Angels are a beautiful symbol with which to decorate your home. Whether you are decorating for the holidays or creating permanent fixtures for various rooms, this collection of angel craft projects will help you choose a lovely little angel. These angels are great Christmas crafts. If you need a pattern to create your angel, we have projects with free angel craft patterns. You can also use your favorite angel images from the net or draw your own. We've also included the popular categories of wire angel craft, kitchen angel craft and Christmas angel craft. Fill your home with the soft warmth of angels
The basics of Japanese braiding without special equipment. "...recommended... " Jennie Parry, World of Embroidery Carey provides a fresh approach to Kumihimo - the ancient craft of Japanese braiding. Clear, step-by-step photographs guide the beginner through 6 projects which show how to make a variety of braids. There are also tips on how to develop the projects into over 70 other braids. Full color photographs throughout.
The premise of this book is simple and straightforward: how to get the most dramatic results from a home improvement with the least amount of complication and work. Geared to the beginning do-it-yourselfer, the projects include replacing a faucet, installing a half shelf on a wall, changing the colors of an entryway for dramatic effect, building shutters or a window box, hanging a pot rack, and dozens of projects explained step by step, listing the tools and materials needed for each, and well illustrated throughout with clear drawings, diagrams, and photographs.
Go into the studio of popular textile designer Poppy Treffry, as she demonstrates how to create quirky, fun and memorable projects and motifs. Layering, fraying and applique all add to the free and easy effect, while techniques such as freestyle shading and texturing create pictures with charm and attitude. The variety of projects include home accents such as curtains and cushions, plus personal accessories like handbags and purses. Step-by-step instructions, illustrations and photographs combine with a fresh design to offer you a new twist in needlecrafting.
This book devotes itself to the herringbone stitch and gives you a history of the stitch from it's Ndebele roots. As with all stitches, the variations are covered and are explained using hand drawn pictures. Colour photos show a variety of finished projects and a gallery of completed beadwork gives you some ideas of what can be created. There are four projects, with clear step by step instructions, which cover all the techniques taught in the book. The Herringbone stitch is the hardest of the beadweaving stitches to learn but this is because it isn't as straight forward as the others!
