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These exquisite floral creations will give a bohemian and poetic touch to your interior décor and everlasting beauty to your home. Preserved floral arrangements are not only beautiful, but they’ll also last infinitely longer than fresh flowers. This gorgeous book offers a new approach to flower arranging with dried botanicals, exploring ways to preserve flowers’ beauty forever through drying and pressing, and then presents a catalogue of 30 flowers that are interesting for colour, texture, and sculptural appeal in arrangements. 15 step-by-step projects then give you creative ideas for displaying dried flowers including Bouquets, Wreaths, Wall hangings, Wall art, Flower crowns and buttonholes for weddings, Terrariums, Candles and more! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781446308141 • Author: Morgane Illes • Publisher: David & Charles • Format: Paperback • Pages: 144 • Dimensions: 14.99 x 1.78 x 20.83 cm
Learn to make granny squares, circles, triangles and more with 35 fashionable patterns. Whether you are just starting to crochet or you fancy a modern approach to classic patterns, Crochet Granny Squares and More provides you with plenty of inspiration to get back to basics and reignite your love of granny squares, circles, triangles and more. Starting with large-scale projects for the home, Cushions and Throws includes colourful patterns for pillow covers, floor cushions, blankets and throws. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800652972 • Author: Laura Strutt • Publisher: CICO Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 2 x 14 x 22 cm
Immerse yourself in a kaleidoscopic world of intricate neon, mosaic sticker art with Kaleidoscope Sticker Mosaics: Neon Ocean. This exquisite book features geometric artwork of amazing ocean creatures that you can complete with hundreds of shaped stickers. Each page contains an incredibly detailed image with mosaic spaces for specific stickers. It’s so easy and satisfying to do: just peel off the stickers, place them in the matching spaces on the page and voila! You’re on your way to completing a masterpiece! Take your creativity to a whole new level and relax, get mindfully meditative and brighten your day with Kaleidoscope Sticker Mosaics: Neon Ocean! Try a new creative activity with this vibrant and beautiful sticker activity book that will produce beautiful looking designs. As well as making stunning pieces of art, sticker mosaics can help you to wind down after a busy and stressful day. Sticker mosaics require you to concentrate on the picture at hand and can help to clear your mind of other worries and stresses. Having a creative outlet as well as an active lifestyle with physical activity is important to keep the mind sharp as we age. This book makes a perfect gift for a creative friend, or maybe treat yourself to a few hours of creative, meditative relaxation Product Information: • ISBN: 9781488954030 • Author: Hinkler • Publisher: Hinkler • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 30.5 x 24 x 0.6cm
These are definitely not your usual granny squares! Bursting with colour and ingenuity, these exciting and adventurous crocheted blocks, designed by Celine Semaan and Leonie Morgan, will really get your creativity flowing. With more than 40 bright and contemporary designs, blocks are the best way to try out new stitches and colour combinations. There are also four gorgeous projects showing you how to combine your granny squares into larger items, including a blanket, cushion and wall hanging. A useful colour section will help you to select fabulous colour combinations, and all the granny square patterns have written instructions, charts and photos showing the stitch detail. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800920385 • Author: Celine Semaan & Leonie Morgan • Publisher: Search Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 22.2 x 0.9 x 22.2 cm
Take a step into the mindful, calming world of butterflies, birds and bees with this 64-page project book and 250 sheets of origami paper. Explore the best that nature has to offer with 250 sheets of specially-designed printed paper and a 64-page instruction book that guides you step-by-step through 15 wonderful paper projects. From penguins, pelicans and puffins to three different butterflies at varying difficulties of construction, you're spoilt for choice on where to start! The friendly critters can be crafted as lovely gifts for friends or as delightful decorations to leave throughout the house. Origami is also the perfect tool for anyone interested in taking the first steps towards a mindful lifestyle – by focusing on the experience of creating beautiful paper models, you can enjoy improved connectedness, awareness and emotional health. Plus, the feelings of joy and satisfaction you feel from completing a model can help bring you inner peace and balance, and what could be better to encourage those emotions than a little butterfly, bird or bee friend? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800653030 • Author: Mari Ono • Publisher: CICO Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 64 • Dimensions: 14.99 x 3.05 x 14.99 cm
Immerse yourself in a kaleidoscopic world of intricate mosaic sticker art with Kaleidoscope Sticker Mosaics: Myths and Legends. Perfect for those who are interested in colouring books, with Kaleidoscope Sticker Mosaics: Myths and Legends, creatives can create a bright and beautiful masterpiece one sticker at a time! This book features geometric artwork of creatures of myth and folklore to complete with hundreds of shaped stickers. Each page contains a detailed image with spaces for specific stickers. It’s so easy and satisfying to do: just peel off the stickers, place them in the matching spaces and voila! A fantasy masterpiece! And don't worry if your sticker isn't perfect – the thick coloured borders hide any mistakes. Increase creativity, relax and get mindfully meditative with Kaleidoscope Sticker Mosaics: Myths and Legends! Try a new creative activity with this vibrant and beautiful sticker activity book that will produce beautiful looking designs. As well as making stunning pieces of art, sticker mosaics can help you to wind down after a busy and stressful day. Sticker mosaics require you to concentrate on the picture at hand and can help to clear your mind of other worries and stresses. Having a creative outlet as well as an active lifestyle with physical activity is important to keep the mind sharp as we age. This book makes a perfect gift for a creative friend, or maybe treat yourself to a few hours of creative, meditative relaxation Product Information: • ISBN: 9781865154435 • Author: Hinkler • Publisher: Hinkler • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 30.5 x 24 x 0.6cm
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Stay cosy with these gorgeous, colorful designs for knitters of all abilities! A scarf, cowl, or neck warmer is one of the simplest and quickest things that you can knit. Whatever your skill level and however little spare time you have, Fiona Goble has a project for you. She has designed 35 scarves, cowls, and neck warmers with something for everyone, from a snake scarf to a sparkly evening capelet and an extra-long “preppie” scarf to a cowboy-style bandana for kids. Every project has full instructions for knitting and making up, but most will need little more than the sewing on of a button to finish them off, and some can even be knitted in an evening. An added bonus is that many of the projects require only one or two balls of yarn, enabling you to use up your stash of leftovers from other projects. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800652590 • Author: Fiona Goble • Publisher: CICO Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 21.74 x 0.91 x 28.09 cm
Everything you need to know about crochet in a gorgeous mini guide packed with practical illustrations and four simple projects! Perfect for beginners who want to read a ball band, get the tension correct, choose hooks and yarns and read abbreviations and crochet patterns using a simple 3-step course that will help you progress from bronze to gold as your skills and confidence grow. Start with the basic stitches and techniques, build up a few more stitches for your collection, and then add some simple shaping and pompoms. Before you know it, you'll be crocheting a colour-blocked scarf, a pair of snuggly pompom slippers and a cuddly teddy bear, plus the bonus granny square blanket project. Filled with positive affirmations and beautifully illustrated, this handy book is the ideal introduction to crochet for a complete beginner. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800920736 • Author: Claire Gelder • Publisher: Search Press • Format: Hardback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 13.34 x 1.3 x 18.57 cm
Knit 20 tiny, adorable safari animals! Choose from a herd of safari favourites, including lions, tigers and zebras, as well as cheeky monkeys, colourful parrots and stately elephants. The sizes range between 3 and 12cm (1.25 and 4.75in), so these sweet little projects are perfect for using up your yarn stash. Complete with step-by-step sewing-up, stuffing and embroidery techniques, these fun, simple patterns are ideal for knitters of all skill levels. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800921429 • Author: Search Press • Publisher: Search Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 64 • Dimensions: 18 x 18 x 2 cm
Adorable animals to crochet, including all your favourite bears, birds and pets. A world away from mass-produced plush toys, Emma Brown's hand-crocheted creations have a life of their own. Ronnie the Bear is a Ranger on the imaginary island of Shady Bay and he takes his rucksack and cosy scarf whenever he goes on his outdoor adventures. Archie and Boris the Dogs are two crafty brothers and together they build homes for the other animals on the island. There's Whimsie the Rabbit with a wild imagination and Breeze the Owl who swoops high amongst the trees gathering the midnight fruit for the other animals. With 25 gorgeous patterns suitable for beginners through to experienced crafters, you're sure to find a unique toy in Crocheted Animal Friends that will spark a child's imagination and become a firm friend for life. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800652576 • Author: Emma Brown • Publisher: Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 112 • Dimensions: 27.6 x 20.8 cm
Knit 20 tiny, adorable sea creatures! Choose from a shoal of ocean favorites, including sharks, dolphins, and orca, as well as dazzling blue tangs, colorful clownfish and even an underwater mermaid grotto. The sizes range between 1¼ and 4 ¾ in, so these sweet little projects are perfect for using up your yarn stash. Complete with step-by-step sewing-up, stuffing and embroidery techniques, these fun, simple patterns are ideal for knitters of all skill levels. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800921405 • Author: Sachiyo Ishii • Publisher: Search Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 64 • Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.4 x 7.3 cm
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Whether it's a declaration to a soulmate, gratitude for a true friendship or compassion for the whole of humanity, this celebration of love in all its forms will heal your heart, one stitch at a time. Emma's iconic designs are universally loved by her fans who have bought over 50,000 of her patterns on Etsy, and who have set up a dedicated fan group on Facebook, where they share their work in progress and proud finishes. This collection features 20 exclusive designs, each with an easy-to-read full colour and symbol chart. Alongside the designs, Emma shares her thoughts and inspirations for each one, with a detailed materials list and instructions for stitching. Beginners to cross stitch will find a helpful guide to the stitches and techniques used ; and the beauty of cross stitch is that if you can sew one cross you can sew all these designs! The designs range in size from mini hoops to larger scale samplers, so there are options to suit everyone ; and they all share Emma's skill with colour, typography and design which have made her one of the world's best-loved cross stitch designers. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781446309209 • Author: Emma Congdon • Publisher: David & Charles • Format: Paperback • Pages: 112 • Dimensions: 20.3 x 1.2 x 26cm
Learn how to knit with over 150 illustrated knitting stitches and techniques - perfect for beginners! Knit Step by Step shows you everything you need to craft stunning knitted pieces. Master basic stitches and classic techniques, including ribs, Fair Isle, and intarsia, or try your hand at one of eight eye-catching projects. Fully illustrated and easy to use, Knit Step by Step will have you knitting with confidence in no time. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241683224 • Author: Vikki Haffenden • Publisher: DK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 20.4 x 2.5 x 24.2 cm
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From best-selling author and crafting queen Claire Gelder, this gorgeous mini guide is packed full of knitting know-how, practical illustrations and comes with four simple projects. Perfect for complete beginners, Claire clearly explains everything you need to know about knitting: how to read a ball band, how to get tension correct, how to choose needles and yarns, how to cast on and how to read abbreviations and knitting patterns. It is structured as a simple three-step course that will help you progress from bronze to gold as your skills and confidence grow. Start with the basic stitches and simple joining, build up a few more stitches for your collection, then finally add in some simple shaping and some pompoms. Before you know it you'll be knitting a garter stitch scarf, herringbone stitch blanket, a loop stitch cushion and a pompom hat. Filled with positive affirmations and beautifully illustrated, this wonderful book is a perfect introduction to knitting for a complete beginner. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800920729 • Author: Claire Gelder • Publisher: Search Press • Format: Hardback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 13.34 x 1.32 x 18.57 cm