Crafting

Knotting Natural Bags & Belts

Use natural materials to create chic macramé bags and belts with a laid-back, bohemian style! With 20 step-by-step projects that slowly progress in difficulty, you will learn over a dozen macramé knots as you make fashion accessories from cotton, jute, hemp, and raffia. Achieve on-trend macramé designs that won’t go out of style with this must-have book for crafters of all skill levels!

Quick Whittles

Get started in caricature carving with this party of beginner-friendly whittling projects! An excellent place to try your hand at carving caricatures and learn how to capture their expressive traits, Quick Whittles offers 16 portable projects you can carve in one sitting or on-the-go. Featuring detailed guidance that breaks down complex techniques into simple and achievable steps, every easy ...

Spun Cotton Crafts

Spun Cotton Crafts features more than 25 adorable and beginner-friendly step-by-step projects using affordable materials, from glitter icicles and a bell garland to cotton ball chicks, mossy forest mushrooms, and more! Also included is a brief history of spun cotton, helpful sections on materials and techniques, and a gallery of inspirational ornament designs. Accessible for anyone to accomplish ...

Lovely Little Embroideries

Lovely Little Embroideries is an inspirational guide to creating 22 stunning, small, and easy embroidery hoops, accessories, ornaments, and more, all featuring every stitcher’s favorite subject – flower bouquets! Opening with overviews on basic supplies, transfer methods, and how to finish the back of a hoop, also included is an illustrated stitch guide for both basic stitches to more advanced ...

DIY Resin Crafting Projects

Whether it’s a four-leaf clover, beautiful blooms from a wedding bouquet, or something your child found for you in nature, sentimental projects abound in this complete guide to making resin crafts that includes 20 fun and beginner-friendly projects. Clear resin crafting is the perfect way for anyone to make gorgeous jewelry and keepsakes from memorable moments. From butterfly earrings and a ...

Super Fun Food Origami for Kids

From broccoli and bananas, to a chili pepper, watermelon, mushroom, and tons of other fruits, vegetables, and even cooking utensils, the paper craft projects featured in this must-have origami book for kids is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Featuring step-by-step instructions, easy-to-follow illustrations, colorfully printed origami paper, black-and-white color sheets, and even QR ...

Making Alphabet & Picture Friendship Bracelets

Breathe new life into the timeless craft of friendship bracelets with 101 customizable designs! Learn how to make personalized crafts for your friends by adding names, inspiring words, special messages, pictures, shapes, symbols, and other meaningful images and sentiments that will give your bracelet making one-of-a-kind style! Featuring all the basics, step-by-step instructions, coordinating ...

Complete Book of Sewing Techniques, Updated Edition

Learning how to sew has never been easier! Jam-packed with essential information, Complete Book of Sewing Techniques, Updated Edition provides an ideal introduction for beginning sewers, and is also a useful reference for those who already have sewing skills. Featuring step-by-step instructions and photographs, you’ll learn a variety of skills, from hand stitching and hemming to adding darts for ...

Scrap Wood Whittling

Small wood carvings tend to intimidate, but Scrap Wood Whittling makes it easy! Opening with helpful insight on materials, tools, cuts, and safety, you’ll then go on to complete 19 tiny animal carvings that progress in difficulty. From a leaping pig to an aquarium diorama, each project contains step-by-step instructions and photography, full-size patterns, and more!

Sewing Cozy Craft Projects

Sewing Cozy Craft Projects features 3 adorable bear designs to create a cohesive collection of patchwork quilt blocks and unique handmade gifts, including fabric postcards, ornaments, gift tags, and more. Using various techniques – from embroidery, felting, and sewing to applique, patchwork, and more – this must-have guide is the perfect way to learn and build new crafting skills while making ...

Handmade Woodworking Projects for the Kitchen

Whether you’re an intermediate woodworker or a beginner, make a collection of 17 functional woodworking projects for the kitchen for food preparation, storage, serving, and more! Featuring step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, drawings, and expert tips, make beautifully handmade cutting boards, a knife block, wine rack, lazy Susan, and other kitchen essentials that are perfect for ...

Get Started Die-Cut Crafting

Perfect for sewing, quilting, scrapbooking, and a variety of other arts and crafts, die-cutting machines are changing the way people enjoy their favorite hobbies – and this complete how-to manual is here to help! With overviews on the top three brands – Cricut, Silhouette, and Brother – step-by-step instructions for cutting different materials, troubleshooting, handy hacks, and more than 20 ...