The Greatest Guide to Creative Crafting

The Greatest Guide to Creative Crafting
Author: Lynne Garner
Publisher: Greatest Guides
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2011
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1907906037

Creative Crafting tips and advice to show you: -how to save money, time and discover ingenious methods for utilizing non-craft related items -how to craft like a professional and create items that will impress your family and friends -how to increase your enjoyment of your craft and inspire you to learn a new craft -what a 'digitalulist' is plus other amusing facts -quotes which will prove to your non-crafting family and friends you're not the only one! Are you a craftoholic? Do you spend your life crafting? Do you want to improve the finish of your projects? Would you like to be inspired and save money at the same time? Then this is the book for you! Lynne Garner has pooled together the knowledge of the crafting community to bring you the greatest crafting guide around. This book covers seven of the most popular crafts: paper crafts, sewing, wool crafts, cross stitch and embroidery, candle making, jewelry making and glass painting. A must have book for anyone who is creative!

Craft, Inc.

Craft, Inc.
Author: Meg Ilasco
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2010-07-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0811871657

Craft, Inc. is the hipster business primer for entrepreneurial crafters to turn what they do for fun into what they do for money. Pro crafter Meg Mateo Ilasco offers a step-by-step guide to everything from developing products and naming the company to writing a business plan, applying for licenses, and paying taxes. Chapters on sales, marketing, trade shows, and publicity round out the mix. Plus, in-depth interviews with such craft luminaries as Jonathan Adler, Lotta Jansdotter, Denyse Schmidt, and Jill Bliss provide inspiration and practical advice. Accessible, informative, and more than a little spunky, Craft, Inc. paves the way for today's creative minds to become tomorrow's trendsetters.

Reader's Digest Crafts & Hobbies

Reader's Digest Crafts & Hobbies
Author: Daniel Weiss
Publisher: Readers Digest
Total Pages: 462
Release: 1979
Genre: Handicraft
ISBN: 0895770636

Every conceivable craft--from quiltmaking to enameling to jewelry--is included in this comprehensive craft reference. The easy-to-follow text conveys instructions which are clear and precise enough for anyone to learn these interesting hobbies. Over 40 pastimes featured. 4,000 drawings and photographs.

The Complete Cricut Machine Handbook

The Complete Cricut Machine Handbook
Author: Angie Holden
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2022-11-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1645676528

Learn the Ins and Outs of Your Cricut® Through Fun and Easy Crafts Cricut® authority and The Country Chic Cottage founder Angie Holden brings you the most comprehensive resource that will help you make the most of your Cricut ® machine. Packed with valuable tips, techniques and eye-catching projects, this book will quickly turn you into a certified Cricut® expert! Discover the wonderful world of Design Space®, the virtual interface where you’ll utilize design templates and conceptualize all your awesome projects. Then, dive into 24 step-by-step projects based on various materials like vinyl, paper, HTV, fabric and more. Starting a crafting hobby or embarking on a small business venture? Angie has included a wide variety of creative projects that are easy to customize to your personal style. Gifting to friends and family? The Etched Wine Glasses and Chipboard Puzzle will be guaranteed hits. Looking for new ways to accessorize or decorate your home? You won’t believe the unique creations you can make, from fashion items like the Infusible Ink Shirts and Layered HTV Tote Bag to home décor projects like the Wood Door Hanger and Custom Doormat. With this book, the amazing possibilities of the Cricut® are at the tip of your fingers and will endlessly inspire you in your crafting journey.

The Great Florida Craft Beer Guide

The Great Florida Craft Beer Guide
Author: Mark DeNote
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2014-09-23
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0942084594

Once considered a wasteland by beer connoisseurs, Florida recently awakened to the craft beer phenomenon. Finally, “good beer” can be found throughout the state, and enthusiasts are flocking to tasting rooms to meet friends for a pint or fill their growlers. The Great Florida Craft Beer Guide is all you need to find local, distinctive beer wherever you are in the Sunshine State. Longtime craft beer columnist Mark DeNote takes you on a tour from Destin to Key West, from award-winning breweries to hidden tasting rooms, from hefeweizens and pale ales to saisons and stouts. Through exclusive interviews with brewers and owners, he shares the stories of their foundings, their brewing philosophies and methods, and insider tips about each brewery’s staple and seasonal beers. DeNote not only provides unparalleled access to the breweries but also offers an enlightening history of Florida brewing that includes forgotten establishments like Jacksonville Brewing Company, Orlando’s Atlantic, and Miami’s Flamingo. Whether you’re a local or a tourist, a newbie or a beer snob, The Great Florida Craft Beer Guide is essential reading. Turn the page and pour a cold one!

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

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wicca Craft

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wicca Craft
Author: Miria Liguana
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2004-09-07
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1440696268

Fun, illustrated projects for those who believe in magick. From sewing, gardening, and jewelry-making, to calligraphy and lotion-concocting, here are Wicca craft projects for everyone. And with the ritual tools, altars, amulets, candles, mirrors, cauldrons, and a deeper understanding of their meanings, new and veteran Wiccans can enrich their ceremonies, from Esbats and Shabats to magical circles, and from kitchen magick to ritual baths. • For readers of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Wicca and Witchcraft and The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Spells and Spellcraft. • According to FoxNews.com, Wicca is hugely popular on college campuses, and at least two colleges excuse believers from class on Wiccan holidays. • Ideal for both “sole practitioners” and groups of Wiccans. • Only “make-your-own” book on Wicca crafts.

Big Book of Crafts

Big Book of Crafts
Author: Various
Publisher: North Light Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-08-27
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781581805505

Satisfy Your Need to Be Creative with this One-Stop Guide! Finally, it is here! The one-stop reference you need to get crafty, get creative and get results - fast! Inside this book, over 500 pages of step-by-step instruction for more than 70 gorgeous craft projects wait for you to bring them to life! Infinite ideas abound in each of the four craft areas featured: Rubber Stamping/Card Making: Discover great new tricks for creating extra-special greeting cards! Follow along with the illustrated, step-by-step directions, and you'll amaze everyone with your beautiful and original creations. Decorative Painting: Hundreds of illustrated steps show simple ways to paint your favorite flowers, fruits and berries on a variety of inexpensive items. Mosaics: Learn how to use glass, pebbles and other materials with a simple "embedding" technique to create a range of decorative mosaics. Just pick a project and get creative! Wreath Making: Make every season one to remember with a beautiful handmade wreath! You'll find a range of sizes and styles, utilizing a variety of creative materials. Whether you are attempting any of these techniques for the first time or are looking for now inspiration in familiar categories, this book is for you. The projects become more challenging and inspired as the book progresses, so there is no limit to your creative potential! Big Book of Crafts contains everything you need to create dozens of inexpensive, personalized gifts and beautiful accessories for inside or outside your home in no time flat! No other book offers such value. Don't let it slip through your fingers!

The Creative Business Guide to Marketing: Selling and Branding Design, Advertising, Interactive, and Editorial Services

The Creative Business Guide to Marketing: Selling and Branding Design, Advertising, Interactive, and Editorial Services
Author: Cameron S. Foote
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2011-10-25
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0393733475

The go-to guide on how to market a creative organization, why it is important, and what techniques work. Marketing influences the success of creative services businesses more than any other issue: bad luck, insufficient funding, difficult clients, and weak employees all pale by comparison. Old standbys—word of mouth, referrals, and occasional promotions—are inadequate in today's competitive environment. Whether focused on design, advertising, interactive, editorial, or public relations, all creatives need this know-how book for marketing their business.

Your Guide to Creativity

Your Guide to Creativity
Author: Jo-Ann Stores
Publisher: Meredith Corporation
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2001
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780696214394

As the educational source for basic techniques, materials, and step-by-step guides with photos and illustrations, this comprehensive book contains more than 175 techniques that crafters, sewers, and home decorators will reference time after time.