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Structured like a traditional drawing class, Drawing School: Fundamentals for the Beginner covers the concepts all serious beginning artists need in order to master basic drawing skills, including form, space, depth, proportion, composition, perspective, and more. To start the exploration, California State University art professor Jim Dowdalls demonstrates how to use the different types of drawing tools, including how to hold a pencil, how to use...

Wherever you live - farm, suburb, or even city - The Homesteading Handbook will show you how to embrace a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Learn to plan, plant, and harvest your own organic garden. Enjoy fruits and vegetables year-round by canning, drying, and freezing. Build and install alternate energy devices such as solar panels or geothermal heat pumps. Who doesn't want to shrink their carbon footprint, save money, and eat fresh, homegrown...

Offers recipes for meals, treats, and baked goods for gift-giving and holiday entertaining, along with seasonal decorating ideas, including festive centerpieces, mantels, and wreaths.

"Whether you enjoy drawing and doodling or are looking for a way to de-stress, boost creativity, and reconnect with what matters most, this appealing guide will invite you in to the soothing art of slow drawing. With 25 nature-inspired patterns designed to relax the mind, Draw Yourself Calm provides a welcome break from our stressful, always-on world. Ditch perfectionism, tune in to the moment, and nurture yourself creatively and spiritually -- one...

"A Winter Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom (Little Country Cottage) offers nature-based crafts, bakes and gardening projects in a celebration of self-sufficient, eco-friendly, country cottage-style life. The seasonal gardening and growing projects, such as planting bare root berry bushes in the ground or in containers, can be done in a big back yard or on a balcony, making this eco-friendly activity book a fun resource, whether readers are based...

"There are suggestions for games both big and small to be played both indoors and outdoors. Learn how to make jigsaws and board games, create travel scavenger hunts, make up your own travel bingo or snap games, organize holiday charades or produce a dance routine, and much more. The book includes step-by-step photographs and templates to get you started. All you need is your imagination!"

Bringing new textures and colors into your home decor can make all the difference, and with these pieces you can make a whole selection of items for seasonal changes or just to suit your mood. Crochet colorful dishcloths, trivets, and potholders for the kitchen; a beautiful runner, plant hanger, and place mats for your dining room; and a basket, rug, and more for any room in your house. All of the patterns in this book work up in just a few hours,...

"Curly hair comes in lots of colors and textures, and with this fun collection of crafts, you'll be able to explore the many ways you can make curly-haired art. From locs and braids to afros and head wraps, these crafts remind you that any way you style natural hair is beautiful! From simple cut and color projects like Disco 'Fro and Packing Peanut Plaits to exciting sensory bins like the Rainbow Hair Play Tray, there are so many ways to create and...

"In Crafting Fun for Kids of All Ages, blogger Kim Uliana offers 200 entertaining, versatile, and easy-to-assemble arts and crafts projects for any occasion. Make glittery snowflakes and thumbprint ornaments during the holidays, create straw hats and button sunflowers for summer vacation, or decorate personalized bookmarks for back-to-school. ..."--Publisher description.

Cottagecore is a soft, fairytale world that combines traditional comforts with modern existence to create a sense of magic and retreat. Jones knows you may not be able to uproot your life and settle entirely off-grid in the middle of a forest, but she wants you to rekindle your love of nature-- and rediscover simple joys, wherever you may live. Her book is full of practical advice and inspiration to help you find happiness in the natural world, be...