The Complete Guide to Shadowboxes and Framing Objects

The Complete Guide to Shadowboxes and Framing Objects
Author: James A. Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Display of collectibles
ISBN: 9780966318937

"This book will lead you step-by-step through the entire process of shadowboxes, from design, structures, and permanent and removable mounting to fitting and finishing as well as marketing. There's also a chapter on shadowbox tips and tricks."--P. [4] of cover.

The Complete Guide to Direct Contact Overlays

The Complete Guide to Direct Contact Overlays
Author: James Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578802084

Gain new expertise in picture framing designs and mounting options with the three categories of Direct Contact Overlays described in this book. More than 165 photographs and detailed illustrations provide clear and concise instructions for the design and creation of these innovative, preservation-quality mounts using clear polyester film, fine-mesh fabrics, and acrylic glazing, using ordinary shop tools.

The Complete Photo Guide to Framing and Displaying Artwork

The Complete Photo Guide to Framing and Displaying Artwork
Author: Vivian Carli Kistler
Publisher: Creative Publishing International
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-05
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1589234227

Step-by-step color photos for all areas of matting and framing; the information is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. This book includes top-notch instructions for archival framing—the correct methods and materials for preserving photos and artwork for posterity. The author also provides inspiration and helpful examples to show people how to display their artwork using basic design principles in a manner that is easily grasped. There are important techniques to follow for success—even the basic mechanics of hanging a picture.

The Complete Household Handbook

The Complete Household Handbook
Author:
Publisher: Hearst Books
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2005
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9781588164032

The best ways to clean, maintain, and organize your home. Includes laundry and clothes care, food and the kitchen, storage and home office solutions, and safety.

The Ultimate Crafting Guide

The Ultimate Crafting Guide
Author: Brenda Sanders
Publisher: Brenda Sanders
Total Pages: 660
Release: 2022-03-18
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

Do you want to make your ordinary crafts into extraordinary ones? Are you looking for creative project ideas for having fun? If you answered yes to these questions, then "The Ultimate Crafting Guide” is the right book for you! In this comprehensive guide, written for beginners, but also for those who already have some basic knowledge and want to enrich their artistic background, you can learn all the techniques to have a lot of fun and create useful projects for any occasion and for your home. You can learn how to cut paper into long dainty strips, folding and squeezing the pieces in to various shapes, and afterward sticking the ways together to frame enlivening artistry, thanks to this book. If you can dream of doing it and you can knot it, then you can accomplish it. Due to the accuracy of the knotting procedure, deliberately made Macramé articles are amazingly engaging. Thus, they make perfect gifts and can likewise be used for individual use. Cricut, as you have probably known, is basically a die-cutting machine. It gives you the ability to create something beautiful out of unique materials. It has been used by many to create such novelties as: Logos, Design for T-shirts, decorations, tote-bags, book covers, stickers, Vinyl appliques among many other things. In the first book, “Quilling for Beginners”, you’ll find: · Types of Paper Recommended for Quilling · Tools and Material · Quilling Basics for Beginners · Fundamental Techniques In the second book, “Quilling Patterns for Beginners”, you’ll find: · Quilling tips · Project Ideas · Various quilling patterns In the third book, “Macramè For Beginners", we’ll talk about: · Story and Tradition of Macramé · Types of Macramé Knots and Techniques · Examples of Celtic Knots Design · Step by Step Macramé Projects In the fourth book, “Cricut For Beginners”, you’ll learn: · How to set up your Cricut machine on any device · Some DIY projects to get your inspiration from · How to get your Cricut machine to last for a lifetime · How to resolve common problems related to your machine This guide will assist you in creating something for yourself as well as for your friends and family and it shows you everything you need to get results; you'll be surprised by yourself! What are you waiting for? Grab your copy now!

Young House Love

Young House Love
Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1579656765

This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Crafts with Kids

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Crafts with Kids
Author: Georgene Lockwood
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 390
Release: 1998
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780028624068

Hundreds of budget-friendly projects include edible homemade goodies, holiday decorations, toys, musical instruments, and gifts made from wood, metal, glass, leather, clay, and found objects

Art in a Box

Art in a Box
Author: Marlis Maehrle
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2019-11-28
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764358418

In the multimillion-dollar crafter market, this is one art form that appeals to artists and makers of all kinds, whatever their other mediums may be. Also termed 3-D collage, shadow boxes, or assemblage, it's based on how you choose and arrange items in a "box" (term used loosely!) to create a visual message. With 30 intriguing projects of varied complexity, this complete guide teaches techniques for arranging, organizing, mounting, and creating narratives. The boxes use easily available items like cigar boxes, unusual packaging containers, or mint tins. The form's history is covered too, including the curiosity cabinets of Renaissance Europe, the found-object assemblage boxes created in the 20th century by Joseph Cornell, and the works artists create today. Includes examples to teach arrangement, grouping, and assembly and offers extra inspiration with a 40-page gallery of a wide range of works by expert artists.

Guide to LaTeX

Guide to LaTeX
Author: Helmut Kopka
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 831
Release: 2003-11-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0321617746

Published Nov 25, 2003 by Addison-Wesley Professional. Part of the Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting series. The series editor may be contacted at [email protected]. LaTeX is the text-preparation system of choice for scientists and academics, and is especially useful for typesetting technical materials. This popular book shows you how to begin using LaTeX to create high-quality documents. The book also serves as a handy reference for all LaTeX users. In this completely revised edition, the authors cover the LaTeX2ε standard and offer more details, examples, exercises, tips, and tricks. They go beyond the core installation to describe the key contributed packages that have become essential to LaTeX processing. Inside, you will find: Complete coverage of LaTeX fundamentals, including how to input text, symbols, and mathematics; how to produce lists and tables; how to include graphics and color; and how to organize and customize documents Discussion of more advanced concepts such as bibliographical databases and BIBTeX, math extensions with AMS-LaTeX, drawing, slides, and letters Helpful appendices on installation, error messages, creating packages, using LaTeX with HTML and XML, and fonts An extensive alphabetized listing of commands and their uses New to this edition: More emphasis on LaTeX as a markup language that separates content and form--consistent with the essence of XML Detailed discussions of contributed packages alongside relevant standard topics In-depth information on PDF output, including extensive coverage of how to use the hyperref package to create links, bookmarks, and active buttons As did the three best-selling editions that preceded it, Guide to LaTeX, Fourth Edition, will prove indispensable to anyone wishing to gain the benefits of LaTeX. The accompanying CD-ROM is part of the TeX Live set distributed by TeX Users Groups, containing a full LaTeX installation for Windows, MacOSX, and Linux, as well as many extensions, including those discussed in the book. 0321173856B10162003