Celebrated on November 1 and 2, Day of the Dead honors the memory of departed souls, welcoming them back to celebrate the best of life. Families decorate grave sites with marigolds and set up stunning altars. Streets flutter with paper banners. Store windows glisten with sugar skulls. Skeleton figures grin rakishly from every corner. Day of the Dead Crafts is filled with dozens of terrific projects that allow you to participate in the excitement of the holiday while expressing your own creativity. You'll enjoy showcasing these unique, fun, and meaningful projects throughout the year.
Inside you'll find step-by-step instructions, ideas, and inspiration for a wide range of projects, including:
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<li>Calaveras, those comical and clever skeleton figures caught in the act of enjoying life's favorite activities</li>
<li>Masks and skulls made from paper mache, gourds, and even sugar</li>
<li>A meaningful and artistic ofrenda, or altar, to honor those who have passed</li>
<li>Necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and more to wear day or night</li>
<li>Pieces guaranteed to liven up any decor</li>
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Colorful, whimsical, and often dramatic, Day of the Dead art is steeped in rich history and symbolism. The projects in Day of the Dead Crafts honor the traditional, while taking advantage of today's materials for a fresh and exciting twist.

Day of the Dead Crafts: More than 24 Projects that Celebrate Dia de los Muertos

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Arquette, Kerry

Zocchi, Andrea

Vigil, Jerry

Crafts & Hobbies

Trade Paper Press

Fathers promise that they will love and care for their children at each stage of their childhood, and teach them about God

Daddy Promises

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Concordia Pub. House

There’s a lot to do on the first day of school: meet new friends, practice writing, eat lunch, and run around. But it’s not only children who do these things—parents do, too. This charming story follows the day of a young boy and his working mother. Even though they’re in different places, the soft, lively illustrations show that they’re never far from each other’s thoughts. And when it’s time to go home, they’ll both be ready for a hug and eager to ask, “What did you do today?”

What Did You Do Today?: The First Day of School

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Clarion Books

The devastation caused by World War II is described by historians in terms of military strategies and battles, the toll on economics, and the numbers of dead. But only the stories of those whose lives were changed or lost, can convey the true horror of the war. These were people very much like ourselves—men, women, children, siblings, poets, soldiers, students, professionals, laborers, givers, takers, jokers, dancers, lovers, dreamers, cowards and brave. Each is the hero of his own tale. Each tale underscores the uniqueness of human perception based upon personality and circumstances. By listening to the voices of those with stories to tell, we can grow in our appreciation of what it means to be human. WAR CRIES: UNHEARD STORIES, UNMARKED GRAVES provides a stage for the voices—many inspired by people present in Europe during World War II—to speak their truths. The characters behind the poems come from different religions, different professions, and different ideologies.Like all of us, they want to be heard. They want to be understood. Most of all…they want to be remembered. As long as I reside in their minds and hearts, I will never truly be gone.

War Cries: Unheard Voices, Unmarked Graves

Poetry

Open Books

Forget about traditional scrapbooking! Throw out the scissors and glue and save your memories in a whole new way."" Scrapbooking Digitally"" is a complete reference book for people of all ages. A step-by-step guide, ""Scrapbooking Digitally"" takes readers through every step of the scrapbooking process--from picking the right camera to working with software to learning creative tools, like altering images, typefaces, and backgrounds. It even offers inspirational sample pages and tips on how to go beyond paper to create one-of-a-kind clothing, jewelry, and home decorations. Complete with a CD of downloadable ""paper"" patterns and ornaments to help replicate what's on the page, this book is just what the savvy scrapbooker interested in going digital is looking for.

Scrapbooking Digitally: The Ultimate Guide to Saving Your Memories Digitally

Computers & Technology

D'Agostino, Darlene

Roberts, Susha

Programming

Taunton Press

The Scrapbooker's Color Palette: Using Color to Create Fabulous Scrapbook Pages

Scrapbookers now have their guide through the wonderful world of color, with lots of inspiration and ideas along the way. How can you prevent an album filled with sepia-toned photos and brown paper from looking muddy? A white layout from becoming too washed-out? And how much color is too much? Scrapbookers struggle with these questions, but now they've reached the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, with a guide to all the color tools and techniques in the scrapbooking arsenal. They'll discover how to utilize whites and pastels, work with primary shades, employ a cornucopia of earth tones, exploit the versatility of blacks and grays, experiment with unusual combinations, and create intricate patterns. Fabulous layouts from top scrapbookers will help clarify the concepts, from adding flair with metallics and glitter to capturing the palette of sunsets for vacation or landscape pages. And there are creative sidebars, a personality profile survey to define your favorite hues, and hands-on exercises. Kerry Arquette has authored numerous articles for national magazines and newspapers including: Memory Makers, Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal, Woman's Day, and Parenting. She has also produced news segments for several network affiliate stations and has appeared as co-host and producer for PM Magazine. Andrea Zocchi is a former Art Director for a large craft book publishing company. To date, he has art directed and designed more than 30 books, numerous catalogs, and marketing and educational material. Zocchi is the father of two boys, a fluent Italian speaker, and lives in Centennial, Colorado.

Lark Books

Book by Zocchi, Andrea, Arquette, Kerry

Scrapbooking Sports: Celebrating Your Family's Sports Adventures

Sports & Outdoors

Union Square & Co.

This mammoth book contains so much valuable information, and so many exciting examples of great work, it will become the must-have resource for every beginning and experienced scrapbooker’s library! In more than 300 pages, the history of the craft unfolds, from the old-fashioned albums of eras past to the renaissance of creative scrapbooking today. Interviews and profiles of leading designers and companies offer insight into the art, and there’s abundant advice for newcomers on improving their images and their layouts. They’ll find out how to take full advantage of the camera’s key components; store photographs and ensure archival quality; and create a powerful, balanced design on the page. Invaluable tips cover choice of materials, selecting and integrating type, and using words to enhance the images. And of course there’s a plethora of fabulous techniques to try, from cropping, matting and mounting photos to stamping, embossing, and distressing to creating custom papers on the computer. And the sample layouts spotlight those important moments that everyone most wants to commemorate: birthdays, graduations, weddings, and special family events.A Main Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

The Joy of Scrapbooking

Few things inspire more picture-taking—and more scrapbook-making—than a new baby. Even those who have never arranged a photograph on a page suddenly feel motivated to preserve every precious milestone, from first smile to first step. Kodak is here, as always, to help them do it beautifully, with more than 100 easy and exciting ideas from the very best contemporary artists. Parents will see how the experts showcase adorable images of babies from birth to age two, and with each delightful example they’ll learn ways to make background pages, embellish layouts, and create a journal to treasure for generations. Special how-to information will enable readers to recreate every special effect. And, since great scrapbooks begin with great photos, KODAK Books offers insights and guidelines for getting unforgettable pictures of baby.

The KODAK Book of Scrapbooking Your Baby Photos: Easy & Fun Techniques for Beautiful Scrapbook Pages

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

No one knows better than Kodak how precious photographs are: They capture the people we love, the places we’ve visited, and the memorable moments we’ve experienced. So the company has gathered today’s top scrapbook artists to create more than 100 layouts putting together outstanding pages. Perfect for the beginner, this stunningly designed guide offers an introduction to basic techniques, including cropping, matting, and mounting. There are fun ways to produce one-of-a-kind backgrounds, stamped designs, and embellishments, and creative suggestions for commemorating everything from life milestones to holiday fun. Of course, since this is from the experts at KODAK Books, there’s also a special emphasis on taking superior pictures right from the start—and that invaluable information is something no other scrapbooking manual can match.

The KODAK Book of Scrapbooking Your Favorite Photos: Easy & Fun Techniques for Beautiful Scrapbook Pages

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