Twenty to Make
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Quilling is a traditional papercraft that has been popular for many years.
This delightful book provides 20 easy yet imaginative designs covering a range of animals such as cats, dogs, sheep, a hippopotamus, a fox, giraffes and an alpaca, and includes three-dimensional designs.
The projects are cute and whimsical, and quick to make. They will appeal to experienced quillers looking for new ideas and inspiration, as well as beginners who wish to take up this delightful craft.
The completed designs can be used to decorate greetings cards, picture frames, invitations, and many other stationery and household items.
Gift Makes
by Louise Crosbie, Natalia Colman, Anna Nikipirowicz, Paper Panda, Monica Russel, Aimee Harman, Katrien van Zyl, Alistair Macdonald, Diane Boden, and Myra Hutton
This Twenty to Make Gift Makes title produced for the magazine Crafts Beautiful is an exciting selection of fantastic projects using crafts such as sugarcraft, sewing, knitting, papercrafts, crochet and many more.
Make a stylish leather jewellery cuff, a faux fur hot water bottle cover, a beautiful papercut or a decoupage mirror. This book includes 21 projects taken from 20 previously published Twenty to Make titles.
This book is a must have for anyone from professional wedding cake decorators to amateur bakers tasked with making their own wedding cake, or that of a close relative or friend. Packed full of ideas, inspiration and instructions for making the traditional bride and groom that adorns the top of the cake, there are over 10 grooms and their matching brides to choose from, in a range of styles (including a more 'mature' couple!).
A list of materials and tools is provided alongside clear instructions showing you how to personalise hair styles, dress styles, colour and much more to match the happy couple!
Add a touch of pompom magic to all your celebrations with this fun little book by Alistair Macdonald. Take the humble pompom and transform it into a wonderful array of decorations, including fun little Springtime chicks, a Christmas pompom garland, a Happy Halloween pumpkin and gorgeous gift toppers, as well as a chirpy Christmas robin to hang from your tree! Pompoms are quick and easy to make, and all the designs can be made either with a Pompom Maker, or in the traditional way using cardboard templates. These are quick and easy projects for adults of all abilities as well as for children, and are a great way of using up scraps of yarn and fabric oddments. And with 20 to choose from, there's something for everyone in this fabulous little book.
Also known as an infinity scarf, neck warmer, cowl and tube scarf, a snood is a knitted loop that you wrap around your neck like a scarf, or wear over your head to keep warm. They are easy to knit, and totally on trend – ideal for the 20 to Make series. This book includes 20 unique designs in a range of colours and styles and using a variety of knitting stitches and yarns. Some of the snoods are knitted in lighter, lacy yarns for spring and summer, while others are made in medium and heavier yarns for autumn and winter.
Monica Russel has built a reputation for easy, stylish knits. To date, she has written four successful books for Search Press. The patterns are suitable for competent beginners as well as more advanced knitters, and make great gifts for family and friends. Snoods are currently very fashionable and this book should appeal to older, more traditional knitters as well as the younger, more contemporary market.
Discover the quick and easy craft of pompom making with 20 festive projects. Ideal as mini gifts or cheerful decorations for your home, these Christmas designs can be made simply using cardboard templates and yarn in colours of your choice. These cute and fun projects will appeal to adults of all abilities and are a great holiday activity to get kids into the festive spirit. All the projects can be made with inexpensive yarn, and are a great way of using up fabric scraps and leftover yarn. With such a variety of lovely projects, from Santa Claus and Rudolph to garlands and snowflakes, there is something for everyone in this great little book.
Everyone loves the feel of fake fur, and faux fur fabrics are more popular now than they've ever been. Beautifully soft and tactile, faux fur adds a touch of luxury to everyday items such as boots, gloves, bags and scarves. It is widely available and very affordable, and with helpful hints for cutting, sewing and lining, Alistair Macdonald shows you how to make gorgeously sumptuous items for a fraction of the price they are in the shops. There are twenty projects to choose from, including a glamorous fake-fur scarf, a fun furry pink cushion and a 'must-have' fluffy purse. The pair of pretty fake-fur trimmed mittens will make any little girl feel like a princess, and the super-snug collar, headband and gloves are perfect for staying warm on cold winter days. With a range of projects to suit all tastes and abilities, this is the perfect book for spoiling yourself, your family or your friends with a handmade faux-fur gift.
This lovely book provides 20 contemporary, stylish designs for crocheted corsages – large, eye-catching floral designs that can be worn in different ways: as a brooch, buttonhole, on your wrist, shoes, bag or belt, for example. The flowers are made in a variety of sizes and styles, with different types of flower, all worked in various colours, yarns and crochet stitches. Some feature added embellishments such as buttons and beads.
Some of the flowers are based on real ones, such as the pansy, lily and hydrangea, while others, such as spectrum, roux and rainbow are fantasy flowers designed by Anna. There is more variety in that some of the flowers are quite flat, while others are distinctly 3-D, giving them added appeal. The patterns are easy to follow and there is a beautiful photograph of each one, suggesting ways of wearing them.
All of the materials used are widely available both here and in the US. Examples of the author's work can be found on her website, www.moochka.co.uk.
Louise Firchau is an expert paper cutter and owner of the renowned online paper cuts company Paper Panda. Her gorgeous designs are much sought after, and here are twenty of them - all created by Louise especially for the book, and all in her distinctive and exquisite style. Each project consists of a full-size template and a photograph of the finished design, together with tips on cutting, or how to display the finished item and a 1-5 difficulty rating. With notes on basic papercutting techniques at the start of the book, this is a must-have buy for paper cutters looking for new and original ideas, as well as Louise's numerous fans worldwide.
Alistair MacDonald is a successful fashion designer whose clothes are stocked by Liberty, and he has also created his own range of textile products and gifts popular in the UK and as far as Norway and Japan. Here he has created twenty fantastic designs for mini bunting to decorate your home or party venue for special occasions or at any time. There will be something for everyone among Alistair's fresh, modern and quirky designs, which include mistletoe bunting for Christmas, tweedy bunting with button ladybirds, green shamrock bunting for St Patrick's day and flag themed bunting with gold ropes and a skull and crossbones. Techniques are explained at the beginning with diagrams, and then it is straight on to twenty fantastic designs.
Decoupage is one of the most popular papercrafts that has re-emerged recently. It is a traditional craft that is extremely popular in the US and is growing in popularity in the UK as a result of the trend for upcycling, altered art, etc. It has been given a complete facelift by the appearance on the market of some fabulous papers, adhesives and finishing products from companies such as Decopatch and DecoArt. It involves gluing papers on to everyday objects to give them a completely new and exciting look. It works on all surfaces, including card, metal, wood, plastic and glass, and is hugely versatile in terms of the looks that can be achieved, and the kinds of items you can transform.
These projects are small, easy to make and imaginative. These designs are accessible to all ages and suitable for all abilities, these projects are perfect for those who are new to mosaics, love the designs or simply want to have a go, as well as more experienced mosaicists who are looking for new ideas and inspiration. Aimee Harman uses ‘user-friendly’ materials and techniques that makes the projects ideal for children, under adult supervision.
20 To Make Mini Mosaics includes a broad range of designs, in different shapes and styles and using different materials. All projects are accompanied with an alternative version, following the same method but using a range of different materials and colours. The projects include mosaics which are fridge magnets, wall hangings, coasters, mirror frames, jewellery and paperweights and many more. Aimee’s work is characterised by her new and innovative use of different materials within her mosaics all of which are readily available from craft stores, online mosaic suppliers, or simply sourced from charity shops, or collected while you’re out on a walk!
20 felt sewing projects that are quick, easy, stylish, modern and appealing.
This book provides a range of fun and attractive felt brooch designs that will appeal to seasoned sewing machine users as well as beginners. The designs include popular motifs such as an owl, a chicken, dogs, cats, cupcakes, fairies and flowers, as well as more quirky subjects such as a beach hut and a seed head. Some designs include organza, beads and other materials as embellishment. A techniques section is included which explains step-by-step all the stitches used, and a template is provided for each design.
The author has made the 20 designs in bought felt which are featured in the styled shots. She has then re-made each project using her own handmade felt to showcase the different effects that can be acheived with texture and depth of colour. Each of these alternatives has been photographed in detail.