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Crafts, Hobbies, & Collecting May / June 2020
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How to be an artist
by Jerry Saltz
An award-winning art critic at New York magazine and Vulture offers rules, prompts, tips and insights for emerging artists to use to get through creative blocks, get the most from materials, manage career challenges and find joy in their work. Illustrations.
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Cutting machine crafts with your Cricut, Sizzix, or Silhouette : projects to make with 60 SVG files
by Lia Griffith
"Get more creative with your Cricut, Sizzix, or Silhouette die cutting machine! Here are 50 easy projects and 60 templates for making gorgeous home accessories, fun party decor, and memorable gifts. This book includes beautiful items you can make using just about any electronic die cutting machine, by downloading the SVG templates, running your materials through your machine, and following the instructions to assemble your cut materials. Discover graphic Scandinavian patterns to decorate aprons and tea towels, paper succulent centerpieces, and dozens of blooms for bouquets, garlands, and crowns. Every project includes easy instructions and plenty of variations so you can get the most out of your machine. With an introduction to electronic die cutting machines and options for cutting the templates out by hand, this book is full of inspiration and expert advice. Includes instructions for downloading 60 SVG cut files compatible with most electronic cutting machines"
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Digital photography
by Julie Adair King
Goes beyond the basics in a comprehensive guide to high-quality digital photography that includes coverage of such topics as image composition, making the most of natural light and understanding how exposure elements influence outcomes. Illustrations.
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The Ultimate Thread Guide : Everything You Need to Know to Choose the Perfect Thread for Every Project
by Becky Goldsmith
Always choose the right thread! This amazing reference guide features a handy thread use key (organized by thread manufacturer) that shows the most common uses for the wide variety of threads commonly used by quilters and sewists. This valuable information will help you determine which one is right for your project. Plus, get the inside scoop on thread types and fibers, thread weight, choosing the correct sewing machine needle, and how thread is made.
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Artful Embroidery on Canvas : Get Creative With Thread, Fabric, Paper, Acrylic Mediums & More
by Irene Schlesinger
Transform ordinary artist canvas into an embroidered masterpiece! With easy-to-learn stitches, your embroidery needle becomes a paintbrush. Get your feet wet with small art pieces and step-by-step techniques for stitching on stretched canvas. Gather supplies to add appliqu©♭, acrylic paint, fibers, beads, and even mirrors to your mixed-media pieces! Get tips on how to finish and display canvas embroidery art, with an extensive project gallery for inspiration. It's like art quilting for needlework lovers.
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Love Jelly Roll Quilts : A Baker's Dozen of Tasty Projects for All Skill Levels
by Love Patchwork & Quilting
From the pages of Love Patchwork & Quilting and Today's Quilter comes a delicious collection of 13 bright, bold quilts that feature the perennially popular jelly roll strips. Strip piecing, basketweave, pinwheels, appliqué, and more--use 2 1/2-inch pre-cut fabric strips in exciting and unexpected ways
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Bibliostyle : How We Live at Home With Books
by Nina Freudenberger
Interior designer Nina Freudenberger, New Yorker writer Sadie Stein, and Architectural Digest photographer Shade Degges give readers a peek at the private libraries and bookshelves of passionate readers all over the world, including Larry McMurtry, Silvia Whitman of Shakespeare and Co., Gay and Nan Talese, and Emma Straub. Throughout, gorgeous photographs of rooms with rare collections, floor-to-ceiling shelves, and stacks upon stacks of books inspire readers to live better with their own collections
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Decluttering
by Jane Stoller
A professional organizer offers simple, proven methods for organizing every space in life.
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In comfort and style
by Estee Stanley
Real luxury is having a home that blends comfort with elegance, authenticity with simplicity. It means being perfectly set up to relax with your family and friends, surrounded by the things you love but nothing frivolous, nothing that requires constant maintenance and attention to look effortlessly chic. This book provides an in-depth exploration of Estee's style and how readers can achieve it in their own homes, according to their own tastes and lifestyle. Throughout the pages, Estee will invite readers into her world by offering home decor and accessories imagery from some of her most iconic projects.
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On flowers : lessons from an accidental florist
by Amy Merrick
A floral designer, writer and stylist encourages readers to see the natural beauty all around them and provides instructions, tips and techniques for selecting blooms and creating pleasing proportions as she reflects on her personal journey. Illustrations.
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Wild at home : how to style and care for beautiful plants
by Hilton Carter
Hilton Carter's book is full of inspirational ideas on decorating with plants. It also includes information on how to care for plants, where to place them, how to find the right pot, how to propagate them, and how to arrange them so that they look their best.
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Wild Interiors : Beautiful Plants in Beautiful Spaces
by Hilton Carter
Bestselling author Hilton Carter brings his unique eye and love of plants to show you how to create luscious interiors that not only look amazing but are good for your well-being, too. Hilton first guides you through his own plant journey, his inspirations, and his top ten favorite house plants. He then takes you on a Journey in Greenery where he showcases the homes of 12 inspiring plant parents that demonstrate the versatility of decorating with plants. From a tiny house in Venice, California and a light-filled loft in New York City, to a Berlin apartment decorated with vintage finds, and the Barcelona home of a ceramic artist, there are ideas for all types of spaces and budgets. Hilton then sets you off on your very own plant journey, taking you room by room, profiling the plants that are most suited to each: those that thrive in the tropical humidity of bathrooms, the erratic heat changes of kitchens, and plants that can live happily in the indirect light of an entryway or bedroom. Packed full of interior design advice such as using “statement plants” like Fiddle-leaf figs to create a focal point, how to layer your greenery by using hanging baskets, and how to assemble the perfect plant shelf, Hilton shows you how bringing houseplants into your home creates instant impact. Be inspired to create your own Wild Interiors with Hilton’s expert styling advice, plus his hints and tips on plant care that take the mystery out of looking after your green friends.
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Gardening & Outdoor Projects
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Planting the Natural Garden
by Henk Gerritsen
One of the world’s most innovative garden designers and a leading exponent of naturalistic planting presents a revised edition of the book that heralded the start of the New Perennial Movement and launched his career. Illustrations.
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Focus on: Crafting to give new life to items you already own
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Building with secondhand stuff : how to reclaim, repurpose, re-use & upcycle salvaged & leftover materials
by Chris Peterson
Building with Secondhand Stuff takes green remodeling and construction practices to new extremes. From deconstruction methods and salvaging tips to plotting efficient cutting plans and devising creative new uses for everyday items, it is packed with clever ways to obtain low-cost materials (and reduce landfilling in the process). This book contains the answer to a question most of us have wondered about at some point: Is that pile of used maple flooring I saw on Craigslist worth taking? From plywood to hardwood flooring, to windows, doors, carpeting and more, salvaging building materials can save you thousands of dollars (and is about as green as you can get). This book is a hands-on, do-it-yourselfer's guide that shows you how to identify materials that can be salvaged efficiently and then gives you step-by-step instructions on how to go about doing it. Plus, it provides over one dozen complete plans featuring clever ideas for putting salvaged materials to good use as useful home furnishings.
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Dozens of ways to repurpose scarves
by Nathalie Mornu
Includes 30 projects for fashioning old scarves into such unlikely things as a luxe pillow, a plush bunny, willowy curtains and more.
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Wood pallet projects: cool and easy-to-make projects for the home and garden
by Chris Gleason
"Lumber prices are soaring, and deforestation is a rising concern. Yet millions of pounds of perfectly usable wood are dumped in landfills every year. Wood Pallet Projects shows how anyone can upcycle salvaged pallet wood to create truly one-of-a-kind projects. Maverick craftsman Chris Gleason combines sound woodworking techniques with a hip designer's sensibility to unleash the limitless possibilities of the common skid. Inside you'll find 15 of his inspired projects for rescuing and repurposing pallets. Some of his pieces celebrate the rough, edgy character of the material, while others are crafted as fine furniture. He shows how to construct both indoor and outdoor furniture in a variety of styles, along with other useful items such as a birdhouse, a toolbox, and even a ukulele. There's plenty of nitty gritty here on working with pallets, including where to find them, how to process them into usable lumber, fasteners, sanding, and the best finishes (if any) to use. The author provides important advice on how to make sure that your pallets are safe, and not sprayed with harmful chemicals. A colorful gallery of finished work provides further inspiration for green crafting"
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