stoffer og symønstre tilpasset disse. Her får du en god blanding av kule klær i elastiske stoffer og nostalgiske og romantiske modeller i faste bomullsstoffer. Jubeldrøm & Balubasøm inneholder over 35 ulike modeller i størrelse 50–170. Boken passer for deg som er helt ny i syverdenen, godt kjent eller et sted midt imellom. Modellene strekker seg fra de helt enkle til de mer detaljerte, med gode arbeidsbeskrivelser og en syskole med bildeforklaringer. Mønsterark i full størrelse følger selvfølgelig med.Er du midt i babybobla, eller trenger du kanskje praktiske barnehageklær? Har du en som skal på sitt første juleball, eller en tenåring som fortsatt vil ha hjemmesydd? Jubel & Baluba ønsker å ha dere med, alle sammen!]]>

Vakre heklepledd i alle regnbuens farger er en bok fylt til randen av vakre ruter som settes sammen til store pledd og sjal. Rutene er små, enkle og overkommelige å hekle, selv for en nybegynner, og er supert håndarbeid å ha med seg når man er på reise.Fargene i hvert design er grundig gjennomarbeidet for å gi et variert uttrykk gjennom boken. Noen er rolige, duse, andre er fargesprakende og energigivende. Felles for dem alle er at de er vakre kunstverk, arvestykker som kan gis videre gjennom generasjoner.Til hvert design er det minst 3 fargealternativ, som gjør at du kan finne en stil du liker på hvert eneste pledd, eller få inspirasjon til å teste ut dine egne fargekombinasjoner.Alle oppskriftene er fulgt av tydelige illustrasjoner og forklaringer.

Learn the art of furoshiki bag making and gift wrapping in clear and simple steps.

This inspirational grimoire invites you to the shimmering crossroad of the imagination where art and magick meet. Discover the basics of art magick, how to enrich your life with art magick, how to cast potent spells for yourself, loved ones and community, and enjoy the energizing thrill of a creative magickal practice.

100 Mini Cross Stitch Designs is an intriguing book penned by the talented Rosemary Drysdale. Published just this year in 2022, it offers a fresh perspective on the genre of arts and crafts. The book is a treasure trove of miniature stitch designs that are not only beautiful but also easy to create. Drysdale's expertise and passion for the craft shine through every page, making it a must-read for both beginners and seasoned stitchers alike. Published by the renowned GMC Publications, this book is a testament to their commitment to bringing high-quality and inspiring craft literature to readers around the world. Written in English, 100 Mini Cross Stitch Designs is a book that promises to engage and inspire, making it a perfect addition to any craft enthusiast's collection.

Embroidery Made Easy: Beautiful Birds teaches you how to hand embroider a variety of birds using the newest embroidery trend: thread painting.

Meet woodsman Ben Law as he explores a diverse collection of crafts made from materials sourced directly from the woods.

A collection of 12 stunning wrapping paper sheets and matching gift tags from beloved home goods designer and New York Times bestselling author John Derian.

Papermaking is truly a craft for everybody ΓÇô it is accessible, sustainable and enjoyable for all ages. This book is a step-by-step guide for everyone who wants to make paper at home or in a classroom setting. With clear instructions and over 140 photos, it explains how to make a range of paper from simple sheets to three-dimensional objects. Topics covered include advice on materials and equipment; getting started; adding colour; embellishing and personalizing your paper and exploring the various papermaking techniques. This is an invaluable and handy guide to this wonderful craft first invented by the Chinese in the first century CE.

A beautiful book that combines science and art and gives the artist a journey through nature.