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Altered art is the fastest growing craft trend today—but its practitioners can’t live by books alone: they long to expand their horizons and explore new directions. And this follow-up to the hugely successful Altered Art will fulfill their creative desires. It moves into uncharted territory, focusing not on books, but on transforming the surfaces of a multitude of everyday objects into artistic canvases. The 25 projects clearly prove that the possibilities are limited only by one’s own imagination. For example, in the hands of five different crafters, those ubiquitous mint tins become a small shrine, necklace, photo book, and doll. Profusely illustrated profiles showcase ten contemporary artists doing their work; all provide invaluable insights into the creative process. ...
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Terry Taylor—the bestselling author of Altered Art—brings the same keen sense of imagination, design, and play to a classic favorite: paper dolls. These creatively constructed versions are all grown up and influenced by Altered Art’s wide-ranging and wildly popular techniques. From representational to abstract, human to animal, the interpretations are limitless. ...
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A fast-growing craft trend, handled by experts.
Choose an object—a cigar box, playing cards, an old album cover—and use it as a creative starting point to make beautiful and entirely new items to display and use: that’s “altered art,” and it’s the fastest-growing trend in the craft world today. Here is the first book to explore the full range of its possibilities, from turning a vintage board game into a nostalgic wall hanging to creating whimsical art dolls from children’s blocks. Take a look at the artistic traditions that inspired this movement, and see how to use the crafter’s familiar tools, materials, and processes in entirely new ways. Paint, collage, pierce, sew, and cut the pages of an old book. Change an ordinary candy tin into a charming decorative storage case with paper scraps, metal grommets, and paint. The possibilities are infinite. The author lives in Asheville, NC.
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Fiber artists, crafters, quilters, and sewers have all embraced the art of needle felting—the popular technique of using a barbed needle and wool roving to create sheets of felt or embellish fabric. This colorfully illustrated guide shows just how easy it can be to get eye-catching results on everything from wonderful wearables to whimsical home accessories. A thorough basics section explores the variety of fibers, yarns, and threads employed in needle felting, and the foundation materials that work best. Thirty unique projects include Glamour Sweaters, Graphite Pillows, and an adorable “Pigs Can Fly” ornament. ...
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Two hot topics in one book—crochet and jewelry! Here’s something special for crocheters who want to go beyond hats and afghans and for jewelry makers looking for new and adventurous ways to create jewelry. The 40 projects come from the finest contemporary crochet artists, and range from sleekly modern to whimsical, starched to felted, and boldly modern to daintily elegant. Create chunky rope bracelets out of large cord or a beaded tapesty pattern in a geometric cuff. Make a formidable design statement with a head-turning choker featuring a dragon and floral motifs. All the items use familiar stitches, as well as unusual techniques such as tapestry, Irish, and bead crochet, and some incorporate chains, pendants, and earwires for a finishing touch. ...
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Here’s something special for crocheters who want to go beyond hats and afghans, and for jewelry makers looking for new and adventurous crafting ideas. The 40 projects come from the finest contemporary crochet artists, and range from modern to whimsical. Create chunky rope bracelets out of large cord or a beaded tapestry pattern in a geometric cuff. All the items use familiar stitches, while introducing unusual techniques such as Irish and bead crochet. The unique, wearable results include chains, pendants, earrings, and more. ...
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Once upon a time… storybooks held a special place in our lives, filling our hearts with wonder. Thanks to this extraordinary crafting anthology we can experience that magic again in a marvelous new way by recreating and reinterpreting the picture book. An overview outlines a variety of structures and techniques, from simple collage to gluing. But above all, these highly visual pages offer ideas and inspiration, with talented artists presenting lovingly designed story spreads and covers. Take a fantasy vacation via a travel booklet fashioned from vintage, nostalgic postcards. Follow The Queen of Tarts in a story that unfolds in a miniature puppet theater motif. And two different artists offer their revised versions of a classic: The Princess and the Pea.
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Christmas is a sparkling time—and beads make the season glow even brighter. Everyone crafts at Christmas, and beautiful seed, crystal, felted, and lampwork beads are an easy way to add twinkle and shine to everything: ornaments, centerpieces, handmade gifts, and more. Anyone who can string or glue or stitch can make these contemporary, charming wreaths, holiday cards, one-of-a-kind stockings, and gift bags. Lavish, colorful photographs showcase the projects. ...
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Whether they’re candy-colored plastic or retro-chic, buttons seem to go everywhere these days: delightfully decorating jewelry, embellishing home décor, and more. And anyone who knows how to use glue and do basic stitching and stringing can complete these 50 stylish, versatile projects with no problem at all. “Button up” a simple lampshade so that the light creates a fabulous graphic pattern of silhouettes. Craft a boutique-worthy brooch out of tiny vintage Bakelite bird buttons embroidered on felt ovals and set it in a sterling silver pre-made pin. The clean, contemporary photography that showcases the projects will appeal to today’s crafter—and amusing tidbits focus on such fun topics as button museums, the self-proclaimed Button King, and button lingo.
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