38 patterns for beautiful botanical and traditional designs for the home; Full-color photos show the finished panels; All original designs by a professional craftsperson; Tips on creating successful designs.
To many, the garden is a place for self-expression. The walkways, the flowers, and the decor that adorn the yard are as much a reflection of the homeowner's personality and creativity as anything placed indoors. Lifelong gardener and garden designer Marianne Svèard Hèaggvik knows this and shares her favorite ideas for creating unique, personalized spaces in Rustic Garden Projects.
"Make the festive season really special by making your own cards, gifts and decorations. Save money and have fun with this beautiful collection of Christmas makes. There are three chapters covering a wide range of different crafting techniques--from papercutting and collage to embroidery and sugar crafting--with projects which take inspiration from different cultures and festive traditions. Start with Decorations, where you will find delightful ideas...
From Michaels--America's largest specialty retailer of arts and crafts merchandise and the place to get supplies for painting, floral and home deacute;cor, needlework, scrapbooking, and more--comes an extraordinarily big, beautiful, and encyclopedic collection of techniques and 175 projects. Whatever a crafter's pleasure, it is in here, from beading and woodworking to glass and fabric crafts. The 30 subject areas are divided into 9 chapters that all...
"An official guide to Minecraft construction shares essential tips and tricks for building creative structures and innovations ranging from theme parks and waterslides to pirate coves and animal cannons." --
Catherine Horwood’s combination of social history, plant history and the history of interior design explains why, as Flanders and Swann sung in the 1950s, ‘the garden’s full of furniture / and the house is full of plants.’ In this fascinating book we learned how potted plants are as much subject to fashion as pieces of furniture. For the Victorians, it was the aspidistra in the front parlour, the Edwardians loved a palm, and, for today’s...
Provides over fifteen recipes for Christmas cookies and confections, including classic gingerbread houses and fruitcake as well as traditional treats such as lebkuchen, stollen, and mince pies.
"Some of the country's best art is hidden in plain sight, in museums largely unknown outside their regions. How works by masters like Rembrandt, Rodin, Picasso, van Gogh, Monet, Hokusai, and O'Keeffe wound up where they did is a colorful tale of American art collecting. The fifty museums in A Love for the Beautiful offer uniquely personal art-viewing experiences for both business and pleasure travelers."--
Step-by-step guide demonstrates how to frame, mount, mat, and select frames like a pro, but at a fraction of the cost. This is a useful guide for artists and home decorators.
"William Morris (1834-1896) was a pioneer of the Arts and Crafts Movement and is one of the most influential designers in British history. With his emphasis on originality, artistry and craftsmanship, Morris helped revolutionize the late Victorian interior, and initiated changes to the way we think about how things are made, what we own, our relationship with nature, and how we live and work that continue to be relevant in the 21st century. [...]...