R500,00
Condition: Very Good
Depicting Cape Town, the country side and neighbouring villages, with an introduction by A. Gordon-Brown
1 in stock
THE CAPE SKETCHBOOKS OF SIR CHARLES D’OYLY 1968 (Hardback)
Woodcraft is an indispensable guide for both newcomers to this craft and more advanced crafters. With templates and detailed step-by-step painting and finishing instructions for each of the more than 40 projects, it contains a wealth of new ideas and suggestions to customise each project to tailor it to your needs and taste.
By making use of different combinations, from templates to paint finishes you can create your own unique characters and decorated wooden articles. Whether you’re after modern, bright colours or a more rustic country look, it’s all in the finishing. This book shows you how to achieve up to 10 different looks with the same basic template. A comprehensive introduction on general techniques and finishes covers stencilling, splattering, wet- and dry-shading, the versatility of dip-dots and much more, all illustrated with clear step-by-step photographs. This is followed by detailed projects offering:
The fresh and colourful ideas in this book are bound to have you painting and gluing in no time to create both useful and purely decorative items for your home.
The people of the Old West End will tell you that their neighborhood is the best and most beautiful around. With its tree lined blocks, wide sidewalks, friendly neighbors, and annual festival, it’s hard to dispute that claim. Illustrated by local artist and Old West End devotee, Maura Amato, this coloring book features 50 homes built by the finest architects of their time. Each page is a tribute to the timeless and elegant design inherent in each home. Add your own color and life to the Victorian, Edwardian, and Arts and Crafts style homes in Toledo’s beloved Old West End.
Want to create a stylish, hand-printed look on your craftsbut find traditional printmaking intimidating? Then stamp it! Ten top designers, each with a distinctive style, have devised a collection of 45 stunning stamped projects plus 200 easily duplicated motifs. The stamps themselves are made of readily available household or store-bought items, and a lavishly photographed basics section walks beginners through the techniques, from transferring images to cutting and carving the stamps to inking. Make gift tags, stationery, wrapping paper, invitations, building blocks, and more!
This book contains stunning, detailed scenes for you to turn into magnificent works of art .
Condition: Very good
Renia Metallinou is an illustrator, mum, wife and chocolate addict. Before becoming a full-time illustrator, Renia studied graphic design and worked for several magazines and newspapers. Renia currently lives with her husband and their family in a small house by the sea, a few miles away from Athens, Greece. Bethan Janine is an illustrator and fabric designer who spends her days crafting and sketching in the leafy Yorkshire countryside. Inspired by nature and all things flora and fauna, she likes to create fun and happy artwork, combining hand drawn line work with bold shapes and geometric details. Bethan studied fashion design where she discovered a love for textiles, colour and pattern.
(paperback: new)
This new edition of a best-selling book is a must-have for all lovers of ribbon embroidery and stumpwork.
Di van Niekerk shows you how to make flowers, leaves and little creatures in a gorgeous flower sampler that you can use to embellish anything from crazy patchwork and quilts to home-made cards as well as clothing and accessories.
There are over 30 designs to stitch with a comprehensive, illustrated stitch glossary of more than 40 stitches.
Ideal for first-time embroiderers as well as those who wish to brush up on certain techniques.
