Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing: Patterns and How-To for 24 Fresh and Easy Projects

Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing: Patterns and How-To for 24 Fresh and Easy Projects

by Meiko Arquillos, Lotta Jansdotter

Internationally celebrated designer Lotta Jansdotter collects 24 of her most popular sewing patterns into one irresistible collection. Our innovative packaging makes for easy use reusable pattern sheets are neatly tucked into a folder inside this full-color, lay-flat spiral bound book. Lotta has included patterns for handy tote bags, smart aprons, chic bed linens, and much more. Each project is paired with... (more)

A Designer's Eye for Scrapbooking

by Ali Edwards

In "A Designer's Eye For Scrapbooking," Ali shares her design secrets on how to create attractive, charming and well-balanced pages that tell a story and reflect your unique personality. This inspirational guide to scrapbook page design will teach you how to preserve your memories in a meaningful way.

Beading with Cabochons: Simple Techniques for Beautiful Jewelry

Beading with Cabochons: Simple Techniques for Beautiful Jewelry

by Jamie Cloud Eakin

With this gloriously photographed and illustrated manual at hand, beaders can create awe-inspiring jewelry. It's the only current, comprehensive guide to working with cabochons--a flat piece of rock or mineral--and it covers all the basics, along with a range of new creative techniques and hot trends. Find out which tools and materials to use, which beads work best, and how to wrap them round the stones. Craft... (more)

Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations

Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations

by Tomoko Fuse

TOMOKO FUSE is recognized at home and abroad as one of the most original and exciting of all up-and-coming origami talents. In this book, she explains her method for combining folded-paper units in an insertion fashion that results in an endless sequence of multidimensional variations giving new life and freshness to old-fashioned origami classics. Another dynamic departure is the way she employs a single... (more)

Fitted Knits: 25 Designs for the Fashionable Knitter

Fitted Knits: 25 Designs for the Fashionable Knitter

by Stefanie Japel, Brian Steege

over 14,000 hits every day Fitted Knits features 25 projects, beginning with simple T-shirts and shrugs and moving on to more advanced sweaters, cardigans and skirts. The book also includes a comprehensive section covering the skills necessary to create a well-fitted garment, removing the guesswork from customizing patterns. Each project includes customization tips and tricks, describing to the... (more)

A Single Thread

by Marie Bostwick

It's a long way from Fort Worth, Texas, to New Bern, Connecticut, yet it only takes a day in the charming Yankee town to make Evelyn Dixon realise she's found her new home. The abrupt end of her marriage was Evelyn's wake-up call to get busy chasing her dream of opening a quilt shop. Finding a store front is easy enough; starting a new life isn't. Little does Evelyn imagine it will bring a trio like Abigail... (more)

Knitting Lingerie Style: More Than 30 Basic and Lingerie-Inspired Designs

Knitting Lingerie Style: More Than 30 Basic and Lingerie-Inspired Designs

by Joan McGowan-Michael

The only knitting book focused on lingerie and lingerie-inspired designs Underwear has come out. Once kept demurely concealed, lingerie now pervades every fashion category, inspiring designs for day looks, loungewear, evening clothes, and accessories. Slips have become dresses unto themselves. Bra straps are meant to peek out from under tank tops. Camisoles are worn on their own or as layers over or under other... (more)

Donna Kooler's 555 Timeless Cross-Stitch Patterns

Donna Kooler's 555 Timeless Cross-Stitch Patterns

by Donna Kooler

For every season and forever: these charming cross stitch patterns-from Donna Kooler's celebrated design studio-never go out of style. Make a complete sampler, or choose from hundreds of adorable elements to adorn pillows, ornaments, bags, and more. Stitch winter wonders like a bear on skis or an old-fashioned sleigh. Get spring fever by embroidering flowers, fruits, birds, and butterflies. Enjoy the warmth of a... (more)

My Creative Companion: The Ultimate Scrapbooking Resource

My Creative Companion: The Ultimate Scrapbooking Resource

by Becky Higgins

"Inspiration at your fingertips! A much-loved best seller! Do you ever sit down and find yourself at a loss for ideas? Are you tired of using the same approaches over and over again? Let Becky Higgins’ My Creative Companion inspire you! This unique, spiral-bound idea gallery system is filled with thumbnail sketches Becky herself uses that illustrate creative layout designs, unique enhancements, distinctive... (more)

Simple Scrapbooks: Ideas and Techniques

Filled with manageable projects straight from the pages of Simple Scrapbooks Magazine , this book welcomes novice and advanced scrapbookers alike with a fresh approach that emphasizes a simple, personal style. Handsome illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and time-saving tips will inspire readers to create beautiful, meaningful scrapbooks in just a few days. Chapters include album organization, design... (more)

Vintage Paper Crafts

by Anna Corba

Old notebooks, discarded postcards purchased from a flea market, sheaves of sheet music: Anna Corba knows how to turn these vintage papers into fantastic contemporary crafts. This up-and-coming designer presents her beautiful projects, with detailed instructions, charming color photos, and tips to help imaginative crafters develop their own personal style. Her techniques for transforming the paper range from... (more)

DIY Girl (Firebird)

by Jennifer Bonnell

You don't have to be Martha Stewart to make your own cool stuff. All you need is the inspiration and this totally hip, oh-so collectible step-by-step guide, and VOILÀ! you've got- € all the jewelry you could ever wear € your very own brand of beauty products € a sassy new wardrobe € personalized birthday gifts for all your friends € a totally original bedroom and tons more! So, while... (more)

Sharing Your Story: Recording Life's Moments in Mini Albums

Sharing Your Story: Recording Life's Moments in Mini Albums

by Ali Edwards

Celebrate the everyday details of your lifeIn this book you'll find ideas on everything from travel and gift items to practical mini-books for record-keeping. You'll also discover: Cool ways to show off memorabilia; Great gift books for kids; Dozens of practical and meaningful mini-book ideas for every occasion; Hundreds of ideas for tracking the special details of your life. Discover the fun, fast and easy way to... (more)

Fairy Houses and Beyond! (The Fairy Houses Series) (The Fairy Houses)

Fairy Houses

Fairy Houses and Beyond! (The Fairy Houses Series) (The Fairy Houses)

by Barry Kane, Tracy Kane

Have you ever seen a Fairy Village? Fairy Houses are evolving. Discover fairy neighborhoods, villages and even art colonies! Built with natural materials and a pinch of creativity ... the possibilities are infinite. View interiors, with rich details and delightful fairy comforts. Explore the enchantment of nature through this inspiring activity, for all ages!

Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures

Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures

by Amanda Blake Soule

Handmade Home offers simple sewing and craft projects for the home that reflect the needs, activities, and personalities of today’s families. Filled with thirty-three projects made by reusing and repurposing materials—from vintage feedsacks to old sheets and towels—and including some projects that children can help with, all of the items here offer a practical use in the home. Amanda Soule does much more than... (more)

Home, Paper, Scissors: Decorative Paper Accessories for the Home

Home, Paper, Scissors: Decorative Paper Accessories for the Home

by Patricia Zapata

Papercrafts have as strong and loyal a following as ever, and with Home, Paper, Scissors , paper devotees can now create a beautiful collection of projects to accent their homes and to give as gifts. They’re quick and simple to create—most take just an hour or two to make and involve only simple cutting, folding, and gluing. Yet the outcomes are stunning. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, Zapata... (more)

Glorious Country Food Crafts and Decorating

Glorious Country Food Crafts and Decorating

by Liz Trigg, Tessa Evelegh, Stewart Walton, Sally Walton

Kanzashi in Bloom: 20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give

Kanzashi in Bloom: 20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give

by Diane Gilleland

Kanzashi tsumami is the Japanese art of folding delicate squares of silk into three-dimensional flower petals. In the United States, the online craft culture has sprouted a renewed interest in making Kanzashi with American crafters devising simplified ways to create these gorgeous fabric flowers and incorporating more user-friendly materials like cotton and synthetic fabrics along with the traditional silks. ... (more)

The Complete DMC Encyclopedia of Needlework (1996)

The Complete DMC Encyclopedia of Needlework (1996)

by Theresa deDillmont

Aranzi Machine Gun: Volume 2 (Aranzi Machine Gun)

Aranzi Machine Gun: Volume 2 (Aranzi Machine Gun)

by Aranzi Aronzo

What happens when the quirky critters created by Aranzi Aronzo get together and gallivant about town? Aranzi Machine Gun ! Discover the world your favorite crafty characters inhabit; follow their adventures and enjoy every whimsical moment. Plus, each volume features new crafts presented by Miss Applique.

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Tags: crafting

by Meiko Arquillos, Lotta Jansdotter

by Ali Edwards

by Jamie Cloud Eakin

by Tomoko Fuse

by Stefanie Japel, Brian Steege

by Marie Bostwick

by Joan McGowan-Michael

by Donna Kooler

by Becky Higgins

by Anna Corba

by Jennifer Bonnell

by Ali Edwards

by Barry Kane, Tracy Kane

by Amanda Blake Soule

by Patricia Zapata

by Liz Trigg, Tessa Evelegh, Stewart Walton, Sally Walton

by Diane Gilleland

by Theresa deDillmont

by Aranzi Aronzo