Crafts & Hobbies

Whether you're a woodworker expanding your talents, a seasoned carver refining your skills, or a beginner newly introduced to this fulfilling craft, this is the only carving book you need. Brimming with expert instruction and nine attractive projects,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486456942Author Alberta HutchinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Dover Children'sPublisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 125gDimensions(mm)...

Venture out to your local greenspace or just into your back yard, and try the amazing array of outdoor activities from building a hidden sheet den to creating watering stations for bees. While you are there, scavenge and forage for raw materials and...

The Garden Apothecary shows us how to harvest and use commonly found plants, weeds and herbs to create our own healing home apothecaries. With tasty recipes, wild skincare, in-depth plant spotlights and a back-to-roots ethos, The Garden Apothecary will...

Highly readable and hugely practical this book is either armchair reading or a valuable guide to getting your hands dirty and creating something useful as you discover the art of slow technology. Featuring topics such as building bread ovens, making clay...

"Steampunk Your Wardrobe" is a step-by-step guide to capturing the steampunk aesthetic in apparel. It begins with easy-to-do projects such as embellishing existing garments, and progresses to more complicated alterations. Projects are also included for...

NEW IN PAPERBACK 'Learning to Weave' is a four-shaft weaving course which makes learning to weave, with or without a teacher, easy and fun. The writing is friendly and straightforward; the illustrations and photographs are thorough and clear. All you...

Grab your pencils and become the ultimate Pokemon Trainer with this mega colouring book! Colour in favourite characters, patterns and scenes in this official Pokemon colouring book! With a range of difficulties, this...

This exciting new title from best-selling author and artist Jane Betteridge explores how to create stunning abstract watercolour and mixed media art on canvas. The book contains short practical projects along with a comprehensive techniques section,...

Take your work to the next level! In Creative Pottery, join ceramic artist Deb Schwartzkopf and grow as a functional potter, whether your background is in wheel-throwing or handbuilding.Start off with a quick review of where you are in your own journey...

This beautiful book explains the art and craft of making the most natural-looking silk botanicals. With clear step-by-step sequences, it considers the details of flowers and demonstrates how you can make immaculate interpretations from a range of silk...

Make your own animal origami models with this book and printed papers. Explore the best 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 animal...

Divine Diary DIYs for the Innovative CrafterWith journal making projects, book binding techniques, and journal prompts, this Treasure Book Making guide has everything you need. Get ready to create personal journals by hand easily-without any extra...

Embroidery artist Hisako Nishisu invites you to try her new collection of elegant cross stitch designs, inspired by the beauty and simplicity of wildflowers and grasses. There are over 30 stunning motifs to choose from, so whether you admire the lily of...

In 2013 designer and illustrator Michelle Mason co-founded Mason & Painter, a vintage emporium on Columbia Road, in east London, a street famed for its Sunday flower market. Michelle's inspiration for Flower Market: Botanical Style at Home is the...

Artists who work from photographic source material need to learn how to adapt and improve in order to create a successful painting. Geoff Kersey is a master of this way of working, and here he shows how it is done. Reference photographs, colour charts...

Wrap anything from a wine bottle to a yoga mat with this practical Japanese fabric-wrapping book.Long before today's eco-friendly philosophy of "reduce, reuse, recycle" entered America's collective consciousness, furoshiki-the Japanese method of wrapping...

Align With Design"Such a great book. I never realized how we use the space we live in to express ourselves as much as I learned after reading this book." -Ask Away Blog#1 New Release in Design and DecoratingCreate spaces at home and work that align with...

Water-mixable oil paints offer all the qualities of traditional oils - rich pigments, buttery consistency, long drying times - but with one remarkable difference, there is no need for solvents! This book will encourage and inspire beginners and...

An elegantly minimalistic how-to guide to drawing flowers, cacti, succulents, floral arrangements and more-now in a mini size that's perfect for drawing on the go! Turn simple doodles into beautifully designed floral illustrations with How To Draw...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611803105Author Yumiko HiguchiFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

The first pattern book for making unique, customizable African American crochet dollsFrom American Girl Dolls to Barbie, there's something special about having your own doll, and even more so, having a doll that looks like you. And it's not just about...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611804720Author Yumiko HiguchiFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486249629Author Rita WeissFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 185gDimensions(mm)...

The essential guide to the simple art of growing stuff.Feeling green-fingered but not sure where to start? This book is for you. Growing stuff - herbs, veg, salad, flowers and plants - is fun and pretty easy. You just need some practical knowledge - all...

In Morpho: Fat and Skin Folds, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human body. The typical approach to teaching anatomy and the sketching of the human form most often focuses on the skeleton and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907359460Author Steffi SternFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Hawthorn PressPublisher Hawthorn PressWeight(grams) 482gDimensions(mm) 250mm * 240mm *...

Following the success of 200 Crochet Stitches comes 200 More Crochet Stitches by bestselling designer Tracey Todhunter. This brand-new collection includes both classic and new stitches, reflecting the modern crocheter's thirst for new ideas and...

This is the ultimate beginner's guide to the scroll saw. It features 25 skill-building chapters, each culminating in a relevant project. The new edition features an updated, objective guide to the latest equipment models. Use this ultimate beginner's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912634392Author Sarina MantleFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Liminal 11Publisher Liminal 11

In a melding of the fun style of the 'Style Me Vintage' series with a traditional cookery book, Style Me Vintage: Tea Parties is a vintage and thematic take on a traditional afternoon tea book. The current trend for retro styled events and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984877543Author Hannah KirshnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

**THE FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHER is now available in ebook**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'This has to be the most beautiful book I've read in a very long time' *****'The best book I have read!' *****'Superbly written with characters I truly cared and worried...

The essential studio companion for any potter with a broad range of glaze recipes and clay bodies. The Handbook of Glaze Recipes is an essential studio companion for any potter. Covering a comprehensive range of glazes including porcelain, crystalline...

Color with your favorite collaboration: the master, Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light and Disney Princesses. Thomas Kinkade's Disney Princess Coloring Book captures the timeless magic of classic Disney stories while letting you create your own...

A lot of work goes into a quilting or sewing project, so it's important to finish strong! This is a complete, go-to guide on how to ensure your projects are edged perfectly each and every time. Opening with helpful overviews on binding tools, this...

A celebration of season, Flower Philosophy presents a selection of beautiful arrangements designed to free readers from the pressures of perfection and instead encourage creative freedom, intuition and original results. Flowers are not perfect, and...

An exuberant tale of craftsmanship for nature lovers and rugged outdoor types everywhereRobert Penn cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. After all, ash is the tree we have made the greatest and most varied use of over the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692919842Author Holmes V CatherineFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Library Tales PublishingPublisher Library Tales PublishingWeight(grams)...

Modular origami is the latest craze in paper folding!These three-dimensional models are created from many small pieces of paper that are easily folded and then cleverly fit together to form a spectacular shape. They range from paper polyhedra to...