Download or read book The Artful Parent written by Jean Van't Hul and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring out your child’s creativity and imagination with more than 60 artful activities in this completely revised and updated edition Art making is a wonderful way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening their fine motor skills and developing self-confidence. The Artful Parent has all the tools and information you need to encourage creative activities for ages one to eight. From setting up a studio space in your home to finding the best art materials for children, this book gives you all the information you need to get started. You’ll learn how to: * Pick the best materials for your child’s age and learn to make your very own * Prepare art activities to ease children through transitions, engage the most energetic of kids, entertain small groups, and more * Encourage artful living through everyday activities * Foster a love of creativity in your family

Download or read book Mini Christmas Crochet written by Val Pierce and published by Search Press Ltd. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novelty knitters and crocheters will love this collection of mini Christmas projects to crochet ready for the festive season. Val Pierce has designed twenty different projects, including a mini Christmas stocking, a cute reindeer, a snowman, a Christmas cracker, a snowflake, star, Christmas pudding, an angel, a fairy and much more. Full crochet instructions are provided, and each project is simply photographed so that the reader can see the design clearly, and also shown in a sumptuous styled photograph, showing the beautiful possibilities of the finished pieces. There are plenty of ideas for ways of displaying the projects. The mini knits will appeal to those looking for items they can knit up quickly, using up ends of yarn.

Download or read book Creating Really Awesome Free Things written by Jamie Dorobek and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 kid-friendly projects from the creator of C.R.A.F.T.! Get ready for some serious family fun! Filled with 100 fun crafts, Creating Really Awesome Free Things helps you develop your child's creativity, imagination, and fine motor skills--all while using common household items. Each budget-friendly project features step-by-step instructions and keeps kids entertained, engaged, and learning all day long. You and your children will love recreating one-of-a-kind crafts like: Memory Game Egg Carton Flowers Key Wind Chime Ring Toss Lion Mask Complete with photographs for every project, Creating Really Awesome Free Things promotes hours of playtime fun with the entire family!

Download or read book A Quilting Life written by Sherri McConnell and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “With its diverse selection of fabrics and designs, A Quilting Life is a fine pick for any quilter looking to produce family-oriented keepsake results.” —The Needlecraft Shelf Bring the handmade tradition home with these charming quilts and home accessories. Inspired by a grandmother who loved to sew for her family, quilter and blogger Sherri McConnell gives traditional patterns like hexagons, stars, snowballs, and Dresden Plates a new look featuring fabrics by some of today’s most popular designers. Nineteen cozy projects include pillows, tote bags, table runners, and larger quilts—quick and easy designs that make great gifts. “Sherri’s book is a treasure! It’s full of fun and straight-forward patterns for quilts, table toppers, pillows, bags and more—all the goodies to make a cozy home.” —Thimbleanna “Would you like the opportunity to make tomorrow’s heirlooms in today’s vast selection of prints? . . . If so, this could be the reference book that will get you started. There are 19 projects, mainly focusing on handmade household items but including some larger quilts too.” —Fabrications Quilting for You “Beautiful inspiration if you are a seasoned quilter, but also a great resource with clear and in some cases, simple patterns for newbies as well.” —Diary of a Quilter “Color photos of finished needlework projects accompany step-by-step diagrams and assembly patterns, while at-a-glance sidebars covering materials and cutting allow needleworkers to gauge the complexity of each project.” —The Needlecraft Shelf

Download or read book Low Mess Crafts for Kids written by Debbie Chapman and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of craft ideas for kids that create a minimum of mess.

Download or read book The Eco Christmas Craft Book written by Marrianne Miall and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to make beautiful, stylish Christmas decorations using eco-friendly materials that won't cost a fortune or harm the planet! If you love Christmas, you'll love this book! It's filled with lots of ideas to create your own stylishly beautiful, eco-friendly Christmas. All you need to do is save up some recyclable or foraged items such as cardboard, newspaper, wine bottle corks, twigs and pine cones. You can choose your own color scheme to match your home and, because the materials are recyclable, you could make new ones every year! Including all the things that make Christmas special, such as tree decorations, advent items, Christmas cards, table decorations, wreaths and many more, there are 30 fabulous projects to make, and ideas for many more. So start collecting and learn how to make gorgeous, professional-looking decorations cheaply, without harming the planet.

Download or read book Disney s Christmas Crafts written by Disney Book Group and published by Disney Press. This book was released on 2001-09-03 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn holiday timei nto fun, gamily time with this terrific Christmas crafts how-to book! It includes more than 50 easy-to-make Disney-inspired crafts rom holiday ornaments and decorations (like Woody's "Howdy Holidays" Banner) to terrific homemade gifts and gift wrap (like Kanga and Roo's Pretty Pouch Gift Bags). It's all here, along with easy-to-follow instructions, full-color photographs, and crafting safety tips, too. Add a little home grown Disney magic to your holiday season!

Download or read book Tilda s Christmas Ideas written by Tone Finnanger and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Christmas projects using the latest Tilda fabrics and embellishments. The designs include Santas, angels, garlands, decorations and accessories.

Download or read book Christmas Crafts written by Catherine Woram and published by Cico Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rather than buying expensive, mass-produced Christmas decorations, follow the ideas and projects in Christmas Crafts and make your own stylish and fun creations. Decorating the Christmas tree always kickstarts the festive celebrations, and in the first chapter you will find masses of new ideas, from chandelier beads suspended from velvet ribbons to felt stars and cinnamon stick bundles. The next chapter focuses on wrapping presents, and here there are giftwrap projects using boxes and bows, paper and fabric, buttons and ricrac. The third chapter on cards also features labels and gift tags, and the projects range from fun snowmen greetings cards to stencilled cards which you can easily make in large numbers. The dining table takes centre stage on Christmas Day itself, and the chapter on table settings suggests different themes and colour schemes, from sophisticated silver to red-and-white country style, to traditional red, green and gold. There's nothing nicer than receiving a homemade present, so the section on foodie gifts includes chocolates, festive cupcakes, chocolate brownies and biscuits to hang from the Christmas tree. And finally, as Christmas is the time for children of all ages, there is a chapter on makes for kids, including brightly coloured paper chains, paper snowflakes and pompom decorations.

Download or read book Natural Christmas written by Tom Pritchard and published by Clarkson Potter Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of Madderlake's Trade Secrets show us how to look around and discover for ourselves the best natural materials for creating our own Christmas decorations and traditions. You're no Grinch if you've had it with all the tinsel, standard-issue poinsettia arrangements and the rest of the commercial Christmas juggernaut--it just means that you're ready to go natural! 150+ full-color photos.

Download or read book Christmas Comfort Joy written by Better Homes and Gardens Books (Firm) and published by Better Homes & Gardens Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides step-by-step directions to aid you indecorating and cooking during the holiday season. Also helps with pratical ideas for gift giving.

Download or read book Ornament Extravaganza written by The Decorative Arts Collection and published by All American Crafts Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grab your brushes and get ready to paint a year's worth of decorations. Twenty-eight beautiful ornaments are featured with complete instructions, step-by-step worksheets and patterns. Ornaments are painted by 26 of today's finest decorative painters.

Download or read book Decorating and Craft Ideas for Christmas 1983 written by Shelley Stewart and published by Oxmoor House. This book was released on 1983-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Best Christmas Crafts Ever written by Kathy Ross and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents more than eighty craft projects with Christmas themes that can be used as decorations or gifts.

Download or read book Advent Arts and Christmas Crafts written by and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: age, containing step-by-step directions and drawings showing how to do the crafts. Although there are other books on the market on seasonal crafts, this one stands out because of the inclusion of prayers and rituals.

Download or read book The Complete Book of Retro Crafts written by Suzie Millions and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baby boomers feeling nostalgic, hipsters longing for the handmade, and anyone interested in going retro can stop right here! This is the definitive guide to the fun and quirky world of retro crafts, written by a diva of the style. It’s jam-packed with history and wonderful images from vintage pamphlets, collections, and flea market hunts. Everything memorable is included, from the ridiculous to the sublime, along with the lowdown on collecting, Junking 101, and creating a crafting group. Forty retro-inspired projects run the gamut from glitter frames and matchbox purses to bottlecap men and teacup ladies, plus lovable Plastic Flower Pixies; the Sparkling Sputnik and its desk-top compadre, the Beauty Orb; and the unforgettable Reinbeer. Variations and creative suggestions will keep readers inspired.

Download or read book Holiday Crafts written by Linda Reece and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sweet and simple projects in Holiday Crafts will be sure to make lasting memories, not to mention priceless mementos. Author Linda Reece, mommy blogger and crafter, believes that no one likes to be plopped in front of the TV during family gatherings and celebrations. Spending time with your little ones doing simple crafts and actives is a perfect way to bring cheer to every holiday. Filled with fifty year-round holiday-themed crafts for ages 3-10, hours of enjoyment are guaranteed for children and parents alike. The easy-to-follow instructions, cheerful design, full-color-photographs, and simple supply lists will ensure the success of any little crafter. The book contains five crafts for ten different holidays, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, 4th of July, Halloween, Back to School, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, and Valentine’s Day. Inside you will find: • Father’s Day Tie Card • Stuffed Heart Valentine • Paper Clover Craft • And so much more! There are also non-craft activates sprinkled inside for a little bit of added fun. The projects in Holiday Crafts are perfect for young children to interact with parents, grandparents, and whoever else wants to join in!