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Book The Healing Doll Way

Download or read book The Healing Doll Way written by Barb Kobe and published by Beaver's Pond Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Healing Doll Way, Barb Kobe shares stories and images from her transformative experience becoming a healing doll artist, as well as those of many of her students and peers. The book also guides you through the process of making healing dolls for yourself. The act of making a doll can take you through a process of imagination, recovery, and growth. You do not need to be an expert at dollmaking-or artmaking, for that matter-to experience the power of this kind of work. This dollmaking process invites and encourages you to explore a range of perceptions and emotions, and in doing so, reach a deeper level of understanding and acceptance of yourself.

Book Enchanting Art Dolls and Soft Sculptures

Download or read book Enchanting Art Dolls and Soft Sculptures written by Marina Druker and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every doll deserves to be unique Discover the joy of making one-of-a-kind art dolls from head to toe. Learn how to build wire armatures, find out how easy it is to work with air-dry clays, and also add charming fabric sculptures to your doll-making repertoire.

Book The Doll in the Garden

Download or read book The Doll in the Garden written by Mary Downing Hahn and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ashley discovers a turn-of-the-century doll it is just the first of several puzzling events that lead her through the hedge and into a twilight past where she meets Louise, an ailing child whose beloved doll has mysteriously disappeared.

Book Doll Making as a Transformative Process

Download or read book Doll Making as a Transformative Process written by Pamela Hastings and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-24 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pamela Hastings, world-renowned doll maker, artist, writer, and teacher guides the reader through a Transformative Process using paper and cloth doll making, with lots of patterns and examples to create fast and simple dolls for fun and life change.

Book The Doll with the Yellow Star

Download or read book The Doll with the Yellow Star written by Yona Zeldis McDonough and published by Henry Holt and Company BYR Paperbacks. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tender story about the power of love in the face of loss Nine-year-old Claudine doesn't want to leave her much-loved home in France to go live in America, not without her parents. But she knows about the shortages, about the yellow stars Jews must wear, and about Adolf Hitler. And she knows that there are some things she needs to do even when she doesn't want to. It's wartime, and there is much that is different now. There are more things that Claudine will lose to this terrible war. But not everything that is lost must be lost forever. Here is a moving story about lost and found lives, and the healing power of love.

Book Mother Plays with Dolls   and Finds an Important Key to Unlocking Creativity

Download or read book Mother Plays with Dolls and Finds an Important Key to Unlocking Creativity written by Elinor Peace Bailey and published by Epm Publications Incorporated. This book was released on 1990 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elinor Bailey. One of the most inventive figures in today's fiber arts, Bailey has developed a way for virtually anyone to break through to his or her innermost self. By using a basic doll pattern and playing with its size, shape, hair, and attire, amateurs and pros alike will produce endlessly imaginative creations.

Book The Danish Way of Parenting

Download or read book The Danish Way of Parenting written by Jessica Joelle Alexander and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International bestseller As seen in The Wall Street Journal--from free play to cozy together time, discover the parenting secrets of the happiest people in the world What makes Denmark the happiest country in the world--and how do Danish parents raise happy, confident, successful kids, year after year? This upbeat and practical book presents six essential principles, which spell out P-A-R-E-N-T: Play is essential for development and well-being. Authenticity fosters trust and an "inner compass." Reframing helps kids cope with setbacks and look on the bright side. Empathy allows us to act with kindness toward others. No ultimatums means no power struggles, lines in the sand, or resentment. Togetherness is a way to celebrate family time, on special occasions and every day. The Danes call this hygge--and it's a fun, cozy way to foster closeness. Preparing meals together, playing favorite games, and sharing other family traditions are all hygge. (Cell phones, bickering, and complaining are not!) With illuminating examples and simple yet powerful advice, The Danish Way of Parenting will help parents from all walks of life raise the happiest, most well-adjusted kids in the world.

Book Corinne

    Book Details:
  • Author : Wendy Shang
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2021-12-30
  • ISBN : 1683371887
  • Pages : 144 pages

Download or read book Corinne written by Wendy Shang and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get to know American Girl’s 2022 Girl of the Year, Corinne Tan, in this first book in her series! When the powder’s fresh, Corinne snaps on her skis and takes a deep breath of crisp mountain air. She and her sister, Gwynn, have always called Aspen home, but moving in with their new stepdad, Arne, changes everything. Sure, there are perks — like a fancy bedroom and a new puppy named Flurry whom Corinne trains to do search and rescue. Still, Corinne feels uncomfortable in her new family and hides the truth from her best friend, Cassidy. The facts finally come out in the most disastrous way, and Corinne runs to the only place left that feels like home. But when she becomes lost on the mountain, will her survival skills be enough to save her?

Book The Complete Book of Dollmaking

Download or read book The Complete Book of Dollmaking written by Pamela Peake and published by Watson-Guptill Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information for making all types of dolls, including techniques for drawing and coloring faces, styling the hair, dressmaking, and tips on what type of equipment to use

Book In My Heart

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jo Witek
  • Publisher : Abrams
  • Release : 2014-10-14
  • ISBN : 164700828X
  • Pages : 32 pages

Download or read book In My Heart written by Jo Witek and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate feelings in all their shapes and sizes in this New York Times bestselling picture book from the Growing Hearts series! Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings! Some make us feel as light as a balloon, others as heavy as an elephant. In My Heart explores a full range of emotions, describing how they feel physically, inside, with language that is lyrical but also direct to empower readers to practice articulating and identifying their own emotions. With whimsical illustrations and an irresistible die-cut heart that extends through each spread, this gorgeously packaged and unique feelings book is sure to become a storytime favorite.

Book My Bed

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rebecca Bond
  • Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
  • Release : 2020-09-08
  • ISBN : 0544949064
  • Pages : 43 pages

Download or read book My Bed written by Rebecca Bond and published by HMH Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delightful rhymes and charming hand-stitched art celebrate the many ways we sleep across the world. Perfect for a baby shower gift and for fans of This Is How We Do It.

Book Anatomy of a Doll

Download or read book Anatomy of a Doll written by Susanna Oroyan and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “At last! A complete book on doll design and soft sculpture has been written.” —Virginia Robertson, designer and publisher Master dollmaker Susanna Oroyan gives you the definitive book on fabric sculpting. Anatomy of a Doll is packed with an abundance of exquisite photographs that capture the best work from dollmakers today. Detailed step-by-step illustrations for an incredible variety of cloth dolls are included for you to create any type of cloth doll imaginable. Many methods of doll construction are covered so that beginning and professional dollmakers have a handy answer book. Beginners will find the book a practical guide that examines techniques for making all kinds of dolls. The more experienced dollmaker will discover an abundance of new ideas and techniques never before found in one book. Anatomy of a Doll shows you everything from bending wire to cutting cloth, which will allow you to create your own original dolls! “[Enjoy] this book as a peerless museum guide, as a user’s manual of the inventive hand and mind, and as a parable of science.” —Scientific American “It’s finally happened—the cloth doll book that says it all! Thank you Susanna—the table is set, the banquet is prepared!” —Elinor Peace Bailey, author of Storytelling with Dolls “Here is all the information you need—written in Susie’s friendly, casual style.” —Cary Raesner, editor of Doll World

Book Will I Ever be Good Enough

Download or read book Will I Ever be Good Enough written by Karyl McBride and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resource for daughters of mothers with narcissistic personality disorder explains how to manage feelings of inadequacy and abandonment in the face of inappropriate maternal expectations and conditional love, in a step-by-step guide that shares recommendations for creating a personalized program for self-protection and recovery. 50,000 first printing.

Book How to Create a Spirit Doll

    Book Details:
  • Author : Chris Flynn
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2014-09-15
  • ISBN : 9781502388070
  • Pages : 78 pages

Download or read book How to Create a Spirit Doll written by Chris Flynn and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the delicious, and very simple act of creating your own spirit doll you allow yourself to reawaken to your true Self. Your personal Spirit Doll will guide you towards recognizing and honoring gifts of your inner wisdom. Your unique Spirit Doll will unite you with your Higher Self, while opening your heart to embrace the fulness of your Self. Allow your Spirit Doll to direct you in her (or his) creation. Easy to find supplies! No experience necessary!Clear and precise instructions, with beautiful colorful photos.

Book House of Dolls

    Book Details:
  • Author : Francesca Lia Block
  • Publisher : Harper Collins
  • Release : 2010-06-01
  • ISBN : 0061997366
  • Pages : 86 pages

Download or read book House of Dolls written by Francesca Lia Block and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a little house from another time, with lace curtains in every window and paintings hung in gold doily frames, Wildflower, Rockstar, and Miss Selene live a warm and cozy life. They wear fancy dresses, bake play-dough cakes, and spend their days enjoying one another's company. For the three dolls, life is small but good. But life is not good for Madison Blackberry, the owner of the dollhouse. Her grandmother pays more attention to the dolls than to her. The dolls have one another, but she is lonely in her big, empty apartment. Then one day, as things always do—even for dolls—everything changes. This beautiful story from the acclaimed team of Francesca Lia Block, author of such novels as Weetzie Bat, and Barbara McClintock, author and illustrator of many picture books, including Adèle & Simon, brings to life the power of love, family, and friendship.

Book Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Download or read book Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel written by Virginia Lee Burton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.

Book Cloth Doll Faces

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ray Slater
  • Publisher : Search Press Limited
  • Release : 2021
  • ISBN : 1781263442
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Cloth Doll Faces written by Ray Slater and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: