Synopsis: Wind, wrap, and sew fabric strips into fantastic containers! Start with a plate shape to learn the technique. Then experiment with four basic container styles to create round, oval, square, and other shapes. Create purses, baskets, and bowls in an endless variety of sizes, shapes, and colorsSimply wrap fabric strips around cotton clothesline, coil into the desired shape, and secure with machine stitchingSpecial sections on lids, handles, and…

Synopsis: Hard to find

Synopsis: This guide explains the what’s, why’s, and how’s of styling; so whether you’re looking to update your wardrobe or curate your closet, this book has the answer. Accomplished stylist Somer Flaherty helps readers figure out what their look is (or ought to be), and how to tailor that look to their own particular body type. Also, for all of the future Rachel Zoe’s out there, Flaherty helps readers understand the skills that are necessary to style…

Synopsis: Practicing architect Schaefer whimsically combines the mobile home with the history of architecture, presenting 29 drawings from Egyptian obilisks being toted by bearers (the mobilisk) to a version of Frank Gehry's most famous building on wheels (Guggenheim Cruise-Seum). Accompanying text combin

Synopsis: Give your clothes a new lease on life! Showing how to take classic mending techniques one step further to add personality and style to clothes, Mend…

Synopsis: In drawing various types of bridges, the author stresses the importance of perspective as a means of achieving realistic structures. Sketches, more detailed than in some of the author's books, should be most helpful in reproducing the bridges.

Synopsis: Instructions for drawing plants and animals in motion.

Synopsis: Describes the construction of the aqueducts, bridges, baths, and the Pantheon which reflect the Roman way of life and the technological inventiveness of the architects of ancient Rome.

Synopsis: Barely a century old, silk screen printing or serigraphy has been adopted as a commercial and an artistic process by thousands of enthusiastic professional and amateur crafters throughout the world. In this volume, one of silkscreen's foremost teachers and practitioners explains the entire process from the construction of the frame to the moment of printing your first impression. You are shown how to select or assemble every piece of equipment…

Synopsis: Making Your Paintings Work

Synopsis: It would seem, looking at the lifelike textures in this book, that the techniques used to create them are complicated. But they're really very easy. The simple "secret" is making the most of colored pencil's distinctive translucent properties with techniques such as layering, burnishing and underpainting. Illustrated step-by-step demonstrations detail the methods and specific colors you can use to create a rich variety of textures: Flowers -…

Synopsis: Flower arranging has never been simpler or more enticing. The women behind Studio Choo, the hottest floral design studio in the country, have created a flower-arranging bible for today's aesthetic. Filled with an array of stunning, easy-to-find flowers, it features 400 photos, more than 40 step-by-step instructions, and useful tips throughout.The arrangements run the gamut of styles and techniques: some are wild and some are structured; some are…

Synopsis: Examines styles of housing and shelter around the world noting the factors (eg. lifestyle, environments which produce variations. Notes the growth of cities and modern development in housing.

Synopsis: Children choose from a large variety of funny face features and bodies to put together all kinds of funny people. Includes eight sheets of tracing paper. Illustrated.

Synopsis: This interactive book introduces young children to the intriguing world of dinosaurs. Vibrantly illustrated background, stickers, and punch-outs come together to provide hours of imaginative fun. The background scenery, a stand-up panorama of a prehistoric land, doubles as a stickering page and a vivid background for punch-out playtime. The sturdy punch-outs are perfectly sized for little hands, and include multiple different dinosaurs,…

Synopsis: Easy-to-follow guide gives step-by-step instructions for creating more than 25 origami birds and bugs, including a pair of ducks and geese (with wings both down and outstretched), a cardinal, an anhinga, an open-mouthed pelican, a woodpecker, a turkey (with head detail and fanned tail), a pigeon, and a vulture with outstretched wings. The bugs include several beetles, a wasp, a spider, and a butterfly.

Synopsis: Painting pretty, prized flowers is easier than you think! Using an uncomplicated palette and simple techniques, Mary Backer shares the secrets behind her prize-winning watercolor flowers. From first strokes to final touches, you'll learn everything you need to know to paint brilliant orange poppies, plump peonies, graceful lotus blossoms, classic roses and other garden favorites.Features:    • an exciting variety of flowers and compositions,…

Synopsis: Contains suggestions for how to loosen up your painting style and capture the energy of a scene using brushwork and contrasts of colour and tone. Throughout the book, projects and timed exercises are suggested to help readers learn new techniques and approaches.