Discover the amazing Gelli Arts(R) plate--a revolutionary printmaking surface that makes it easy to produce beautiful, one-of-a-kind artwork with amazing colors and textures This book will show you how to use gelatin printing to create 32 stunning designs of layered prints, decorative pages for art journals, fabric for quilting, greeting cards, and more Gelli Arts(R) Printing Guide teaches you all the basics you need to know on supplies, how to get started, and the best techniques for making colorful backgrounds, textured pages, multiple layers, and basic borders. Perfect for both beginners and experts, durable and reusable Gelli Arts(R) plates are easy to clean so you can quickly change paint colors and move on to your next project. This newly expanded edition contains an updated gallery of art featuring the latest Gelli Arts(R) plate techniques. Wonderful results can be obtained quickly, and simple variations give each print its own unique personality
Easy-to-follow instructions for knotted bracelets with embroidery floss. Colorful bracelets are fun for kids and teens!
Friendship knows no boundaries--it covers the world. It comes in all languages. The idea of making a bracelet to celebrate and share friendship began in Central and South America. The legend of the wish began with the bracelets: One person makes a bracelet and ties it around the arm of a friend, who makes a wish. When the bracelet falls off by itself, the wish will come true!
Friendship Bracelets 101 is filled with all the basics you need to get started making friendship bracelets. Color photos and step-by-step instructions make it easy for the beginner, and a variety of fun designs and knots will keep you learning and creating.
Make a unique gift to share with friends at school or church, or with your club or team mates, with Friendship Bracelets 101!
Add instant eco-chic street fashion to any outfit with friendship bracelets Get that trendy bohemian look with bountiful, bright colors on your arms and wrists. Inside you'll find dozens of stylish designs and easy techniques for making beautiful bracelets with embroidery floss and hemp.
Friendship Bracelets offers fresh ideas for expressing yourself with the texture and beauty of intricate knotwork. You'll find cool patterns here for making chevrons, stripes, waves, diamonds, and more, with step-by-step instructions for each knot pattern. Gorgeous color photographs illustrate variations in every style, from classic and natural to playful and eclectic.
Stack your bracelets for a boho arm party, and embellish them with beads and buttons. Learn how to make inexpensive hemp jewelry in fun colors, inspired by laidback hippie vibes. Transform ordinary friendship bracelets from middle school memories to chic contemporary pieces you'll be proud to wear. Whether you're going bohemian, mod, or all-out fashionista, Friendship Bracelets will help you to create exactly the look you want.
Zentangle Basics introduces you to today's hottest trend in drawing meditation. Using only pencil, pen, and paper, you'll learn how to draw 25 original tangles, and discover inspiring ideas for incorporating these designs into your art. This expanded workbook edition includes an interactive bonus section where you can get started with warm-up exercises, practice tangling, and experiment with strings and shading.
With benefits including stress relief, inspiration, and improved self-esteem, Zentangle can be done anywhere and no special artistic talent is required. Tangles can be used to decorate wearables and home decor objects as well as cards, scrapbook pages and journals. Best of all, you can tangle even if you have never drawn anything before.
Discover how to tangle with quotes, sentiments, and uplifting words. Give your drawings a voice by combining letters with inspirational Zentangle art. Text-inspired tangling can be anything you want it to be, from classic tiles to expressive shapes and words. You can make your letters fun and casual, or formal and flowery, with messages that are personal, social, reverential, or whimsical. Use them to create motivating and meaningful note cards, bookmarks, gifts, fine art, and more. You don't need to be a calligrapher to create awesome art with the elegant letters and 28 original new tangles inside. Use the bonus workbook to explore sample alphabets, learn new techniques, and practice tangling.
Elegant letters are the perfect way to personalize a greeting card, stationery or a memorable gift. Turn mundane mail into envelopes that promise something really special. Send special tangled thank-you notes and enclosure cards for showers, weddings and baby announcements. Using the relaxing process of Zentangle, you can create unique letters with stunning details and sumptuous backgrounds - one tangle at a time. You'll be amazed as delightful designs flow beautifully from your hand.
This expanded workbook edition includes an interactive bonus section with sample alphabets to tangle, draw-it-yourself tangle pages, and coloring practice exercises.
Zentangle is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon, attracting individuals from all walks of life. Created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, the Zentangle method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. The Beauty of Zentangle celebrates this simple but elegant new craft with hundreds of sensational one-of-a-kind designs from around the world.
Selected by the editors of Design Originals, the #1 publisher of Zentangle art, this amazing collection of Zentangle-inspired masterpieces encompasses a wide range of styles. Stunning works are included from breakthrough artists and CZTs like Suzanne McNeill, Cindy Shepard, Marie Browning, Sandy Steen Bartholomew, and many more. Their inventive tangles are at the forefront of a new wave of creative expression and personal freedom.
Zentangle-inspired designs are turning up everywhere--on prints, paintings, greeting cards, crafts, and fashion. But it's not just for professional artists--anyone can learn to draw using the easy-to-learn Zentangle method. Even if you have never considered yourself an artist you can create beautiful, original art with Zentangle Inside this book readers will find an introduction to Zentangle basics; step-by-step practice tangle patterns; advanced techniques for shading and coloring; creative Zentangle-inspired project ideas; and a gallery of inspiring Zentangle artwork; plus templates, strings, stencils, alphabets, Zendalas, and more. Zentangle can be a satisfying, healthy stress-management activity, with many of the positive effects of mindful meditation. It can even benefit children with developmental disabilities by helping them to lead full and successful lives. But the benefits of Zentangle are not limited to those affected by a specific condition or disorder. Acquiring a sense of peace and calm is a life skill that can benefit everyone.
It's fun and easy to dye and wear your own colorful clothing Tie-dye is a wonderful way to turn simple fabrics and ready-made garments into dramatic fashion statements. This book teaches all of the most popular tie-dye techniques, including ice dyeing, crumple dyeing, and shibori. Author Suzanne McNeill shows beginners how to create a wide variety of designs and patterns, including stripes, spirals, swirls, speckles, circles, and sunbursts. All you need to get started are inexpensive materials like fabric, string, rubber bands, a bucket and kettle, and dye. Totally Awesome Tie-Dye offers an array of stylish step-by-step projects that go way beyond t-shirts to include socks, scarves, mittens, sneakers, home d cor, and more.
Explore tangle possibilities and discover a host of new techniques with Zentangle 3, Expanded Workbook Edition This inspiring book offers 40 original tangle patterns and a host of new ideas for combining rubber stamps and tangles to create rich and delightful graphics.
Begin with the Zen of basic tangling, filling in the spaces between simple lines one step at a time. Then start turning rubber stamp shapes into spectacular designs Create beautiful Zentangle-inspired art by enhancing rubber stamp outlines with tangles. Make your stamp an intriguing focal point surrounded by tangle sections. Use the interactive workbook to master tangles and shading for your Zentangle stamp art.
Create dozens of beautiful, professional card projects using items you have around the house. Do you want to expand your skills and experience as a crafter? Then here is a collection of ideas designed to ignite your imagination and get your creative juices flowing. Think outside the box. What small, personal items do you have that would make a special gift card? A key? A little foliage? A small chain? An earring? A name plate? Take them and create something truly memorable for yourself, a family member, or a dear friend. Make a unique Thank You card. Design a special True Friends card. Make a Fly Heart card. You can do more! Move from cards to a scrapbook page. There is so much you can do with the inspiration and detailed instructions here. The aim is to inspire the readers to be creative with the materials available. Have fun with an exploration of different materials. Create something truly unique and original.
Use up your stash and create beautiful afghans and quilts With instructions for over 60 easy blocks to knit, crochet, and quilt using both fabric and yarn, each 10-inch square you make can be used to form 'Blankets of Love.' Perfect for quilting with friends, guilds, or workshops, each person knits or crochets a block to then assemble into patchworks of color, forming wonderful coverlets made with love from groups of giving people Designer, artist, columnist, TV personality, publisher, and instructor Suzanne McNeill is also the author of over 200 craft and hobby books, and has won the Craft and Hobby Association's Industry Achievement Award.
The design possibilities of Zentangle extend in many dimensions! Combine the art forms of paper crafts and tangling to create memorable 3D keepsakes and one-of-a-kind gifts for every season. Dimensional paper crafts with tangles add range and depth to your Zentangle art. Inside you'll discover wonderful paper projects for booklets, greeting cards, angels, ornaments, beads, boxes, accordion folds, and more. Try a Zentangle twist on traditional origami. Enjoy being creative with 30 all-new tangles. You'll love these inspirational ideas and simple techniques.