Crafts & Hobbies

Complete with stunning, full-color photographs and plenty of chalkboard inspiration, the projects in DIY Chalkboard Crafts will show you that this schoolhouse staple is all grown up!

Kids' clothing makeovers! &break;&break;Hand-Me-Ups features 25+ exciting projects to create up-to-date fashions from thrift store finds and clothes already in your child's closet. By reworking the materials and then jazzing them up with trendy embellishments and simple techniques, you'll create fashion-forward ...

Get the Scoop! Scrapbooking can always be quicker, less complicated and more productive. The secret is knowing the tips and tricks to do it right. Inside Scrapbook Secrets, author Kimber McGray reveals 50 simple secrets to help you scrap better, complete more layouts and have fun along the way. You'll ...

A must-have for continuous scrapbooking inspiration! May Flaum has brought all your favorite and up-and-coming scrapbook bloggers together in Scrapbook Workshop. Whether or not you follow blogs, this collection will serve as an idea book filled with projects and techniques you'll use again and again. ...

A fantastic selection of knitting patterns for hats and scarves from established designer and best-selling author Claire Crompton, author of The Knitter's Bible and Knitter's Bible project books. Featuring strong hat and scarf designs across a range of styles for the new-to-knitting market.

Auger, Bubinga, Cocked bead, Dovetail, Lopers, Ogee, Strike plate, Wainscot and Zyliss vise - these are only a few of the thousands of words that a woodworker will encounter during their woodworking education. This book also offers an education in woodworking.

Complete your look with fun and cozy accessories you can start sewing today!

A collection of 50 paper creations, cards and keepsakes to mark life's special occasions, including birthdays, weddings, Mother's Day and special anniversaries. It offers inspirational projects which include gift boxes and bags, cards and books and album covers. It helps to explore a range of papercrafting techniques.

A collection of 50 paper creations, cards and keepsakes to mark life's special occasions, including birthdays, weddings, Mother's Day and special anniversaries. It offers inspirational projects which include gift boxes and bags, cards and books and album covers. It helps to explore a range of papercrafting techniques.

Featuring ideas for relieving the tension and tedium of a cramped plane, train or car, this title includes great gags for the traveller, and helps them to find famous landmarks to desecrate, exotic foods to spice up and the stereotypical holiday situations just waiting to be turned into something fresh.

The skeletons, skulls, and other traditional images of this CD-ROM and book set are optimized for embroidery digitizing software and allow crafters to customize the motifs. 88 designs in different color combinations.

Take Your Scrapbooking Out of Bounds Life is full of rules, both written and unspoken—and scrapbooking is no exception. Rules are great guidelines, but they can quickly become boundaries that stifle creativity. It's time to Cut Loose and break free from the confines of typical scrapbooking to breathe ...

Women are the primary home buyers and more and more want to do their own repairs and improvements. A cross between a home improvement and a home decorating book, this book is divided into: Walls and Ceilings; Floors and Stairs; Plumbing; Doors and Windows; Furniture and Accessories, and Outdoors.

Class is in session for an industrial twist on mixed-media art! &break;&break;Grab a seat in the front row and get ready to take notes: You're about to be introduced to Plexiglas as you've never seen it before. Quickly gaining popularity among crafters and do-it-yourselfers, acrylic sheeting (commonly ...

"Kick your creating into high gear and learn new scrapbooking tricks from some of the hippest scrapbookers around. In this fabulous book, Creating Keepsakes' magazine's 2007 Scrapbooker of the Year, the amazing Elizabeth Kartchner, and her talented team of designers challenge you with fun, imaginative ...

Aims to teach readers how to get the most out of their tools, supplies, and their own handwriting to create pages that integrate text into successful designs. This book helps you learn how to: choose the perfect lettering to portray mood or theme; have fun mixing and matching letter types; create titles; and journal with maximum impact.

Looking for the perfect gift for a baby or toddler? Nursery Stitch is brimming with beautiful projects to make for babies and young children.

Readers will get 9 crochet patterns for scarves, cowls and shawls from up-and-coming independent pattern designers. Yarn is carried by JoAnn's.

Glitz It Up is packed with over 50 brilliant, easy and stylish ideas for personalizing your clothes - everything from edging a skirt or top with sequins, beads, ribbon, feathers and velvet to decorating clothes with embroidery or applique. Whether you want to give a new lease of life to a tired-looking ...