Learn to make star quilts that truly shine using variations on traditional blocks and the mix-and-match patterns in this skill-building guide. Quilt designer and teacher Barbara Cline has helped countless crafters expand their creative horizons. Now she helps you reach for the stars with 9 wall-hanging projects. Plus, she demonstrates how the featured star block patterns can be transformed into 27 different quilts! Beginning with the classic Lone...

This comprehensive reference fully explores the various types of beadwork, including beading on fabric, fringing, bead weavings, bead embroidery, and beaded jewelry. With easy-to-follow organization, thisguide provides step-by-step directions and 500 full color photos for clear understanding. Basic projects provide opportunities for crafters to try the techniques, and galleries of unique beaded designs and creations by various bead artists offer beautiful...

Designed for how people learn. The ideal manga drawing book for beginners. Includes ideas for how to draw your own graphic novel. Have you spent years admiring manga drawing and wondering how to draw cool stuff, but you haven't known how to make it on your own? This book by Danica Davidson and illustrated by the amazing Melanie Westin will guide you to drawing your own manga. These two help you find your why and include how to draw for adult beginners...

"Comprehensive reference for all techniques used for making gold, silver, bronze, and copper jewelry"-- Provided by publisher.

Presents a comprehensive discussion of Navaho weaving patterns and techniques involved in creating traditional Navaho Indian blankets; and examines their history, significance, symbolism of colors, and origins of their designs.

Recalls a working day in the life of Impressionist painter Claude Monet, when, so absorbed in his attempts to paint a rock formation on the French seashore, he didn't notice the tide coming in and was doused by a large wave, losing his canvas and paints in the process!

The jaw-dropping allure of the Sedona Verde Valley is a magnet for celebrated visual artists from around the world. This unforgettable landscape has inspired nearly a century of diverse painting, experimental collage, provocative sculpture and stimulating architecture. Tourists and locals are enamored of the Chapel of the Holy Cross, and the unique and often political art of Jerome continues to evolve. In a captivating exploration of state and regional...