Collecting, Displaying and Making Crafts of the Past Baby boomers feeling nostalgic, hipsters longing for the handmade, and anyone interested in going retro can stop right here. This is the definitive guide to the fun and quirky world of retro crafts, written by a diva of the style. It and 39;s jam-packed with history and wonderful images from vintage pamphlets, collections, and flea market hunts. Everything memorable is included, from the ridiculous to the sublime, along with the lowdown on collecting, Junking 101, and creating a crafting group. Forty retro-inspired projects run the gamut from glitter frames and matchbox purses to bottlecap men and teacup ladies, plus lovable Plastic Flower Pixies; the Sparkling Sputnik and its desk-top compadre, the Beauty Orb; and the unforgettable Reinbeer. Variations and creative suggestions will keep readers inspired.

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Two of the most celebrated basket making books -The Basket Book and Handmade Baskets - are now together in one magnificent resource. Better still, it features 10 extra projects and beautiful brand-new color photography. The acclaimed Lyn Siler has surely created the definitive guide to the craft. She thoroughly explores tools and materials; introduces all the fundamental techniques-weaving, plaiting, coiling, twining, and wailing; and provides advice on adding rims, bases, and handles. With her help, its simple to create functional everyday baskets, such as the Twill Weave Market or Double Lidded Picnic baskets, as well as decorative items.

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Over 400 animal motifs for a wide range of crafts, including glass painting, metal embossing and more. Featured project ideas include greetings cards, a knitted bag, a terracotta pot, a wooden bird box and more.

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Delve into this rich source of over 350 stunning Celtic motifs, pictures and patterns, all of which can be applied to a number of crafts. Includes a history of Celtic art and goes on to explain how to trace, copy and scan the images. Then, you will learn how easy it is to apply these images to a number of crafts, from needlework and cross-stitch to metal embossing, glass painting, stamping and more.

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Discover an enchanting land full of fairy fun and frolics that will add a touch of magic to your projects. An assortment of fairy friends and scenery fill the pages, including classic characters such as Titania and Tinkerbell, guardian fairies for good luck and other inhabitants of any enchanted forest such as butterflies and elves. The author covers essential techniques for transferring and combining the images to give you the encouragement and confidence necessary to develop your own fairyland ideas.

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Filled with practical photographic advice and attractive, inspiring images, Baby Photography NOW. helps parents master the skills they need to get the most natural-looking shots of their baby. Learn about the essential equipment, lighting techniques, poses that work especially well, and the best ways to capture precious moments during naptime, bathtime, playtime, and special occasions. There are plenty of expert tips on post-production, polishing the image with Photoshop, designing an album, and creating gift mementoes, too.

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George DeWolfe is a master of the fine print he studied with photographic geniuses Ansel Adams and Minor White, and worked as a consultant to the most significant companies in the digital photography world. Now, he passes on his considerable expertise to all, in a breathtaking new Digital Masters guide that combines artistic concepts for taking beautiful photographs with an array of practical techniques. With interest in black-and-white exploding, digital photographers will rush to take advantage of the knowledge he imparts.

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This completely updated edition contains all the information photographers need to create crisp images every time. Here are all the most exciting and up-to-date digital technologies, uncoverer larger-resolution sensors, built-in image stabilization, the latest improvements in cameras and lenses, printers and inks, and the newest versions of image-processing software such as Photoshop CS3. Other sections present the current developments in workflow managers like Lightroom, as well as analyses of raw-file development. A discussion of shooting and processing techniques offers advice on everything from portraits to still lifes. Written by one of the most bestselling and knowledgeable authors in the field, it and 39;s an indispensable reference.

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With over 70 illustrated tutorials, eleven new techniques, all-new screenshots, and step-by-step instructions with downloadable examples. this revised edition of Duncan Evans and Tim Shelbourne and 39;s outstanding photo guide will help readers master the latest Photoshop software-and create distinctive photographed portraits. Photoshop can enhance even the well-shot image, and Evans and Shelbourne teach photographers of all levels how they can use it to generate mixed lighting effects that would otherwise require an expensive studio, produce high-key or low-key styles, retouch facial features and blemishes, isolate and emphasize the subject, optimize monochrome effects, and much more.

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Photoshop users who haven and 39;t been working with plug-ins haven and 39;t been taking full advantage of the programs creative and technical potential, from advanced digital art and photo effects to support for varied file types. But finding the right ones online could be time-consuming…until now. For this handy reference, Jim Zuckerman has done the legwork, describing and test driving many plug-ins for a variety of functions, as well as recommending the very best options currently available on the market. New Photoshop owners, experienced digital artists, and pro photographers will all find recommendation to make their tasks in Photoshop quicker, easier, and more fun.

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