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B3312. Paper Blossoms / Marshall
Paper Blossoms: A Book of Beautiful Bouquets for the Table by Ray Marshall. 2010. 10.24"x12.75". Hardcover $35.00
Features five intricate pop-up bouquets: a garland of roses, a tropical arrangement, a lotus water garden, a springtime bouquet, and a vase of lilies. Watch the flowers burst into bloom in this triumph of pop-up artistry! Comes with two bands to hold down each page of the spread so you can display the arrangement. Available May 2010.
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B3313. Joy of Gardening / Campbell
The Joy of Gardening: An Inspirational Anthology edited by Eileen Campbell. 2010. 224pp. 4.5"x6". Paper
Features a rich selection of inspirational quotations from gardeners past and present, as well as from poets, painters, novelists, diarists, and spiritual teachers. The quotes capture the joy of being alive that gardening evokes. Gardens can make us happy, heal us when sad or depressed, and help us understand the relationship between ourselves and nature. A great gift for gardeners.
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B3242. Creative Greeting Cards / Genovese
Creative Greeting Cards by Sandi Genovese. 2008. 128pp. 8.5"x10". Paper $14.95. SALE.
This is a great card book. You learn to make various types of cards - accordion, envelope, diorama, dangle, faux embossed, folded, mobile and window. With each type, you are presented with several variations for a range of events including Baby Announcements, Birthday, Christmas, Congratulations, Valentines and more. There are step-by-step instructions and templates for the cards and for most of the decorations (embellishments). The over 50 cards are bright and fun. You can easily adapt the cards to even more uses.
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B3305. Self-made Stationery / Udagawa
Self-made Stationery: Handmade Goods Designed by Me by Kazumi Udagawa. 2009. 96pp + 7 pages of full-color templates. 8"x10". Paper $17.95.
Projects include a rubber band notebook, side-stitch travelers memo pad, tear-off memo board, monthly file made from envelopes, pen/pencil case box, sewn tote book, bookmarks, greeting cards and more. It’s a nicely designed book with easy, fun projects.
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B2904. Classic Calligraphic Designs
Classic Calligraphy Designs. Book and CD-ROM. 2002. 48pp. 8.25"x11". Paper
378 off-hand flourished images of faces, creatures, birds, fish and abstract motifs in both book form and CDROM. Includes examples of both the off-hand flourishing style of the master penmen of the 19th and 20th centuries and the figurative pen work of Renaissance and later scribes.
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B3206. Scripsit: Graceful Envelope III
Graceful Envelope Scripsit III edited by Lorraine Swerdloff. 2009. 24pp. 8.5"x11".
The third issue of this popular series is now available. It presents envelopes from the 2006, 2007 and 2008 contests. The themes are: Fine Line, Mailable Feast, and C's the Day. The envelopes are diverse and beautiful -- a wonderful selection for ideas & inspiration and just to enjoy.
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B3122. 1,000 Handmade Greetings / McFadden with Baskin
1,000 Handmade Greetings: Creative Cards and Clever Correspondence by Laura McFadden, with Deborah Baskin. 2009. 320pp. 9"x9". Paper $25.00. JNB Price $19.99
A delightful showcase of 1,000 hand-crafted greeting cards. Features a wide array of paper craft techniques, including: paper cutting, paper stencils, stamping, punching, stitchery, monoprints, screenprints, paper piecing, and more.
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B3024. Altered Surfaces/Cozen
B3024. Altered Surfaces: Using Acrylic Paints with Gels, Mediums, Grounds, & Pastes for Paper Canvas, Board and Plastic by Chris Cozen. Paper.
Provides info on the great range of possibilities with acrylics and their use with mediums and grounds. Includes working with some of the newest products available, especially those from Golden Artist Colors. This slim volume has enough of the basics for the beginner and is packed with info for those experienced with acrylics. "The best book on the subject."-- Nan Robkin
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B3044. Art Expose/Judy Melvin
Art Expose: A Collection of Techniques for Creative Expression by Judy Melvin. 2008. 20pp. 8.25"x8.25". Paper.
Judy has put her workshop notes into book form. It's a book of how to make beautiful artwork using the techniques for creative expression that she teaches. Full color. Includes:
Sumi Ink & Sink Art, Sumi Ink & TECH Ink, Gesso, Pastels & Stencils, Bleach & Pastels, and Walnut Ink.
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B3105. Cardmaker's Workbook/Mason
B3105. The Cardmaker's Workbook by Jenn Mason. 2008. 160pp. 8.5"x10". Paperback $19.99
Ever wonder why some cards look right and yours don't? This book provides the answers and how to apply them to your card making. First, by showing design concepts - balance, focal point, repetition, scale, texture - with simple card examples. Then, it is onto the color theory (think paint chip strips), presented with card projects. Next, you learn a set of construction techniques and how to vary them. Then multiples, decorative inspiration, and more tips. It's organized, systematic, and fun.
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