"Weekend Sewing", inspired by the STC bestseller "Weekend Knitting", features unique sewing projects that can be completed in a weekend or less, plus fun ideas for incorporating sewing into a relaxed, creative lifestyle. Projects for both beginning and intermediate sewers include dresses for girls and women, pyjamas sized for the family, ...
Shabby chic uses muted pastels, slightly wilted roses, chipped paint and pure white to create a blend of old fashioned aesthetic appeal and modern practicality. This guide offers simple instructions on how to create this inviting look including tips on using lighting and shopping in flea markets.
From the pages of "Martha Stewart Living" magazine, here are stories and projects full of ideas for every room in the house. Includes the "Martha" staff's thoughts on changing the mood of a room with color, making the most of floors, creating a home office, designing a kitchen with entertaining in mind, and much more.
This one-stop resource for all things crafty, written by master crafter Mark Montano, will allow readers to create one-of-a-kind objects--from furniture to fabric drapes, coasters to chandeliers, tablecloths to fashionable plates, stationery to seashell bookends--to fill their homes from front door to back garden, floor to ceiling.
"In the Arts and Crafts Style" describes the history and hallmarks of this timeless home decor motif. Tracing the history of the movement from its European origins through to its American variations, including California's Mission style, it highlights the work of influential masters such as William Morris, Gustav Stickley, Charles Voysey, Greene ...
Rachel Ashwell takes the reader step-by-step through flea markets, antique shows, auctions, and other markets, helping them to select treasures from trash and integrate the extraordinary items found into individual tastes and lifestyles.
From outdoor kitchens & patios to pools & garden retreats, Sue and Kimberly offer idea-upon-idea about how to makeover any outdoor space, using recycled and found materials. In each chapter, readers will be treated to a bounty of style options as well as projects to make themselves. With characteristic flair and fun, Sue and Kimberly show photos ...
This guide explores the full potential of needlepoint as an inspirational source. Kaffe's samples come from the natural world - the patterned markings of frogs, butterflies, flowers, shells and stones - the manmade markings of primitive cultures and the world of 20th-century art. The ideas and designs are grouped into chapters on: fruits and ...
Celebrated designer, Amy Butler brings her fresh, modern style to the timeless craft of sewing. In this lavishly illustrated collection of patterns, she presents 24 charming projects ranging from cushy floor cushions to smart aprons to stylish handbags. Stylish photographs inspire while how-to illustrations and straightforward text (minus the ...
He provides his own shortcuts, careful instruction, and advice to help home sewers of every level produce impeccable results. Each technique is presented with simple how-to drawings and detailed step-by-step instructions. Fashion-forward photographs of the designer's own couture garments and tight shots of fabrics, construction, and decorative ...
This full-color handbook contains a wonderful array of home decorating ideas. Using simple crafting techniques and products, readers are shown how to transform inexpensive "treasures" into priceless accents for the home. Features over 100 full-color photos of over 100 designs, complete instructions for the given projects, and more.
"Swedish Interiors" reveals how to incorporate the quiet elegance of Swedish style into your home, and is the first book to share the history, progression, and key elements of Swedish style and how to use it in many different styles of homes. From the white- and blue-hued images of the familiar Gustavian style to the gold accents and luxurious ...
This work focuses on the bonds of feeling we experience with dwellings past and present. It takes a look at the premise that as we change and grow, our psychological development is punctuated not only by meaningful relationships with people, but also by close affective ties with a number of significant physical environments, beginning in childhood ...
For anyone who reads the local Pennysaver or swap sheet, for anyone who can't drive by a yard sale without turning in, for anyone on lookout for treasures in Grandma's attic, or for anyone who just likes to collect - welcome to American Junk, the bible for a new generation of foragers". Author Mary Randolph Carter, herself a passionate "junker", ...
Previously Announced. Recycle. Restore. Repurpose. This unique book inspires art, creation, and environmentalism with 50 projects that transform yesterday's trash into today's stylish and useful objects. Using found, discarded, and cast-off items as a foundation-from old computer cases, soda cans, and record album covers to foam packing-readers ...
Small, livable, unpretentious, and ground-hugging, the bungalow's economy of construction has made it one of the most prolific housing styles in American history. Here, text and photos combine to cover the major types of bungalow--American Craftsman, Spanish Colonial, English Cottage, English Tudor Revival, and many others. Full-color photos.
This title features projects that include handy tote bags, smart aprons, chic bed linens, and much more. Each project is paired with step-by-step instructions, beautiful photographs, inspiring design ideas, and helpful how-to illustrations hand drawn by Lotta - everything a reader needs to make beautiful pieces for the home and beyond. Best of all ...
For readers who want to live out their most exciting fantasies without spending as lot of money comes this step-by-step book on how to turn any home into a luxurious Parisien haven. Clear instructions, and colour photographs that capture an eclectic mix of styles - baroque, rococco, neoclassical and art deco help present a practical guide to home ...
Part of the Crochet Collection series, In Lo ve with Crochet presents a collection of more than sixty ori ginal designs, with easy-to-follow instructions, hints and d iagrams. '
No one knows how to create a beautiful home better then the editors of Victoria magazine. In From Heart and Hand they have gathered together their favorite craft ideas -- ideas that transform ordinary into charming, run-of-the-mill into unique, and functional into beautiful. Some of the crafts are traditional -- drying flowers, needlepoint, ...
Create beautiful accesories to enhance your home using stunningly simple but incredibly effective techniques. A subtle colour palette and lovable designs combine to create a fresh and fun collection of over 35 projects. Easy-to-follow instructions, gorgeous colour photos and delightful illustrations accompany each project. With ideas for the ...
Earings, wind-chimes, a butterfly stationery box and a cherub picture frame are among these 200 beaded projects, each of which can be completed in two hours. The book describes the different types of beads and their best uses, along with all the techniques needed.
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
