This is the first and only book that explains in non-technical terms how to use pocket, portable and laboratory instruments to identify diamonds and coloured gems and to separate them from imitations and 'look-alikes'. The book's approach is direct and practical, and its style easy to understand. In fact, with this highly accessible guide, anyone ...
This collection of 65 art projects for crafty kids features activities that use natural materials, including twigs, vines, pine cones, shells, and much more. Includes simple step-by-step instructions. Full color.
For children of all ages, this craft book contains 74 ideas for painting pumpkins. There are tips and instructions on painting, carving, and embellishing, as well as hints on how to care for the pumpkin after decoration so that it can be enjoyed longer.
What better way to celebrate the beauty of nature than by making crafts from collected materials such as twigs, pinecones and needles, seashells, flowers, herbs, leaves, nuts, berries, straw, vines, gourds and more? Here are instructions and step-by-step illustrations for making 150 beautiful wreaths, dried flower arrangements, potpourris, baskets ...
Create 200 wreaths that are as original as they are beautiful from a fabulous array of materials: * dried flowers * fresh flowers * silk flowers * cones and seeds * fruit * * scented stock * herbs * vegetables * evergreen foliage * Different combinations and different designs suit all occasions and uses: * garden decoration * winter solstice * ...
"Dry flowers in your microwave? Yes! It's much faster than air drying, and the flowers last longer and retain more of their natural color. This is an easy-to-follow and safe guidebook that includes step-by-step instructions for drying flowers in both conventional ovens and microwave ovens."--"Country Victorian."
Eco-consciousness has changed the cars we buy, the way we build houses, the food we eat, and now it's becoming a major trend in crafting. In "Sewing Green DIYer" Betz White presents 25 sewing projects for home and family made out of re purposed materials (such as blankets and pillow covers sewn from reclaimed, felted sweaters; lounge pants ...
In this unique craft book, children can create art with colored objects found in nature. No need to buy anything at the store, kids can find the supplies they need on a trip to the backyard, park or garden using leaves, plants, fruits, and flowers. Full-color photos.
Both a how-to craft book and a decorating guide, Wreaths offers 51 projects for delightful wreaths--complete with step-by-step instructions--honoring the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Designed for use throughout the year, these wreaths are made from materials inspired by their locations: i.e. an oak leaf and acorn wreath as a homage to ...
This collection of 435 full-color reproductions of Audubon's paintings of birds are almost exactly one-half of the original life-size paintings. Descriptions of each print is written by Dr. Colin Harrison and Cyril Walker, scientific officers of the British Museum of Natural History.
Hines shares her love for quilting through 19 of her own cheerful, handmade designs. Each quilt is different, and each is paired with an original poem about another unique patchwork: the seasons of the year. Full color.
Over two hundred projects for painting and drawing, sculpture and mobiles, collage and printing, weaving and crafts, and handmade art supplies emphasize recycling and natural materials.
Whether you are digging for the first time or are an experienced rockhound or 'prospector', with a simple rock hammer and a little luck, you too can strike it rich - or at the every least, have fun trying. This guide offers you easy-to-use information on the ins and outs of 'fee dig' mining, complete with locations, costs, tips on technique, ...
Whether you are an experienced rockhound or "prospector", or just digging for the first time, with a simple rock hammer and a little luck, you too can strike it rich ...or at the very least, have fun trying. From rubies, opals and gold, to emeralds, aquamarine and diamonds, each guide offers state-by-state details on more than 250 gems and ...
Timber is one of our most precious, versatile, and vulnerable resources, so using it effectively is important. Knowing your material inside and out is the first step to doing just that. Read about the structure of wood itself, from growth rings to its chemical composition. Learn wood's physical and mechanical properties, including everything from ...
Presents small-scale cross-stitch designs that can be completed in a few hours. There are designs for flowers, trees, animals and letters. Each is illustrated with a colour photograph and easy-to-follow chart for colours and numbers of strands used.
Whether you are an experienced rockhound or "prospector", or just digging for the first time, with a simple rock hammer and a little luck, you too can strike it rich ...or at the very least, have fun trying. From rubies, opals and gold, to emeralds, aquamarine and diamonds, each guide offers state-by-state details on more than 250 gems and ...
Drawing on over 20 years of expertise and using the most up-to-date methods - including microwaving and glycerinization - Cathy Miller shows readers how to create lasting dried flower arrangements. There are 50 instructional "recipes" and a chart of drying conditions for over 30 flower types.
Many of these 29 easy-to-make projects work as household decorations. Each design features a full-page photograph of the finished product, instructions, patterns, and diagrams. There's a "Floral and Hardies" house with glued-on cutouts, a shingled wildflower home with topiaries, and a "church birdhouse" for bird worshippers. Or light up your ...
This book is suitable for ages 3 to 9 years. The author combines her intuitive sense of each child's need for self-expression and interaction with nature with her wealth of imaginative experiences. All the projects use recyclable, reusable, household materials and/or items found in nature.
Create 10 glorious designs from nature, including Trumpeter Swans, Herons, and Tree Birds. Full-size templates and clearly illustrated cutting and piecing directions are provided.
Simple Flowers is a book of floral designer Paula Pryke's own inspirations for the type of easy, elegant arrangements she creates in her home. The pages burst with graphic, energetic floral designs, proving that brilliant displays do not require elaborate techniques or expensive materials. In her own voice and over ZOO full-color photographs, ...
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