Crafts & Hobbies - Mixed Media

Craft Your Feelings--Words Can Only Say So Much Get through any devastating crush, passionate affair or bad breakup with 100 of the cutest, super-easy crafts to bare your heart (or break theirs). You Rock My World: Remind your partner of your song with a...

365 Days of Art in Color is a celebratory collection of daily art prompts that will help readers embrace using color in their art, whatever their skill level. Lorna Scobie encourages readers to look at color afresh and not be afraid to use it...

Craft Exhibit-Worthy Specimens from Paper! Capture the delicate beauty of moths and butterflies without ever leaving your home! Celebrated papercraft artist Stacia Baldwin has put together 15 easy-to-follow projects complete with detailed color guides, step-by-step illustrations, and perforated templates. Printed on high-quality paper, each...

Accept this invitation to connect with nature and yourself and create a perpetual art journal layered with observations of nature through the inevitable passage of time. Botanical artist Lara Call Gastinger has made it her mission to teach artists and nature lovers worldwide how...

Art Lab for Kids is a refreshing source of wonderful ideas for creating fine art with children, offering 52 fun and creative step-by-step art projects set into weekly lessons. The book begins with drawing, then moves through painting and printmaking, and then builds to...

Learn to use cyanotype process on fabric, note cards, paper and so much more! Create a beautiful blue colored world using this amazing printing process with detailed instruction from popular crafter Kim Tillyer. Crafters will learn how to apply a special light-sensitive solution to...

"This comprehensive work covers the gamut of techniques... will take students from beginner to expert." --The English Garden This definitive guide is the most thorough how-to available on every major technique of botanical artistry. The experts at the American Society of Botanical Artists offer...

Turn every nature walk into a masterpiece with artist and educator Sarah Bourne Rafferty's complete guide to cyanotype, a process that blends sunlight with a simple salt solution to turn everyday leaves and flowers into mystical-looking art. The book includes an introduction to cyanotype...

Try your hand at a beautiful, classic and modern style of writing! A basic, how-to book for beginners featuring 5 popular fonts or hands, Italic, Uncial, Foundational, Gothic, and Casual Pointed Pen, shown in step-by-step detail. The author, an experienced teacher of calligraphy, builds...

Requiring minimal equipment--just scissors, glue, paper, and pens--collage is an accessible craft that offers limitless creative possibilities. Like meditation or journaling, making collage can be an avenue for self-reflection and artistic exploration. In Collage Your Life, artist and teacher Melanie Mowinski teaches a variety...

Handmade cards are gifts, creative expressions, keepsakes, and relationship builders. Beneath the cardstock and embellishments is deep emotion from the card maker--encouragement, celebration, commemoration, and love. Unlike many store-bought cards that are thrown away, handmade cards are cherished and displayed. They spark connections, express...

One-of-a-kind crafting projects to brighten your home and your cat's life--from chic accessories like matching friendship charm necklaces to unique scratchers and beds that will have your fur baby lounging in style. Crafting for Your Cat is a fun collection of DIY projects ranging...

Got fur balls? Are your favorite sweaters covered with cat hair? Do you love to make quirky and one-of-a-kind crafting projects? If so, then it's time to throw away your lint roller and curl up with your kitty! Crafting with Cat Hair shows readers...

Instruction and inspiration combine in this visually stunning how-to guide on creative collage through a comprehensive explanation of techniques, project ideas, and an abundance of artistic examples by Italian artist Naomi Vona. Creative Collage features both step-by-step advice and over 200 full-color examples. Vona...

These 31 charming winter scenes offer adult colorists a year-round delight! The original designs include detailed renderings of classic snow-covered landscapes; cozy, picturesque homes decorated for Christmas; and families enjoying skating, skiing, sledding, and building snowmen. Illustrations are printed on one side of perforated...

Embrace the scrappy side of creativity and turn your treasured junk into a charming book of memories. If you're more interested in treasuring keepsakes than crafting them to perfection, the mindful practice of junk journaling is for you. In Creative Junk Journaling, Natasha Ahmed...

30 quick and cute art lessons for beginners! For readers who have collected ALL the art supplies and want to get creative but feel stumped about what to draw or how to paint, this book is their new best friend! Join international art influencer...

Welcome to the Spooky Side of DIY Lean into your peculiar side with this ultimate guide to crafting strange art at home. Ashley Voortman, popular maker of all things creepy-crawly, shares her favorite projects that add haunting, grotesque and ominous elements to everyday items....

Cricut Weddings is a beginner's guide to all things Cricut through a wedding lens, featuring 22 beautifully designed step-by-step projects and exclusive SVG files.You'll find expert insights and fresh inspiration that can adapt to any wedding theme or style. You'll be confidently saying 'I...

Cut Paper Pictures is both an inspiration and a guide to using paper as your paint in creating personalized art with amazing depth and texture. Collaging is a fun and easy craft to make no matter what your skill level, and this is an...