Books for a Crafty Holiday
Books for a Crafty Holiday
With expert advice and easy-to-follow instructions for painting, collaging, cooking, and paper crafting, these new books are sure to bring creativity and joy to your winter season.
This book is an open invitation to create art. Inside you’ll find tips and techniques for painting 20 mushrooms printed on premium cardstock along with a swatch palette for color matching. The 8″ x 10″ sheets have two background options–light or dark–and are designed to fit store bought, ready-made frames.
Crafters, scrapbookers, and collage enthusiasts will love this kit-in-a-box, with 100 vintage postcards and everything needed to transform them into one-of-a-kind works of art to share and display.
Altering postcards is a fun and easy way for anyone to get creative and make a quirky, unique piece of paper art to send to a friend, use as a place setting, give as party favors, use for holiday, birthday, or greeting cards—or simply hang on the wall. The kit includes reproductions of 100 intriguing vintage postcards from 1900 to the 1960s, featuring places, people, and objects that invite playful tampering, plus 5 sticker sheets and 5 patterned paper sheets for collage. The accompanying 64-page full-color booklet is a hands-on guide to materials, techniques, tips, and step-by-step examples showing a range of methods using painting, embroidery, and layered collage. A gallery of artist-made altered postcards offers additional inspiration and ideas for pushing the envelope on creativity.
Transform a simple package into a beautiful gift with simple, tape-free wrapping designs for any occasion.
Origami Gift Wrap offers a new approach to gift wrapping, with easy, elegant wrapping techniques designed to accommodate every gift. With clear step-by-step photos and a variety of wrapping techniques—from folded boxes to fabric wraps—artist Megumi Inouye’s approach to wrapping transforms a simple gift into an act of care and intention. Whether you’re wrapping a last-minute host gift or endless holiday presents, the beautiful designs transform recycled and repurposed materials into stunning gift wrappings that are sure to delight.
From simple folded gift wraps for everyday presents to more elaborate bows and tags for special keepsakes, you’ll find techniques for every occasion.
In The Garlic Companion, author and garlic devotee Kristin Graves celebrates the wonderful world of this pungent herb, including how to plant, grow, harvest, and preserve it, as well as how to use both the bulbs and the scapes (flowering stems) in decorations and crafts such as garlic braids and wreaths. She has created 36 recipes that focus on using garlic in all its various forms—from Garlic Scape Refrigerator Pickles to Honey Garlic Ribs to Black Garlic Chocolate Chip Cookies—and offers dozens of ideas for celebrating the garlic harvest.
A celebration of lavender featuring stunning photographs; favorite recipes for the kitchen, pantry, and body care products; along with fascinating lore and gardening guidance from a destination lavender farm.
Lavender has long been a favorite herb with its amazing, resinous fragrance; calming qualities; and unique flavor for seasoning food. This lavishly photographed celebration of the beloved herb, written by an acclaimed lavender farmer and cooking instructor, is brimming over with inspiration and ideas for bringing the fragrance and flavor of lavender into daily life. The book profiles the most popular lavender varieties and their recommended uses, along with the history, lore, and traditional medicinal uses. More than 40 recipes showcase lavender in delicious dishes from the kitchen as well homemade craft and body products. Tips for success with lavender in the garden complete this perfect gift for every lavender lover.