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"In Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave, Joanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there. Using examples from her own farmhouse as well as a range of other homes, this comprehensive guide will help you assess your priorities and instincts, as well as your likes and dislikes, with practical steps for navigating and embracing your authentic design...
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2017.
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Get creative, express yourself, and add that personal touch with hand lettering! With illustrated step-by-step instructions, The Big Awesome Book of Hand & Chalk Lettering shows the complete beginner how to master the art of hand lettering, the composition/design of phrases on the page, and flourishes to embellish the design. It also includes chalk lettering, fun prompts for writing, and 15 projects and gift ideas, ranging from gift tags to a lettered...
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Discover how to design and stitch beautiful machine quilting with the walking foot on your home sewing machine.
Intimidated by free-motion machine quilting? You don't need it to beautifully machine-quilt your own tops. Well-known teacher Mary Mashuta's classroom-tested methods guarantee quilting success. Mary teaches you to use heavier-weight threads on the top of your machine, rather than in the bobbin, so that all your stitching is done...
Intimidated by free-motion machine quilting? You don't need it to beautifully machine-quilt your own tops. Well-known teacher Mary Mashuta's classroom-tested methods guarantee quilting success. Mary teaches you to use heavier-weight threads on the top of your machine, rather than in the bobbin, so that all your stitching is done...
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Dover Publications
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Derived from various avant-garde painting styles of the early twentieth century, the Art Deco movement comprised a mix of Cubism, abstraction, distortion, and simplification. Geometric shapes and vibrant colors were popular elements of this sophisticated style of ornamentation that found expression in architecture and the applied arts.
This collection of sensuous, bold and exotic motifs, reprinted from a rare 1910 portfolio, contains a wealth of...
This collection of sensuous, bold and exotic motifs, reprinted from a rare 1910 portfolio, contains a wealth of...
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2023.
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"With insight into the creative process from ten of the most successful contemporary textile designers, this is a practical guide to using motifs, rhythm and composition to produce original, vibrant and harmonious patterns for interior design"--
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Dover Publications
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The stylized geometric forms of Art Deco continue to be extremely popular with today's artists, designers, and craftspeople. In this highly useful archive, William Rowe interprets this streamlined decorative style in his own unique way. The artist's wit and inventiveness pervade a wealth of artfully arranged circles, squares, triangles, and other geometric shapes.This book is really two books in one: a striking collection of royalty-free ready-to-use...
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2017.
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Are you a curious hand lettering beginner or long-time enthusiast looking to take your craft to the next level? Or are you a DIY guru or event planner wishing to breathe new life into a boring gift, event signage, or party décor? Extraordinary Hand Lettering opens your eyes to the endless possibilities in the world of creative lettering, showing you how to work with types of surfaces, such as wood, glass and acrylic, chalk, and even mirrors. First,...
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C&T Publishing
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2014.
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Stitch 380 adorable animals and a few surprises with detailed, easy-to-follow instructions.
Let your imagination run wild with this collection of nearly 400 enchanting animal embroidery motifs. Using traditional embroidery, cross-stitch, and applique techniques, you can create a menagerie of motifs, borders, and alphabets unlike any you've seen before. Each stitched motif is accompanied by detailed instructions for fuss-free execution....
Let your imagination run wild with this collection of nearly 400 enchanting animal embroidery motifs. Using traditional embroidery, cross-stitch, and applique techniques, you can create a menagerie of motifs, borders, and alphabets unlike any you've seen before. Each stitched motif is accompanied by detailed instructions for fuss-free execution....
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2015.
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Zentangle is the drawing art form taking the world by storm. Easy to do and immensely enjoyable, the Zentangle method can make artists of us all. To create artworks the Zentangle way, you need no drawing skills. The steps are easily taught in a few simple lessons In this follow up to her first book, the immensely successful Zentangle, Certified Zentangle Teacher Jane Marbaix explores the artistic possibilities of Zendalas and shows how beautiful
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Exceptionally comprehensive, easy-to-use guide surveys the evolution of historic ornament in architecture and the applied arts -- from primitive ornaments of Oceania, Egypt, and Assyria to a Gothic doorway in Amiens, the tomb of Lorenzo de Medici, and a classic early-19th-century sofa by Thomas Hope. Over 700 black-and-white illustrations. 16 plates of photographs.
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"For fans of bestselling World War II fiction like Sarah's Key and The Nightingale comes an illuminating tale of courage, sacrifice, and survival, about two couples whose lives are ravaged by Hitler's mad war yet eventually redeemed through the fate of one little girl.Seemingly overnight, the German blitzkrieg of Warsaw in 1939 turns its streets to a war zone and shatters the life of each citizen--Polish, Jewish, or otherwise. Sophie Kumiega, a British...
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Dover Publications
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2013
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English
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A revolutionary reaction to traditional nineteenth-century art, the turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau movement drew much of its inspiration from nature. Applying its sinuous, curvilinear motifs to the decorative arts, graphics, architecture, sculpture, and painting, artists and craftspeople attempted to create a style suitable for a "modern" age.
In this absorbing, exceptionally detailed, and well-researched book (one of the first scholarly works...
In this absorbing, exceptionally detailed, and well-researched book (one of the first scholarly works...
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ABRAMS, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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"Opens up possibilities for dozens of skills, from printing to origami, from soap-making to patchwork; tie-dying, weaving, embroidery, and more." —Foreword Reviews
In 2009, tastemaker and bestselling author Lena Corwin turned the top floor of her Brooklyn brownstone into a studio and began hosting classes for local crafters. In Lena Corwin's Made by Hand, she recreates and builds upon her popular workshop series in order...
In 2009, tastemaker and bestselling author Lena Corwin turned the top floor of her Brooklyn brownstone into a studio and began hosting classes for local crafters. In Lena Corwin's Made by Hand, she recreates and builds upon her popular workshop series in order...
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Dover Publications
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2012
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English
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Finely detailed illustrations, selected from rare turn-of-the-century sources, provide striking examples of decorative ironwork designed to embellish balconies, gates, window grilles, staircases, doorways, and other architectural features. A rich source of inspiration and elegant, royalty-free material for graphic artists, designers, and craftworkers.
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This sumptuous edition offers all 100 full-color plates from Owen Jones's definitive presentation of Chinese ornamentation and design, one of the most beautiful books on the decorative arts ever published. Now, over a centruy after its first publication, this remarkable work continues to provide an excellent, copyright-free source of authentic Chinese design and motifs.
During the vast political tumult in China in the 19th century, many of the...
During the vast political tumult in China in the 19th century, many of the...
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The sleek, exciting geometric motifs seen everywhere in today's decorative arts reflect the continuing Art Deco revival. Textiles, wallpaper, upholstery, and graphics abound with the dynamic, distinctive patterns associated with this influential and popular style.
Now artists, designers, and craftspeople can have a treasury of original Art deco compositions at their fingertips — ready for use in any graphic project. This volume includes over...
Now artists, designers, and craftspeople can have a treasury of original Art deco compositions at their fingertips — ready for use in any graphic project. This volume includes over...
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Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Wondrous panorama of the animal kingdom, with detailed reproductions of over 600 rare engravings: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans, insects, some plants — all identified. Royalty-free illustrations for designers and craftspeople. Excellent sourcebook for students of natural history.