Enter the animal kingdom with 20 colourful and quirky projects for you to make. With a selection of jewelry pieces and accessories, this book is packed full of fun creatures that will come to life.
If you have ever wanted to venture into the world of jewellery-making but didn't know where to begin then this could be the book for you. The fully illustrated step-by-step projects will guide you with ease through a variety of techniques suitable for all levels, even the beginner, enabling you to create individual gifts for loved ones or one-off items to treasure yourself. The collection provides inspiration and helpful tips along the way, with a project to suit every personality. From the sophisticated Audrey, the sea-themed La Mer, to the 60s inspired Funky. Techniques to learn range from crimping to knotting, wire wrapping to using illusion cord. The colourful charms, beads and buttons can be adapted for your own designs, and as you progress through the book you'll discover an array of alternative materials to incorporate too, such as wire, ribbon, fabric and even recycled zips!
Here's a fabulous new series of books, each with 20 inexpensive and easy-to-make items for all skill-levels, especially the novice crafter. The simple techniques and projects are shown in clear step-by-step photographs, with plenty of tips on how to get them just right, first time. Each project is clearly laid out to show the reader what equipment and materials are needed and each item can be completed in up to nine simple steps.
The perfect introduction for children aged 8+ to the amazing world of paper crafting, this book contains 20 diverse projects ranging from windmills and pop-out greetings cards to quilling and 3-D animal heads.
Macramé Contemporary Projects for the Home is a stunning collection of 12 designs for modern homewares and accessories. Discover the popular craft of macramé with this follow-up to bestselling title, Macramé Techniques and Projects for the Complete Beginner 9781784945800, containing a whole new selection of projects to inspire absolute beginners and challenge more experienced makers. Packed with inspirational photography, illustrated step-by-step instructions, easy-to-follow techniques, and patterns for a wide range of projects, it covers everything you need to get to grips with this on- trend craft. Projects include: Mandala Wall Hanging, Mirror, Deck Chair, Lampshade, Cross Body Bag, Tote Bag, Fringed Cushion, Decorative Jars.
Using clay that dries naturally in the air, this title includes 20 projects for all skill levels. From simple tags and labels that the whole family can make to festive tea light houses for those who like more of a craft challenge. Air-Dry Clay features detailed step-by-step instructions with photography, which are easy to follow. It is perfect for anyone who likes to relax with a little creativity on a budget - air-dry clay is very affordable and many projects can be achieved with a minimum of materials and tools. The clay is also non-toxic so it's great for kids to get stuck in and spend a few hours being hands-on away from the temptations of the modern world
If you have ever wanted to venture into the world of jewellery-making but didn't know where to begin then this could be the book for you. The fully illustrated step-by-step projects will guide you with ease through a variety of techniques suitable for all levels, even the beginner, enabling you to create individual gifts for loved ones or one-off items to treasure yourself. The collection provides inspiration and helpful tips along the way, with a project to suit every personality. From the sophisticated Audrey, the sea-themed La Mer, to the 60s inspired Funky. Techniques to learn range from crimping to knotting, wire wrapping to using illusion cord. The colourful charms, beads and buttons can be adapted for your own designs, and as you progress through the book you'll discover an array of alternative materials to incorporate too, such as wire, ribbon, fabric and even recycled zips!
Here's a fabulous new series of books, each with 20 inexpensive and easy-to-make items for all skill-levels, especially the novice crafter. The simple techniques and projects are shown in clear step-by-step photographs, with plenty of tips on how to get them just right, first time. Each project is clearly laid out to show the reader what equipment and materials are needed and each item can be completed in up to nine simple steps.
Enter the animal kingdom with 20 colourful and quirky projects for you to make. With a selection of jewelry pieces and accessories, this book is packed full of fun creatures that will come to life.
The perfect introduction for children aged 8+ to the amazing world of paper crafting, this book contains 20 diverse projects ranging from windmills and pop-out greetings cards to quilling and 3-D animal heads.
This book offers fresh perspectives on the challenges of assessment and feedback in higher education. A must-read for university leaders, academics, and educational developers, it asks ‘what if’ questions to unlock some of the systemic problems of assessment and feedback. It shifts the debate to focus on students’ experience at a programme level, introducing a different way of thinking about assessment and feedback, and advancing the value of theories of alienation and engagement. Based on the ‘Transforming the Experience of Students through Assessment’ (TESTA) project, the book discusses a method for understanding the impact of assessment and feedback on student learning. Drawing on evidence from TESTA, it provides practical insights about changing programme assessment patterns to foster student agency and engagement. The book gives impetus to changing the design assessment and feedback, inviting academics, educational leaders, and students into more transparent, open, and shared decision-making about assessment and feedback beyond the module level. This key title is designed to support academics and educational leaders to making sustainable and systemic improvements to the pedagogy of assessment. It expands on good principles, practices, and theories about how students learn from assessment and feedback by paying attention to a programme level perspective of the student experience.
Blooms and Brushstrokes takes you on a unique journey through the history of Australian art, one flower at a time, examining the blooms depicted in still lifes, floral portraits, decorative interiors and botanical illustrations by a long line of Australian artists. Mother-and-daughter team Penelope and Tansy Curtin start this fascinating journey in the late eighteenth century, when the traditions adhering to the Western art canon were transplanted into the newly colonised Australia. They follow it through the rapidly developing artistic styles of the early twentieth century, to the new media of the contemporary period. These works of art also shine a light on the role and importance of plants and flowers in everyday life. They illustrate changing floral fashions, as well as highlighting flowers in their various forms - cut flowers, pot plants and gardens. And along the way you'll encounter many of Australia's most significant artists, including John Glover, Arthur Streeton, Margaret Preston, Grace Cossington Smith, John Brack and Margaret Olley, as well as some of Australia's most beautiful, and sometimes intriguing, native flora, such as the waratah and Sturt's desert pea, not to mention perennial garden favourites like roses, sweet peas and daisies. Spectacular, intimate, engaging and meticulously researched - and full of interesting and quirky facts about the flowers and the artists themselves, Blooms and Brushstrokes is a book for art, flower and history lovers alike.
“We lived in a world that did not allow women to breathe; how could we be anything but monsters?” Tansy Rayner Roberts retells the stories of seven women from Greek mythology, giving voice to the scorned, the sidelined, and the monstrous. A young gorgon finds acceptance at the Medusa Club. Atalanta spills the truth behind the myth of the Argonauts. Scylla suffers through a series of terrible college roommates. Handmaids in Sparta get more than they bargained for when they interfere in their queen’s correspondence with a Trojan prince. A comparative mythology graduate finds herself at a speed-dating night packed with dodgy gods. Behind a velvet rope, a queenly Minotaur presides over a roller disco. Persephone shares her story via a series of pomegranate recipes. Deliciously mythic and delightfully funny, Gorgons Deserve Nice Things delivers new takes on ancient stories, reinvigorating them with modern perspectives and settings. Showcasing the craft and insight that made her one of Australia’s most beloved short fiction writers, this collection sees Roberts at her wry, subversive best.
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