North Books imprint: 926 books
by Mark Christopher Weber
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
The Keys To Superior Painting Can Be Yours!
These are the brushstrokes with which great oil paintings are created. They give you the power to convey everything from realistic light and shadow to dynamic mood and tension.
Mark Christopher Weber shows you how to mix and load paint, shape...
by Maureen McNaughton
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2003
Learn the brushstrokes that will bring your paintings to life!
With Maureen McNaughton as your coach, you can learn how to paint an amazing array of fabulous flowers. She provides start-to-finish instructions and hundreds of step-by-step photos, plus all the information and advice you need to create...
Live Wire Jewelry
Make Colorful Designs That Shine
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2012
Colorful wire jewelry with a twist!
Warm, vibrant copper or cool, soothing blue--there's no doubt that color inspires us to create. Katie Hacker's Live Wire Jewelry colors your world with 30 dynamic designs, all featuring vibrant hues of colored wire. Coil, wrap, loop, weave and twist your way to...
by Debbie Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Create stunning jewelry with imaginative ideas!
In Polymer Clay Jewelry, Debbie Jackson shows you how to create 20 gorgeous projects with an array of polymer clay and jewelry-making techniques. Using embellishments, textures, liquid polymer clay and canes, you'll create one-of-a-kind pieces...
Bead And Wire Jewelry Exposed
50 Designer Projects Featuring Beadalon And Swarovski
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2008
In Bead and Wire Jewelry Exposed, well-known designers Katie Hacker, Fernando DaSilva and Margot Potter offer over 50 high-fashion jewelry pieces made using unique techniques that reveal typically hidden components such as beading wire, cording, findings, tubing and chain as the central focus of the...
Pretty Little Felts
Mixed-Media Crafts To Tickle Your Fancy
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2008
A pretty little twist on felt
Wool felt offers endless crafting possibilities - it feels soft to the touch, dyes easily, cuts without fraying and sews like a dream. When you combine felt with mixed-media elements such as paper, beads, buttons, lace, glitter and even bits of metal screen, you...
Chained
Create Gorgeous Chain Mail Jewelry One Ring at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Unchain your creativity!
Whether you are new to chain mail or a seasoned weaver, Chained will introduce you to the art of combining metal jump rings into intricate designs, in a new way. No other book shows how to use so many weaves in so many ways, or gives this ancient art such a beautiful and modern...
Knitted Wire Jewelry
Techniques. Projects. Inspiration
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2009
Knitting & Wire Combine to Create 25 Gloriously Original Pieces!
Distinguished by their fine gauge and delicate beauty, the 25 projects in this book take jewelry-making to fresh and unexpected places. Using knitting to transform cold, hard wire into a moldable, organic fabric, Samantha...
A Bead in Time
35 Jewelry Projects Inspired by Slices of Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2009
Inspired by life, created by you
Create distinctive pieces that evoke wonderful memories, reflect your passions, or simply make you smile. A Bead in Time shows you how to take even the smallest slices of life and turn them into beaded works of art. From a favorite vacation spot to a beloved...
Simply Cards
Over 100 Stylish Cards You Can Make in Minutes
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2006
Over 100 stylish and fun handmade cards!
You really can craft a handmade card in a matter of moments. It's simple with Simply Cards! Sally Traidman offers a wealth of beautifully designed cards that are easy to make, but hard to forget. With step-by-step illustrations, complete material lists and...
Metal Clay Jewelry
Projects. Techniques. Inspirations.
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Explore the endless possibilities of metal clay Sculpt it, cut it, shape it, roll it. Just about anything is possible when you're creating with the amazing medium of metal clay. Whether you're new to its wonders or are looking for new ideas and techniques, Metal Clay Jewelry has it all. Metal clay...
Tasty Crochet
A Pantry Full of Patterns for 33 Tasty Treats
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2009
Do you secretly love to play with your food?
Whether you're craving peanuts or pizza, you'll find just the thing to hit the spot between the covers of Tasty Crochet. With over 30 crochet patterns on the menu, there's something here to please every palette. In addition to snack items that can...
Inspirational Quotes Illustrated
Art and Words to Motivate
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
"Toss in a stone and begin your own ripple of influence." --Joy Cooper
Featuring more than 100 artists and 130 quotes, Lesley Riley has created the ultimate book of "quotespiration."
With quotes from artists, authors, philosophers and cultural icons, there are words...
The Declaration of You!
How to Find It, Own It and Shout It From the Rooftops
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
Discover Your Purpose!
It's time to shed your "shoulds," and give yourself permission to step powerfully into your own passionate life. Through a series of creative, colorful exercises--questions to get the wheels turning and an encouraging kick in the pants--you will get all the loving...