Covers a wide variety of crafts from knitting, crochet, papercraft, sewing, sugarcraft, felt decorations, jewelry making, cross stitch, mosaic making, decoupage, polymer clay decorations and needlepoint. Each craft included has a helpful tools and materials section, and projects include a knitted robin, a sugar Santa Claus, a polymer clay owl, a felt gingerbread man, a crocheted hanging Christmas heart, a decoupaged tea tray, a felt fairy brooch,...

"Created in association with craft expert Guadalupe Rodríguez, this book includes [28] projects by children, for children. The projects have ... visual instructions and use household junk and recycled materials like cardboard boxes, pegs, wool, and scraps of fabric, or materials found in nature"--Page 4 of cover.

A guide for crafty kids and their parents mixes a family friendly design with a treasure trove of creative and educational projects that parents and their kids, aged three to twelve, can create together.

"Gardening for Kids is full of inspirational ideas to get your kids excited about nature. Dawn Isaac shows you how to sow a wheelbarrow vegetable garden, make cress caterpillars, build an insect hotel, or plant a sunflower alley in your own backyard, using everyday objects and recycled junk"--

Provides directions for spaceships that can be made without adult supervision from paper plates, straws, styrofoam cups, and other materials available in supermarkets. Includes suggestions for designing one's own spaceships.

Provides instructions for using recycled materials to create fifty different crafts and offers tips for an earth-friendly lifestyle.

Debbie Shore has a passion for sewing, and her fresh, contemporary designs coupled with simple, easy-to-follow instructions make this book a recipe for success. All of the projects use just half a yard (about half a metre) of fabric, making them ideal for using up scraps and oddments left over from other projects or sold off cheaply by your favourite fabric store. All you need is a sewing machine and a basic sewing kit, and in no time at all you'll...

Across Frontiers is the first book to do justice to the modern artwork created in the four-hundred-year-old tradition of Hispanic crafts: dramatic Rio Grande weavings, finely crafted woodwork and furniture, imaginative tinwork and straw applique, and richly carved and painted santos. Including interviews with local artists and a fascinating history of the area by author Dexter Cirillo, this portrait of a remarkable cultural landscape describes how...

"In a world filled with pollution and chemicals, this book shows you how to create your own soaps and bathtime luxuries using only natural ingredients and very little specialist equipment. Create the perfect gift for family and friends, kids and grown-ups.This book features a huge range of exotic and tempting ingredients, such as peach, peppermint, ylang ylang, cinnamon and chocolate, and includes recipes for shampoo bars, body splashes and bath creams....