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Doodle Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners
Aimee Ray
Lark Books, 2007
A fresh and fun approach
Hand embroidery is growing in popularity, much to my delight. I have done embroidery for almost 20 years and this is probably the most delightful book I've ever found on the subject. The book claims to be for beginners, but I would venture to say it's appropriate for ...
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Art for Kids: Drawing: The Only Drawing Book You'll Ever Need to Be the Artist You've Always Wanted to Be ...
Kathryn Temple
Lark Books, 2005
Excellent beginning book!
This book is excellent for the beginning art teacher and drawing student. I am basing a lot of my curriculum on ideas inspired by this book in my upcoming school year. It takes your thoroughly through each step/stage of learning to draw so that anyone can master it! ...
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Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Digital Photography (A Lark Photography Book)
Ferrell McCollough
Lark Books, 2008
Excellent HDR Instructions
I have been looking for a book that gets right to the heart of HDR photography. I have read several books on the subject or what was to have been on the subject only to find out there was very little actual HDR instructions in these books. I decided to try one more ...
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Wrap, Stitch, Fold & Rivet: Making Designer Metal Jewelry (Lark Jewelry Book)
Mary Hettmansperger
Lark Books, 2008
THE Best!
I bought this book because it had the word "Rivet" in its title and I want to know more about the use of rivets. While I didn't learn much about rivets from this book I quickly fell in love with the projects, instructions, and fabulous examples of work by other ...
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Masters: Beadweaving: Major Works by Leading Artists (Masters (Lark Books))
Carol Wilcox Wells
Lark Books, 2008
MAGNIFICENT WORK, GORGEOUS BOOK
MASTERS: BEADWEAVING is the latest title in Lark Books' astonishing Masters series and quite possibly my favorite. I'm a huge fan of this series. Each title is dedicated to a particular craft or niche; other books include the very beautiful Masters: Art Quilts: Major ...
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A Beginner's Guide to Kiln-Formed Glass: * Fused * Slumped * Cast
Brenda Griffith
Lark Books, 2007
A Beginner's Guide to Kiln-Form Glass
A Beginner's Guide to Kiln-Formed Glass: * Fused * Slumped * CastAwesome book. It is very easy to read and understand. Neat projects to make.
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SKULLS
Noah Scalin
Lark Books, 2008
One skull a day keeps boredom away
The first time I have stumbled upon this magnificent little book was during lazy browsing on Amazon, it looked cute so I added it to my wishlist. Few weeks later I was browsing my favorite bookstore and lo and behold, this was near the Halloween section ( my favorite ...
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500 Handmade Books: Inspiring Interpretations of a Timeless Form (500 Series)
Lark
Lark Books, 2008
500 Handmade Books
I found this book to be inspirational in seeing the possibilities of crafting handmade books. The illustrations are great. The book contains no directions or "how to do it", but for the book lover, it contains outstanding examples of works by book artists.
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Masters: Art Quilts: Major Works by Leading Artists (The Masters)
Martha Sielman
Lark Books, 2008
"Masters: Art Quilts" is FANTASTIC !
"Masters: Art Quilts" is one of the most fantastic books I've ever seen; incredible photo imaging, wonderful commentaries about the artists, and the book is beautifully organized. "Masters" is inspirational - think of it as artistic "eye candy",,,,,, I'll treasure ...
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Crochet Bouquet: Easy Designs for Dozens of Flowers
Suzann Thompson
Lark Books, 2008
Wonderful Book!
I have this book, and Nicky Epstein's "Crocheted Flowers", and I prefer this one. I love the simplicity of it. She has sections on centers, stems, leaves in addition to the flowers, which makes it really easy to create something really unique. I love all of the ...
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101 Places You Gotta See Before You're 12!
Joanne O'Sullivan
Lark Books, 2006
a great graduation gift
Books that encourage one to aspire to see all the world great sites are inspiring, but it not realistic for everyone to see the Taj Mahal and Patagonia.
This book brings adventure closer to home, and is wonderfully flexible and practical. Everyone can and should ...
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Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden: Making Pots, Planters, Birdbaths, Sculpture & More
Sherri Warner Hunter
Lark Books, 2005
I love this book
This book contains many "recipes" for making concrete containers and concrete art. The book contains many full color photographs to guide you through each project step by step. The instructions are thorough and easy to follow. I've already made the hypertufa planters ...
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500 Tiles: An Inspiring Collection of International Work (500 Series)
Lark Books
Lark Books, 2008
I concur, Inspiring it is!
I must agree with the previous reviewers, the work in this volume certainly merits "Inspiring" being in the title.
As the juror states in the book's introduction, so much of the fun of this book is seeing the widely varied approaches the artists have taken with this ...
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Paper Bouquet: Using Paper Punches to Create Beautiful Flowers
Susan Tierney Cockburn
Lark Books, 2008
paper punching
Amazing ideas for making 3D flowers with paper punches. The techniques show how to shape petals and enhance with colors to look like a variety of popular flowers. Beware: There are so many wonderful ideas, this book will cause a spending spree to buy more punches!
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A Is for Apron: 25 Fresh & Flirty Designs
Nathalie Mornu
Lark Books, 2008
I love it!
I really like this book! It has a lot of cute designs as well as a lot of tips on mixing and matching fabrics, picking embellishments, and examples of vintage aprons. The only downside I've found to it is that there's never mention of lining or in any way reinforcing ...
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