A picture's worth a thousand words--but a picture on a page colorfully decorated by the latest in rubber stamps is worth a million! Stamps make it so easy to add frames, imaginative details, and clever motifs. They'll turn a plain piece of paper into a personalized calendar or transform thin slats of balsa into attractive "wooden postcards." Have lots of pictures to frame? Make it a triple play with a triple window-frame card. One suggestion: place your pictures inside three portholes, and then continue the ocean theme with stamped fish and sponged-on "water." You'll cherish these brilliant ideas and use them again and again!

Dee Gruenig's Rubber Stamp Treasury: Original Ideas for Creative Stationery, Party Paper & Gi

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gruenig, Dee

Crafts & Hobbies

Sterling/Chapelle

“Treats all the basics of cross-stitch—except the actual sewing...presented in 20-question formats, with over-size charts, graphs, and directions. Designs are simple, featuring animals and nature.... [with a] gallery showcasing the work of nine needlepoint artists....Metric conversion charts appended.”—Booklist. “Public libraries—even the smallest—cannot go wrong purchasing this title.”—Library Journal.

Cross-Stitch for the first time

Kooler, Donna

From lush African foliage to bright Dutch tulips, cultivate cross-stitch gardens of flowers around the world. Color photographs display the designs on cushions, bolsters, wall hangings, samplers, and other beautiful items. “You’ll love the thrill of armchair travel with needle and floss.”—Just Cross Stitch.

Cross-Stitch Florals

Barber, Marie

“Demonstrates the variety, technical ingenuity and artistic maturity of the contemporary basketry field and invites the reader to try a hand at the craft. Half the book is a guide through basic and progressively more complex basketry techniques illustrated with Lonning’s rattan reed baskets. The rest features a gallery of works by 23 noted basketry artists, who comment on their methods and aesthetic philosophy.”—American Craft.

The Art of Basketry

Lonning, Kari

Playful Patchwork Projects

“Tickle your quilter’s fancy—create a wide variety of one-of-a-kind patchwork projects...bed quilts, clothing, and even holiday gifts. Patterns, templates, instructions, and material requirements are all provided. Touch up on your skills, or learn new ones including appliquéing, embroidering, finishing, and pen-stitching. Then, spread cheer this season with your animated creations.”—Butterick.

Pearson, Kari

336 Ten-Minute Quilt Blocks: To Foundation-Piece, Quick-Piece, Nosew Applique, Stamp, Stencil, Paint & Embellish

These 336 quilt blocks use the simplest techniques—many don’t even require sewing. Try iron-on appliqué; stamped, stenciled, and painted designs; photo transferring; stitched foundation-piecing; or quick-pieced blocks. Embellish the block with potpourri, postage stamps, and keepsakes. Choose from dozens of patterns—flowers, hearts, animals, and more.

336 Ten-Minute Quilt Blocks: To Foundation-Piece, Quick-Piece, NoSew Applique, Stamp, Stencil, Paint & Embellish

Schmidt, Holly

Donna Kooler's 555 Christmas Cross-Stitch Designs

“More than 500 crisp and colorful cross-stitch designs [are] grouped around five major themes. Each design includes a full-color chart with stitch count and DMC floss code chart....Will be a welcome addition to Christmas crafts collections.”—Library Journal. “Delectable cross stitch motifs.”—The NeedleWorker.

Two-Hour Dolls' Clothes

“Crane is an accomplished watercolorist, and her illustrations add the flavor of a beautifully illustrated children’s book to this volume. Each design includes a photograph of a doll or teddy bear wearing the garment, a drawing of the completed design, drawn full-size patterns, a materials list, and step-by-step instructions. Highly recommended.”—Library Journal. “Directions feature lists of fabrics, tools, and notions as well as step-by-step instructions.”—Booklist.

Crane, Anita Louise

Wondering what materials you need to get started and how you can add color and sizing, increase the paper’s strength with natural fibers, work with molds or create textures using a dizzying array of techniques? If you’ve got the questions, we’ve got the answers. As you learn to create interesting effects and styles of paper, you’ll also complete magnificent projects, including greeting cards, a watermarked lampshade, a lovely and delicate Chinese-style hanging scroll, and more.

Papermaking for the first time®

Rainey, Rhonda

The most beautiful patterns and creative techniques for furniture painting are right here, all broken down in detail. Find out how to do a variety of brushstrokes, personalize each piece with unusual motifs, and use color effectively. Great projects include a gothic-style table and découpaged chest, plus brilliant ideas for chairs, trays, and more.

The Art of Painted Furniture

Arts & Photography

Rosenberg, Anita

Painting

See the best price to sell, buy or rent books by the Sterling/Chapelle publisher. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Sterling/Chapelle