Today's grandmothers lead full and active lives that include everything from working and traveling to taking classes and volunteering. But that's no surprise. Through the years, they have enjoyed many rich and wonderful experiences, and now it's time to share them. This unique memory book gives a new generation of grandmothers a way to do just ...
This is part pastry art and part architecture modelling, but making gingerbread houses is all winter-holiday and Christmas-time fun! These forty scrumptious-looking projects are perfect for anyone of any age with an urge to bake & decorate. Complete easy-to-follow instructions from an experienced pastry chef, illustrated step-by-photographic-step ...
Simple, step-by-step instructions and over 100 colour photographs to encourage beginners to create beading projects, from necklaces, earrings and bracelets, to greeting cards and bookmarks. A gallery section encourages readers to experiment with other projects.
Craftspeople never tire of handmade greetings cards - small projects with lots of scope for creativity and lots of grateful recipients. This elegant book offers sixty imaginative and charming projects that will enable you to manipulate colour, texture, image and shape with an artist's touch so that any birthday wish or new baby congratulation is a ...
Grandfathers connect us to the past and give us the wisdom we need to face the future. That's why this artfully designed keepsake offers grandfathers their own special vehicle for sharing their lives with the youngest generation. The contemporary styling and irresistible format--featuring helpful questions written from the grandchild's perspective ...
Find out the many ways pictures, artwork and collectibles can make any house feel like home. More than 100 clever examples of arrangements and displays offer guidelines for getting started, solving problems and achieving certain looks. Many various ideas for displays ranging from the ordinary to the unusual.
Each of us owns at least one clock. Most of us have a clock in every room. So, why not make interesting ones? The working parts - the mechanical or electronic bits that actually keep the time - are available at every craft store for remarkably little money. These 40 fabulous clock projects give you so many varieties, styles and techniques to ...
Create a stunning garden floor that reflects who you are and how you live. Just like the ones in the kitchen or living room, a floor outside the home needs to be practical and to set the tone for the space. * a wealth of excellent how-to information * real-life full-colour examples * * plenty of gorgeous inspiration * planning your design * paving ...
Achieve the elegant look of classic etched glass without using harsh chemicals or complicated blasting techniques - and do it in just a weekend. Learn all about all of the new, readily-available etching products-such as creams, liquids and gels - and try some fun techniques, such as stencilling, stamping and accenting etched designs. Make 20 fresh ...
An eye-catching showcase of the most beautiful, contemporary wallpaper design, this guide presents 40 projects and over 200 colour photographs. On display is a wonderful variety of patterns, from modern geometrics and stripes to feminine florals, light reflective metallics, and designs that imitate hard surfaces and natural fibers. The dozens of ...
This volume provides 60 projects - aimed at the beginner who cannot paint or even draw a straight line. All the designs are easy to paint, with step-by-step instructions and illustrations. Projects include: bowls, glasses, lamps, lanterns, jugs, vases, jars, glass table, candle holders, mirrors, faux "stained" glass windows, illustrated windows ...
With these great decorating projects to choose from, it will be child's play for you to create a really cool kid's room in your house. Make bright, happy rooms filled with clever ideas that you can modify over time, using only simple crafting techniques: painting, wallpapering, needlecrafts, surface decoration. Just pick your favourite decorating ...
As your kids grow up, their rooms can keep pace, with a few changes you can make along the way. Kids will enjoy the exciting makeovers because they highlight their favourite interests at every age, from playing with toys and dolls, to having friends over, to studying for exams. You'll appreciate how easy it is to make dramatic changes with basic ...
Celebrate a century of the Teddy Bear! Look back on his life, enjoy teddy trivia, view bear paraphernalia, and make one yourself. Here is the original cartoon that inspired the toy, and the first bear on the market. A timeline shows its evolution in shape, design, colour, fashion and dress. But, the piece de resistance is the parade of craft ...
A wealth of handy how-to projects awaits the reader in this simple, charming guide to transforming a barren first apartment into a warm, inviting home. From suggestions on how to search for the right place, to the best way to clean a bathroom until it sparkles, to transforming a plain filing cabinet into one with pizzazz, Paige Gilchrist presents ...
If you have a limited amount of space in your house and an overabundance of stuff all over the place, this is the book for you! These practical yet simple storage ideas and projects are designed for real people living real, busy lives. They are ingenious, comfortable, personal and flexible enough to meet your daily needs. Storage basics; Shelving ...
Bursting with easily copied designs, this modern approach to floral style offers endless inspiration. Choose from ideas for single blooms and combinations, or that emphasize shape, scale, colour, settings, containers, fun adornments, and more. Just picture daisies in vintage bottles, white sprays spouting out of bamboo stalk vases, or a purple ...
Make the most of those lazy, hazy days of summer with decorating and entertaining ideas for the outdoors. Capture the romance of the season by transforming your favourite garden picnic spot into an intimate oasis with an airy canvas canopy. Set the mood with paper lanterns you have dressed up with a decoupage of printed-paper napkins. The 40 ...
A contemporary and creative guide to setting a dinner table - for all occasions and all seasons, indoors and out. This is about decorating a table geared towards today's unbuttoned lifestyles, when a take-away in front of the fireplace counts as having friends over for dinner, and a dip-in buffet is far more common than a five course meal. We do ...
You'll never run out of festive ways to celebrate the holiday season with the 300 family, regional and cultural traditions here. From beloved stories and carols to great decorations and crafts to delicious snacks and beverages, you'll find inspiration for bringing your family together at this most wonderful time of year.
Efficient storage is more than stuffing things hastily in boxes and tucking them away in closets; it means finding a functional and tasteful way to organize clutter and making everything from papers to out-of-season clothes quickly accessible when we need them. This guide to banishing the confusion positively brims with fresh and attractive ...
Page after page of gorgeous photos, and a breezy inspirational text, present a variety of creative solutions for how to decorate and display artwork: pair pictures with the right mats, use inventive hanging techniques, try out different wall arrangements, play with combinations of color. Uncertain of what to put up rather than how to do it? Then ...
Effortless, charming, and simply elegant: these contemporary flower arrangements have a clean, uncluttered look so different from the lavish displays of yesteryear. Bursting with easily copied designs, this modern approach to floral style offers endless inspiration. Choose from ideas for single blooms and combinations, or ones that emphasize shape ...
Featuring 20 decorating schemes and projects for getting the look just right, this guide shows how to create original rooms for children of all ages. It focuses on the changing needs of growing children and shows how to create effective spaces for sleeping, playing and learning. It comes with guidance on planning rooms for children and practical ...
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