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Book: A Somerset Wedding!
Within the four chapters of this book---Preparing, Uniting, Celebrating and Remembering—you will find breathtaking artwork by individuals who desire to add just the right detail into their weddings or the ceremonies of their loved ones. Technique articles are interwoven with numerous project samples within the pages marked “Ideas”, all of which are sure to delight couples with inspiration as they plan for their special day. Contributing artists demonstrate the intimate excellence that can be ... $14.95 View Details

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Design Originals- Bravissimo
This book offers projects using decorative and vellum papers. Basic instructions on working with papers are given along with a wide variety of wonderful projects. Here are just a few of the project titles: Mystic Mica Dragonfly Collage Card (rubber stamps on mica), Vellum Faux "Weaving", Weaving with Texture, Special Weaving with Punches, Stitched Fibers, Vellum Overlap Leaf and Flower Cards, Eyelet Trees, Beaded Gecko Box, Art & Soul Box (stamping on metal), Glass Mosaic with V... $12.50 View Details

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Design Originals- Cigar Boxes, Purses and Projects
This soft covered book is a great source of inspiration for crafters and paper artists! Here is the introduction description from the book jacket: Look closely at the labels on cigar boxes, you will find outstanding artwork. 19th Century cigar manufacturers spared no expense commissioning some of the most intricate embossed labels ever made. Here’s your chance to participate in an exciting art revival. This book is full of wood boxes adorned with labels, embellishments, and beautiful beaded ... $10.50 View Details

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Design Originals Big Bad Brads Book
Brads were once used only to hold school assignments together. Now brads have become shapely, colorful, and very interesting. Brads have exploded into one of the hottest trends in paper crafts. showing off a variety of styles and colors., brads are being viewed as a colorful focal design element. Give scrapbook pages, cards and tags a fresh look with brads. This book is brimming with ideas for titles and creative accents. Be inspired by designs that fit every season and embellishment need. T... $7.99 View Details

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Design Originals- Embroidery On Paper
Embroidery on paper is a popular paper craft from The Netherlands. Just add a few simple and easy embroidery stitches to paper that has been pierced with a design, that’s all it takes to create a beautiful work of art. In this book, you will find all the instructions and patterns to make cards and tags for every occasion and album pages for all seasons. (35 full color pages) $11.49 View Details

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Design Originals- Eyelets Moveable Parts!
This soft covered book is a great source of inspiration for crafters and paper artists! Here is the introduction description from the book jacket: Eyelets are a wonderful way to add movement to album pages and cards. They are easy to apply. Just punch a hole, insert the eyelet then flatten with an eyelet tool and hammer. Eyelets are available in a rainbow of colors that are sure to match any page theme. And most of all, you'll love the action and movement that eyelets provide. Here are just a... $12.99 View Details

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Design Originals- Eyelets for Cards & More!
Eyelets add a new dimension to your crafing...eyelets provide color and texture and add an element of fun to greeting cards, dolls, journals and jewelry! This book contains a large number of projects offered by 9 different artists. It gives you basic instruction on how to set eyelets and then launches you into a variety of projects. Here are just a few: Little Note Necklace, Mica Tiles, Vellum Night Lights, Tile Jewelry, Booklet Ties and MANY more. 36 full color pages. $12.50 View Details

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Design Originals- Fibers and More!
This book contains some excellent projects using beautiful fibers! The book is 35 pages in full color. This book offers projects utilizing fibers of all kinds. Some of the projects include using them as accents, on die cuts, frames, borders, scrapbook pages and more. The projects are easy enough for anyone to try! (many of the materials used in the projects are offered right here in our store) A "Design Originals" Book. $12.75 View Details

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Design Originals- Magic Mesh
This soft covered book is a great source of inspiration for crafters, scrapbookers & cardmakers! Here is the introduction description from the book jacket: Whether you are a beginner at scrapbooking, a dedicated card maker, a collage artist or a youth leader, this book will have something for you. Working with mesh inspires creativity with all the dozens of clever ways to use it. Magic Mesh can be addictive! With the popularity of scrapbooking and the versatility of this product, Magic M... $12.50 View Details

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Design Originals- Magical Mica
This soft covered book is a great source of inspiration for crafters! Here is the introduction description from the book jacket: Mica is one of the most versatile natural art mediums. It adds amazing sparkle, shimmer and texture to any project. You can emboss on mica, paint it, flake it, stamp it, stain it, punch it, and shaped it to your heart’s content. In this book you will find valuable information, tips and projects by the finest mica artisans in the world. You will find an exciting arra... $12.50 View Details

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Design Originals- Paste Paper
This soft covered book is a great source of inspiration for crafters, cardmakers and paper artists! Here is the introduction description from the book jacket:Making paste paper can be a lot of fun. You get in touch with a wonderful playful part of your creativity, and a child-like spirit of play. To keep it in the spirit of play….prepare in advance! It can be unbelievably messy, but livable if you prepare. The complete instructions for creating paste paper are well illustrated. Many sample p... $12.50 View Details

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Design Originals- Symbology & Feng Shui
The book is 35 pages in full color. This book contains some truly wonderful projects that incorporate symbols into your crafts creations. The samples are wonderful and will inspire you to jump right in and start creating. The instructions are very well written and sources for materials are also given. Here are just a few of the projects in the book: Geisha Bookmarks, Fan & Umbrella Embellishments, Spiritual Shrines, Perky Little Purses, Images on Clay, Terrific Tags, Take-Out Boxes, Tea B... $11.75 View Details

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Pop-Up Paper Structures Book
The beginner's guide to creating 3-D elements for books, cards & more. Pop-up artwork entertains and delights children and adults alike. These movable pieces of art are visually stunning, and they intrigue the viewer causing many to wonder how they work. What makes them pop up? Each pop-up is a mystery just waiting to be solved. Anyone with patience and a willingness to learn can create these little paper mysteries. This 64 page book was designed to be a starting point for a beginner int... $19.95 View Details

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Totally Impressed Stamp Art (Suze W)
This book contains "how to" projects and techniques. The book is 35 pages in full color. As always Suze Weinberg has turned out a wonderful book with inspired projects! She covers using rubber stamps with UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel), colored pigment inks, mica powders and more. She includes new techniques like "faux cloisionne" and "cracked glass". If you love using UTEE then this is definitely the book for you. She has more projects using that medium th... $11.75 View Details

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Gift Box Studio Book Kit - Lively
Get ready to gift with style! Gift Box Studio is a fabulous collection of reversible gift boxes, cards and envelopes with a wide assortment of coordinating embellishments - all ready to mix-and-match for a unique and savvy gifting expression. Using patterns designed by trend-setting fabric designer Demetria Hayward, each of the 20 pages is printed in full color on high quality specialty papers. Every item in Gift Box Studio is pre-cut and ready-to-go; simply pop out, assemble and gift. Use t... $14.45 View Details

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Design Originals- Friendly Plastic 101
This Design Originals book is perfect for people who want to learn how to work with Friendly Plastic. Old and new techniques have been combined into a unique new style. The wide variety of projects and designs touch on several different applications and the step-by-step instructions make it easy to create exciting works of art. Using Friendly Plastic you can create jewelry, embellishments, beads and more. Full color, 35 pages. Author: Jana Ewy $11.99 View Details

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Design Originals- Metallic Wearables & More
This book contains "how to" projects and techniques. The book is 35 pages in full color. The projects are unique and a lot of fun. The book covers stamping on fabric, stamping polymer clay, art dolls and more. It also covers the plastic wrap transfer technique, making medallions, Triptychs and ends with a fantastic mask project! A "Design Originals" Book. $12.85 View Details

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Design Originals- Money Folding 101
This soft covered book is a great source of inspiration for crafters and paper artists! Here is the introduction description from the book jacket: The art of paper folding has never been more popular. With money we have a twist on an old craft. Fold paper money from the United States or any other country into a variety of unique forms, such as trees, hearts, butterflies, flowers, sandals, boots hats, fortune cookies and neckties. You can even make a shirt and present it in its own little gif... $12.75 View Details

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Design Originals- Iris Folding
This soft covered book is a great source of inspiration for crafters, cardmakers and paper artists! Here is the introduction description from the book jacket: Paper folding has been a recurring theme in crafts for many years. Iris folding is one of those techniques that looks complicated, but is really very simple to master. If you know how to count, you know half the technique already. The rest is very easy to learn and this book is filled with tips and hints to help you become an iris fold... $11.95 View Details

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Design Originals- Walnut Ink
This soft covered book is a great source of inspiration for crafters, cardmakers and paper artists! Here is the introduction description from the book jacket: Crafters are going nuts for Walnut Ink as they rediscover the many uses of this wonderfully versatile product. Walnut Ink creates a sepia brown tone and is used to achieve that popular aged, antiqued, tea-stained look. Walnut Ink can be applied with a brush, sea sponge, toothbrush, eyedropper, or spritz bottle. Because you control the ... $12.75 View Details

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Learn Sumi E Brush Painting (kit)
If you have always wanted to learn the art of Sumi-e this is a great set to start with. It is beautiful boxed set that comes with a 96 page instruction book, 16 sheets of Japanese Paper, 2 ink sticks (red and black), palette for grinding ink, 3 Japanese Bamboo Brushes (in different sizes). Here is what the back of the package says: "Sumi-e is the elegant, age old art of Japanese brush painting; paintings consisting of just a few simple brushstrokes, but depicting graceful fish, birds and... $24.95 View Details

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The Illuminated Lettering Kit
This is a very fine kit created by George Thomson. It contains materials, techniques and projects for decorative calligraphy. The materials included are: 1 bottle of black ink, calligraphy pen, 5 tubes of paint (red, white, yellow and gold). paintbrush and 16 sheets of cartridge paper.This kit is in lovely packaging and would make a fabulous gift! The projects included are: Making a Bookmark, A Gift Box and Tag, A Greeting Card & Illuminated Lettering for Framing. $24.95 View Details

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Gift Box Studio Book Kit - Luxe
Get ready to gift with style! Gift Box Studio is a fabulous collection of reversible gift boxes, cards and envelopes with a wide assortment of coordinating embellishments - all ready to mix-and-match for a unique and savvy gifting expression. Using patterns designed by trend-setting fabric designer Jennifer Sampou, each of the 24 pages is printed in full color on high quality specialty papers. Every item in Gift Box Studio is pre-cut and ready-to-go; simply pop out, assemble and gift. Use th... $14.49 View Details

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The Paper Marbling Kit
Paper marbling is an art form dating back to the twelfth century that retains its brilliance and beauty today- and it's a skill that's surprisingly easy to master. The Paper Marbling Kit includes everything you need to create your own paper marbling masterpieces, perfect to use for cards, gift wrapping, and book covers, or to display as works of art. With an easy-to-follow instruction book that includes the rich history of paper marbling, and all the materials you need to get started, this ki... $24.95 View Details

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Chinese Brush Painting
A Hands-on Introduction To The Traditional ArtChinese brush art is a special way of painting that's more than a thousand years old. It uses three key ingredients- ink, paper and your imagination- to express the inner spirit of whatever you are painting. Learn how to gather the materials you'll need & paint traditional subjects like orchid, bamboo, pine, insects, birds, landscapes and even the basics of Chinese calligraphy!Presented in an easy-to-understand way that is perfect for children... $15.26 View Details

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Art Tins by Pine Cone Press
Turn simple tin boxes into art pieces. This book features instructions with tips and tricks to create accordion albums, gift boxes, business card cases, CD tins, coaster sets and more. Using basic supplies and tools you can turn an ordinary tin box into a masterpiece!Published by Pine Cone Press.Soft covered, 36 full color pages. $11.99 View Details

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SAR Kit: Pearafunalia (12 3D Pear Projects)
SAR (some assembly required) specializes in the creative design of 3-D paper sculptures.This book of patterns has everything you need to make 12 pear projects–- just add paper, scissors, and a bit of glue for hours of creative fun. Kids too can participate in making most of the designs. The book includes two stencils for the Pear and stencils for the modifications and pieces that are added to it to make all eleven wonderful characters. The instructions for each design include color coded diag... $37.99 View Details

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Perfectly Pearl Ex Booklet
This book is 23 pages in full color and contains "how to" projects and techniques. The book includes very clear tips, techniques and projects. Some of the projects included are: Watercolor Stamping, Interference Watercolor, Creating Stamped Backgrounds, Paste Paper Backgrounds, Acrylic Paint Monoprint, Burlwood Box, Lace Paper Box, Embellishments, Fabric Painting and Faux Finishes (corrosion metal, verdi gris, hammered metal, metallic foil). All projects require the use of Pearl Ex ... $8.99 View Details

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Gift Box Studio Book Kit - Life
Get ready to gift with style! Gift Box Studio is a fabulous collection of reversible gift boxes, cards and envelopes with a wide assortment of coordinating embellishments - all ready to mix-and-match for a unique and savvy gifting expression. Using patterns designed by trend-setting fabric designer Jennifer Sampou, each of the 24 pages is printed in full color on high quality specialty papers. Every item in Gift Box Studio is pre-cut and ready-to-go; simply pop out, assemble and gift. Use th... $14.49 View Details

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Gift Box Studio Book Kit - Lolli
Get ready to gift with style! Gift Box Studio is a fabulous collection of reversible gift boxes, cards and envelopes with a wide assortment of coordinating embellishments - all ready to mix-and-match for a unique and savvy gifting expression. Using patterns designed by trend-setting fabric designer Jennifer Sampou, each of the 24 pages is printed in full color on high quality specialty papers. Every item in Gift Box Studio is pre-cut and ready-to-go; simply pop out, assemble and gift. Use th... $14.49 View Details

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Design Originals- Paper Crafts: Washi Papers
This book contains projects on crafting with beautiful Washi papers. The book is 35 pages in full color. The projects are very creative and the instructions are really good. The projects range from: Making Fan & Paddle Cards, Folded Kimonos, Kimono Cards, Photo Booklets, Punch Art Quilted Cards, Triptych Screen, Easy Fold Purses, Straws Jewelry, Clay Cards, Washi Wooden Beads, Washi Eggs and more. (many of the materials used in the projects are offered right here in our store) If you love... $12.75 View Details

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Double Feature DVD- Shrink Plastic & more!
This DVD contains two videos "Special Techniques for Crafter's & PolyShrink" and "MORE Special Techniques for Crafter's, Ancient Page & PolyShrink". These two popular videos have been put into the popular DVD format for you to enjoy. Here is the back jacket description of the first video: Kit Zimmerman demonstrates how to combine Direct-To-Paper and ColorTool Box Stylus techniques with PolyShrink plastic. She offers complete Instructions and many tips for working w... $14.75 View Details

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Design Originals- Money Folding 2
Here is the introduction description from the book jacket: It's amazing how much fun you can have with a dollar bill with spending it. Amuse your friends and make new ones by folding your cash into memorable shapes to give as gifts, embellish greeting cards, or leave an unforgettable tip for your waiter.The projects in this book are designed for US currency, but can be made with any rectangular paper cut to match the dimensions of a currency bill. In addition to making interesting shapes, eac... $12.50 View Details

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Design Originals- Divine Divas
This book is full of art dolls, beaded beauties and kindred spirits. The smaller dolls are fun to wear and draw attention because they are so interesting. Dolls add a touch of whimsy to a stressful world. If a doll makes someone smile, or lightens a heart, then the world is a happier place. The possibilities of what a doll can be made of are endless. Playing with common materials and figuring out how to manipulate them into a figure is terrific fun. (51 full color pages) $16.49 View Details

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Design Originals- Oodles of Doodles
This soft covered book is a great source of inspiration for crafters and paper artists! Doodling can be fun and it adds a personal touch to scrapbook pages as well as greeting cards. Just follow the doodles and designs in this book for inspiration and ideas. The instruction are very clear and the projects look like great fun! (35 pages- full color) $12.50 View Details

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Sumi-E Instruction Book
This Sumi E Instruction Book will give the reader a basic understanding of the materials and techniques used in sumi-e painting. It is 24 pages long and comes with fully illustrated instructions. $8.90 View Details

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DVD Mastering Marbling with Peggy Skycraft
Peggy Skycraft is considered a master of the ancient art of marbling. The increased popularity of traditional marbled papers in the past two decades is due, in part, to Peggy's influence. She has taught numerous seminars, workshops, and classes in public schools, art schools, and universities. Her designs are used in everything from bookbinding and wearable art to commercial packaging designs. Mastering Marbling is an intensive marbling workshop you can take at home. This art form is easier t... $29.95 View Details

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Zutter Bind It All Around The World Book
Take a creative journey! From the makers of the Bind-it-All comes this exciting collection of over 50 custom binding project from designers all over the world- plus a special section from Teresa Collins. Over 120 pages presented in an 8X8 Zutter Cover-All. This book is sure to inspire you! $17.99 View Details

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Design Originals- "Creative Colors for Paper Arts
The book is 28 pages in full color.Â The hottest new sensation... creative ideas for coloring paper, cardstock, clear acrylics, sticky canvas, metal with Copic Marker, Alcohol Inks and Blending Solution. Youâll love the magic of watching papers, metal, clear stamp blocks and accessories transform before your eyes!MATERIALS COVERED: â¢ permanent markers (Sharpie, Copic) â¢ alcohol inks & blending solution â¢ papers â¢ cardstock â¢ metal, clear film and albums â¢ transparencies â... $9.60 View Details

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Hanko Designs Washi Paper Quilting Pattern Book
Hanko Designs has put together a wonderful kit for washi paper quilting. This type of quilting is a take-off on traditional Japanese paper doll crafting. Using a firm chipboard backing, thin foam and gorgeous washi paper you can make dimensional padded embellishments for your cards, pages and books. In this kit there are 3 sheets of chipboard, 3 sheets of thin quilting foam, patterns for four cards, an idea sheet and general instructions. Washi paper not included (sold separately) $8.25 View Details

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Design Originals- Shake, Rattle & Roll ATC's
Itâs time to shake up your artistic talent, rattle your box and roll out of that creative rut with Trading Cards! Making an ATC is so much fun and so easy to do. Because these tiny works of art measure 2 1â2" x 3 1â2", you donât have to spend hours designing a complicated structure. You can make something really unique in a half hour. Itâs amazing how much you can fit on a little card. This book is 20 full color pages and offers 48 projects. $7.75 View Details

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Pattern Sourcebook- Around the World (with CD)
This book is a magnificent and useful collection of World-style patterns. The carefully selected images are organized in 10 categories making this book a wonderful resource for crafters, artists and professional designers. The CD-ROM provides 250 patterns in both high definition JPEG format and PSD with a layer so you can freely create your own patterns by coloring and modifying the PSD files. This is highly inspirational and practical design tool for anyone. The cover of the book shows a sm... $17.85 View Details

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Pattern Sourcebook- Nature (with CD)
This book presents a collection of carefully selected nature inspired patterns for use by designers and artists in their projects and personal work. A companion CD-ROM provides 250 patterns in high-resolution JPEG format along with PSD format from which you can freely manipulate and modify the patterns to customize them for your own use. This is an inspirational and highly practical reference and sourcebook for anyone working in the area of visual art.Shigeki Nakamura (Japan) began his carrie... $17.85 View Details

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Pattern Sourcebook- Chinese Style (with CD)
This book offers a collection of carefully selected Chinese-style decorative patterns and provides in both print format and as JPEG and PSD files on a companion CD-ROM. There are 250 images are included and organized into 10 useful categories, making this a highly inspirational and practical reference for professional and amateur designers and artists. Shigeru Nakamura has started his carrier as an art director from 1964 in Japan. Established his office, cobble collaboration in 1987 and ha... $17.85 View Details

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Pattern Sourcebook- Japanese Style (with CD)
Pattern design has a long history within Japanese culture. This book presents a collection of carefully selected traditional Japanese patterns in 60 categories for use by designers and artists in their projects and personal work. An companion CD-ROM provides 250 patterns in high-definition JPEG format along with PSD format from which you can freely manipulate and modify the patterns to customize them for your own use. This is an inspirational and highly practical reference and sourcebook for... $17.85 View Details

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Pattern Sourcebook- Japanese Style 2 (with CD)
Pattern design has a long history within Japanese culture. This book presents a collection of carefully selected traditional Japanese patterns in 60 categories for use bydesigners and artists in their projects and personal work. An companion CD-ROM provides 250 patterns in high resolution JPEG format along with PSD format from which you can freely manipulate and modify the patterns to customize them for your own use. This is an inspirational and highly practical reference and sourcebook for ... $17.85 View Details

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1,000 Artist Trading Cards by Patricia Bolton
Making artist trading cards (ATCs) is a hugely popular activity for artists. Originally a paper/collage-based art form, ATCs have caught on with crafters working in a range of mediums and are now just as popular among fabric and mixed-media artists. ATCs are mini art works, the size of a playing card, often created as limited editions. The back of each card contains the artist's name and contact information. The idea behind the cards is to make them and then give, trade, or share them with ot... $28.45 View Details

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Collaborative Art Journals by L.K. Ludwig
Using a variety of formats, collaborative art projects result in wonderfully complex pieces, and often provide the glue between artists within a community. Heavy on visual inspiration, Collaborative Art Journals and Shared Visions in Mixed Media covers various organizational structures for collaborative art projects, offers instructions and tips for organizing such ventures, and includes interviews with organizers and participants of collaborative projects, as well as a healthy smatte... $23.74 View Details

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Chinese Brush- Learn to Paint Step-by-Step
In this gorgeously illustrated book, Lucy Wang invites you into her artistic world and shows you how to create a variety of Chinese brush paintings in watercolor. She explains a number of traditional techniques as she demonstrates her own method of developing floral and bird paintings in the Chinese style, step by step. Inside, youâll discover how to paint an array of subjects using this unique and inspiring painting style. And you also will find essential information about painting on rice... $8.95 View Details

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Discover Chinese Brush Painting Kit
Discover Chinese Brush Painting Kit pairs dynamic art instruction with quality materials to provide a seamless creative experience for the aspiring fine artist. The full-color project book guides artists stroke by stroke through 14 enchanting lessons that feature a variety of subjects, from a Chinese landscape to a lucky dragon. In addition, this set includes all the essential tools needed to embark on an exciting exploration of this elegant art form!40-page paperback book ink stickink... $33.45 View Details

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Calligraphy & Lettering Design
Learn the basics of creating elegant letter forms, and discover a variety of styles and samples.Whether you have a natural talent for lettering or have never picked up a calligraphy pen, you can learn the stylish art of making beautiful letters with the help of this book. You will find reference examples for many lettering styles, including sans serif, cursive, ornate, classic, script, and decorative hands. Step-by-step stroke sequences will have you creating beautiful letters in no time. If... $9.45 View Details

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Soft Pastels- Project Book for Beginners
Possessing qualities of both drawing and painting, soft pastel is a fascinating and versatile art medium. This Walter Foster and Reeves project book for beginners is the ideal introduction to soft pastel, teaching aspiring artists the techniques and skills necessary to create beautiful artwork. Soft Pastel contains several exciting and easy-to-follow projects that are accompanied by colorful visual examples. Itâs no wonder soft pastel has been a popular medium for centuries- itâs ... $7.85 View Details

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Paper Engineering
Paper Engineering explores graphic design that extends beyond 2D. From a simple fold in a letterhead to the structural intricacies of a pop-up book, the construction of a 3D paper object requires as much input as its surface decoration. This stylish and inspirational book unfolds the conceptual complexities of paper engineering, studying the techniques of eminent international designers. Case studies are illustrated with photographs of finished work, as well as detailed diagrams and commentar... $33.95 View Details

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Re-Bound by Jeannine Stein
Re-Bound is a beautiful book on bookbinding with a fun green twist- all the projects use recycled and upcycled materials. This book shows you how to take everyday materials from around the house, flea markets, thrift stores, and hardware stores and turn them into clever and eye-catching hand-made books. Jeannine Stein has been making books for more than fifteen years, exploring bindings, mediums, and techniques. In addition to teaching book-binding, she is an award-winning journalist, and she... $21.95 View Details

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