The crafts scene is thriving as Gens X and Y embrace hobbies (rejected as too middlebrow by their baby boomer parents) in order to create something beautiful, functional, and unique. With its sleek design and edgy tone, Super Crafty is the ultimate hipster’s craft guide, with a wide array of accessible projects suitable for all skill levels. The book offers dozens of projects for the home (Easy Etched Glass), wardrobe (One-Afternoon Skirt), body (Flirty Floral Pasties), family pet (Greta’s Tail Warmer), and more. Organized by genre, each chapter uses a rating system to indicate difficulty, cost of materials, and age-appropriateness. “101″ sections offer basic instruction in sewing, working with vinyl, jewelry making, and (more…)

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What must a big book of art contain to make it a great big book of art? Many color reproductions, including close-ups. A fluid mix of art history and interpretation set against the larger panorama of world history. Lots of brief artist bios. Clear and concise explanations of media, techniques, aesthetics, styles, and intent. A sense of continuity and stories of radical departures and infamous scandals. Works and artists the reader has never encountered before. A jump-starting foreword by an eloquent art historian, such as Ross King, who opens this exemplary volume, one that surpasses all the criteria above, by declaring, “Great art, more than anything else, is the benchmark of human achievement.” From the (more…)

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PERFECT FOR HOME DECORATION, OFFICE ACCENTS, BAR ART, PUB AND TAVERN MIRROR ACCENT COLLECTION, NOVELTY PARTY GIFTS, LOUNGE DANCE CLUB & NIGHTCLUB AND CASINO DECOR, OR THEY MAKE NEAT FRAMED OR UNFRAMED INTERIOR DECORATION PIECES & MIXED MEDIA DECORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS, THE PERFECT GAG GIFT FOR THAT VAIN SOMEONE FIGHTING OLD AGE WITH TOOTH AND NAIL, GREAT FOR STAGE PLAYS, MOVIE PROPS, CHARITY EVENT CONTESTS, AUCTIONS, AND LARGE OFFICE OR COMMUNITY GROUP VERSES GROUP FOR FUN OR DARE POKER PLAY AND CARD GAME!

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How many ways can your little jeweler spell “beautiful”? Lots of wooden letter beads, gorgeous shapes and brightly colored laces are packed in a handy wooden tray to create fabulous bracelets and necklaces. Stored in a durable, handy wood tray.

How many ways can your little jeweler spell “beautiful”? Lots of wooden letter beads, gorgeous shapes and brightly colored laces are packed in a handy wooden tray to create fabulous bracelets and necklaces. Stored in a durabl (more…)

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