Organized by topic, this comprehensive resource contains projects, templates, and detailed instructions for more than 30 craft techniques such as beading, jewelry making, paper cutting, and silkscreening. Instructions for each technique are followed with how-to projects.

Whether they're making a yarn mummy or a witch's broomstick, readers are sure to have a spooky good time with the projects in this guide to Halloween crafts. Step-by-step instructions guide readers through more than a dozen colorful and creepy projects. Instructions, paired with full-color photographs, include age-appropriate guidance on how to carve a pumpkin and make a trick-or-treat bag, allowing readers to contribute to the spooky fun of Halloween....

Make money doing what you love. Kari Chapin's insightful and inspiring guide to turning your crafting skills into earned income has been completely revised and updated. The Handmade Marketplace is filled with proven techniques that can help you brand your business, establish a client base, sell your products, and effectively employ all aspects of social media. Learn how easy it is to enjoy a lucrative career while leading the creative life you've...

Embellishments and accessories are on trend in the artisan fashion world, and macrame is the perfect method for creating contemporary garment embellishments. This book introduces the materials, the knots and techniques, and how to choose the best combinations for various style needs and garment enhancements. Then, enjoy 17 projects--very accessible and doable, but with high-fashion impact--to add finishing touches. Don't be put off by the complexity...

Michelle Mackintosh is on a mission to encourage people to reconnect with each other with thoughtful, creative and sustainable gifts. Put together with Michelle's beautiful esthetic, Sustainable Gifting brings back the art of crafting packages with love and care. Containing ideas for sustainable gifts like potted plants grown from seeds, baked goods, beautiful handmade journals and clever tote bags, this thoughtful guide to gifting also features self-made...