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| Altered Art |
| Techniques for Creating Altered Books, Boxes, Cards and More Choose an object—a cigar box, playing cards, an old album cover—and use it as a creative starting point to make beautiful and entirely new items to display and use that and 39;s altered art, and it and 39;s the fastest-growing trend in the craft world today. Here is the first book to explore the full range of its possibilities, from turning a vintage board game into a nostalgic wall hanging to creating whimsical art dolls from children and 39;s blocks. Take a look at the artistic traditions that inspired this movement, and see how to use the crafter and 39;s familiar tools, materials, and processes in entirely new ways. Paint, collage, pierce, sew, and cut the pages of an old book. Change an ordinary candy tin into a charming decorative storage case with paper scraps, metal grommets, and paint. The possibilities are infinite.
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| The Altered Object |
| Techniques, Projects, Inspiration Altered art is the fastest growing craft trend today—but its practitioners cant live by books alone they long to expand their horizons and explore new directions. And this follow-up to the hugely successful Altered Art will fulfill their creative desires. It moves into uncharted territory, focusing not on books, but on transforming the surfaces of a multitude of everyday objects into artistic canvases. The 25 projects clearly prove that the possibilities are limited only by ones own imagination. For example, in the hands of five different crafters, those ubiquitous mint tins become a small shrine, necklace, photo book, and doll. Profusely illustrated profiles showcase ten contemporary artists doing their work; all provide invaluable insights into the creative process.
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| Stained Glass For The First Time |
| You and 39;ve admired the beauty of stained-glass objects—now make your own. This informative resource provides step-by-step instruction on how to use glass cutters, grinders, lead came, etching cream, glass paint, and much more. Use these skills to create a variety of projects, including cutting glass to make coasters, assembling a tulip stepping-stone, and crafting a pansy. Also contains a gallery of work from well-known artisans.
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| Button. Button. |
| 50 Cute and Crafty Projects Whether theyre candy-colored plastic or retro-chic, buttons seem to go everywhere these days delightfully decorating jewelry, embellishing home décor, and more. And anyone who knows how to use glue and do basic stitching and stringing can complete these 50 stylish, versatile projects with no problem at all. Button up a simple lampshade so that the light creates a fabulous graphic pattern of silhouettes. Craft a boutique-worthy brooch out of tiny vintage Bakelite bird buttons embroidered on felt ovals and set it in a sterling silver pre-made pin. The clean, contemporary photography that showcases the projects will appeal to todays crafter—and amusing tidbits focus on such fun topics as button museums, the self-proclaimed Button King, and button lingo.
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| Crafts For The Spirit |
| 30 Beautiful Projects to Enhance Your Personal Journey These 30 unique crafts are inspired by a variety of cultures. Shown in lovely color photographs, they are more than just beautiful to look at they can also promote peace, harmony, and personal well-being. Some, such as a soothing Tabletop Fountain and Crystal Light Box, encourage tranquility in the home. A wealth of intriguing facts accompany the projects.
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| 4000 Animal, Bird And Fish Motifs |
| With the same hallmarks of the author and 39;s successful 4,000 Flower and Plant Motifs, this unique source of zoomorphic motifs will thrill animal-loving crafters everywhere. The images in this sourcebook--presented in a variety of artistic styles and from a range of cultures--are organized around specific types of animal, as well as historical periods, for easy reference. All the high-quality and original illustrations are displayed so they can be enlarged, scanned, or photocopied for work in any creative pursuit, whether it and 39;s woodworking, embroidery, quilting, graphic design, or other fields. Finally, an introductory design class by the author shows readers how to get the most out of the artwork and make their projects come to vivid life.
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| Creative Clay Jewelry |
| Extraordinary, Colorful, and Fun Designs to Make from Polymer Clay Create brilliant pieces of jewelry from polymer clay. Polymer clay is known for its easy workability and wide range of colors. Book includes useful illustrations, inspiring color photographs, and easy, detailed instructions to help you make 48 beautiful projects. Projects range from classic canework beads, to intricate pendants, colorful bracelets and more.
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| Fabulous Jewelry From Found Objects |
| Creative Projects, Simple Techniques After exploring the exquisite ideas and 35 projects showcased in this one-of-a-kind jewelry collection, you and 39;ll never look at found items the same way again. There are countless suggestions for recycling everyday objects, from electrical wire to soda cans, and uncovering their vast potential for beauty. Begin by examining various metal types and forms, and the techniques for shaping and cold-connecting them. Select from a range of surface finishing treatments, and find out about special skills often used for working with stones, shells, plastic, wood, and bone. The wildly creative pieces include a driftwood brooch, a bracelet with wooden game pieces, and a pendant featuring old boat charts.
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| Fabulous Woven Jewelry |
| Plaiting, Coiling, Knotting, Looping and Twining with Fiber and Metal Award-winning fiber artist Mary Hettmansperger reveals the secrets of using traditional basketry techniques to create 28 striking pieces of jewelry. It and 39;s a new and exciting approach that yields remarkable results--even for beginners. She covers four basic procedures--plaiting, knotting, looping, and twining--and incorporates materials such as copper, colorful wire, natural fibers, even bottle tops and bark. The array of projects includes soft-fiber necklaces as well as one made from looped linen over a forged silver mold small retro pins, bright and colorful in twined pattern shaped; and a variety of pieces made from wire twisted with beads. There and 39;s no other book like it, and it and 39;s sure to appeal to a diverse range of crafters.
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| Jewelry With A Hook |
| Crocheted Fiber Necklaces, Bracelets and More Two hot topics in one book—crochet and jewelry. Here and 39;s something special for crocheters who want to go beyond hats and afghans and for jewelry makers looking for new and adventurous ways to create jewelry. The 40 projects come from the finest contemporary crochet artists, and range from sleekly modern to whimsical, starched to felted, and boldly modern to daintily elegant. Create chunky rope bracelets out of large cord or a beaded tapesty pattern in a geometric cuff. Make a formidable design statement with a head-turning choker featuring a dragon and floral motifs. All the items use familiar stitches, as well as unusual techniques such as tapestry, Irish, and bead crochet, and some incorporate chains, pendants, and earwires for a finishing touch.
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| Link It. |
| Colorful Chain Mail Jewelry with Rubber O-Rings Jewelry enthusiasts, metal workers, beaders, and general crafters have fallen in love with the elegant lines of chain mail. And with this attractive resource, they have a wonderful and easy new way to mimic its look and make unique, eye-catching necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. All it takes are flexible, colorful neoprene O-rings, woven together into basic units, then joined together with metal jump rings. The 26 projects are bright and beautiful imagine playful blue and yellow earrings dangling from French wire, an intricate bracelet in lavender and white with a charming floral focus bead, or a bold copper wrist cuff. Of course, each project features superb close-up how-to photography illustrating the various stages of construction from start to finish.
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| The New Jewelry |
| Contemporary Materials and Techniques What makes a piece of jewelry special isn and 39;t the cost--it and 39;s the creativity, novelty, and originality that go into the design. And this imaginative and informative compendium of jewelry-making techniques, packed with more than 700 color images and written by the noted jeweler and instructor Carles Codina, features a range of contemporary alternative materials. From paper, wood, and polymer clay to glass, new metal formats, and plastics, each material receives detailed attention, with the key techniques demonstrated in a single, finished project. Mold and embellish paper clay to create a whimsical brooch. Fold rice paper into a sculptural bracelet. To finish in style, there are six additional items to make that build upon earlier skills, including a necklace of hollow ceramic orbs.
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| The Great Clay Adventure |
| Creative Handbuilding Projects for Young Artists Encourage elementary and middle school-age kids to build their clay-sculpting skills at home with these lessons and projects designed for use in the classroom. Theyll model a pinch pot, coil animals, fossils, vases, masks, and tiles that they can embellish with rubber stamps. Best of all, these projects will foster children and 39;s confidence in their abilities and stimulate new ideas.
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| French-inspired Jewelry |
| Creating with Vintage Beads, Buttons and Baubles Celebrated designer Kaari Meng—owner of the Hollywood-based store, French General—invites beaders along to learn all about her distinctive French flea market style. Mengs projects charm with their vintage flair and feminine beauty, yet all require very little experience to make. Follow Kaari as she digs through her vast personal archives of classic beads and creates unique pieces; along the way she teaches all the basic techniques, from simple wirework to bezel setting, and explains how to build a bead collection, develop a palette, and get exquisite results from easy-to-find reproduction beads. All the chapters are organized by places of inspiration throughout the French countryside, each with its own color scheme and special necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and hair ornaments to craft.
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| The Art And Craft Of Making Jewelry |
| A Complete Guide to Essential Techniques Packed with hundreds of color how-to photographs, images of contemporary work, and time-tested tips, this spectacular guide will become an essential addition to every jeweler and 39;s library. All the basics are comprehensively covered--sawing, piercing, soldering metal--along with advanced skills such as granulation, enameling, stone setting, and simple casting. Every unique project reinforces the techniques. Create the stunning Bubbles Brooch by hollow-forming silver, adding pearls, and attaching pin findings. Or, make a handsome lapel pin by cuttlefish-casting 18-karat gold; then set a brilliant sapphire on the textured surface. Each chapter features a substantial gallery of contemporary pieces.
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| Beautiful Button Jewelry |
| Susan Davis, owner of Grandmothers Buttons Collectibles, sells her work to more than 1,000 boutiques and museum stores across the country – including Lord and Taylor, Fred Segal, Nordstrom, and The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In addition, her company has been featured in magazines such as Victoria, Family Circle, Southern Living, Country Home and Modern Bride. Now, this recognized expert shows crafters how to create wonderful vintage-style buttons, too, and turn them into attractive jewelry. The sophisticated and elegant projects are carved and stenciled, and made of such materials as metal, jet glass, pearl, bakelite, and celluloid…and every one is gorgeous. Davis presents them in historical order, and provides a little history and anecdotal description of each style. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.
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| The Complete Book Of Jewelry Making |
| A Full-Color Introduction to the Jeweler and 39;s Art This amazingly comprehensive guide to the jeweler and 39;s art is a goldmine of information—big, beautiful, and with hundreds of color photos. It and 39;s simply the handsomest, most complete sourcebook available, with its enlightening discussion of basic metallurgy (alloying, smelting, annealing, and pickling), and professional-quality techniques for cutting, piercing, soldering, and making closures and rings. Learn the tricks of the trade for enhancing surfaces; etching, combining metals, creating textures, adding color; engraving; enameling; and gem setting. Seven magnificently presented projects include a silver repoussé pendant, an articulated gold bracelet with clasp, a multiple loop-in-loop chain, and a square hollow-construction ring to die for.
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| The Complete Metalsmith |
| An Illustrated Handbook Learn the techniques of working with gold, platinum, copper, brass, steel, plaster, and more. This comprehensive guide is an easy-to-use resource no metalsmith or jewelry maker should be without. Includes helpful information on techniques, tools, materials, creative studio tips, and safety.
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