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Book Shop

Learn how to make the best of the craft products that we supply. We aim to stock the best craft technique books available.

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Bead Techniques - Clay Jewellery and Bead Rollers

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The Professional Bead Roller makes creating uniform beads easy and fun. Use single colours or combine colours for stunning effects.
This 20 page technique-based book by Linda Peterson gives you the knowledge to create unique wearable art.

Clay Techniques with a Pasta Machine

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20 full-colour pages of creativity. A Pasta Machine is a terrific tool. It allows you to easily blend Polymer Clays to create stripes and intricate patterns for making unique beads, embellishments and baubles.
Techniques include Skinner Blend, Stripes, Jelly Rolls, Checkerbox, Nine-Patch Designs, Marbling and Watercolour Mixing. Make beads, earrings, pendants, buttons, decorated jars, paperweights, clay collages, etc.

Polymer Clay Greetings Cards

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Candida Woolhouse shows how simple polymer clay techniques can be used to create unusual and appealing cards. Fimo clay is ideal for these projects.
48 full colour pages. 50 step-by-step photographs. Simple projects and helpful patterns. Cards for any occasion.

Friendly Plastic 101

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Designer Jana Ewy presents a new griddle method that makes creating Friendly Plastic easier than ever before!
She shows how to make over 60 projects including jewellery, greeting cards, gifts, and accessories as well as how to do rubber stamping, embellishments, and colour blending in this 36 page book.

Friendly and Fashionable Book

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This 20 page book by Jana Ewy is filled with 24 clever and colourful jewellery items, boxes, frames and home accents made with Friendly Plastic.
Each project is supported by step-by-step instructiond and full colour photographs.

Soft Metal Embossing with ArtEmboss

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13 Sensational projects to create featuring sheets of soft metal. The designs look and feel like solid metal and they can be adhered to any surface - frames, boxes, candles, vases and more!
This book is full of projects with metal embellishments that look like they were crafted by skilled metal smiths. Aluminium, brass, copper and pewter sheets can easily be embossed with beautiful designs using ordinary tools.

Beginner's Guide to Silk Paint

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Twelve innovative step-by step projects illustrate Mandy Southan's fresh and original approach to Silk Painting. This book is perfect for the beginner but is also ideal for those who want to learn new techniques.
64 pages printed in full colour. Detailed instructions and step-by-step photographs. Introductory sections cover basic materials and using colours.

A Complete Guide to Silk Painting

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This inspirational book has it all. Starting with the history of Silk Painting and detailed background information it moves on to cover materials and equipment. Techniques are demonstrated in well illustrated projects.
136 pages nearly all illustrated in full colour. Many ideas for gift and home-furnishing projects as well as examples of wallhangings, pictures and designer clothing.

Making Cards in a Weekend

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20 beautiful handmade card projects for all levels of expertise. Wide range of traditional and contemporary techniques from stencilling, decoupage and quilling to pop-up, collage and embroidery.
80 full colour pages. Step-by-step photographs and instructions from the professionals.

Metal & Wire Greetings Cards

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Julie Hickey shows how simple techniques can be used to create beautiful impressive cards. Learn how to add colour, sparkle and new dimensions with embossed patterns, mesh, beads and more.
48 full colour pages. 50 step-by-step photographs. Simple projects and helpful patterns. Cards for any occasion.

Punched Greetings Cards

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Julie Hickey shows how punches can be used to make professional looking cards. Create square, leaf, flower, star, tree, border and mosaic designs. Embellish your cards using thread, wire, paint, decorative string and stencilling.
48 full colour pages. 50 step-by-step photographs. Simple projects and helpful patterns. Cards for any occasion.

Quick & Clever Handmade Cards

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This is an extremely attractive book with full colour illustrations on every page. Step-by-step introduction to a large variety of techniques including punching, stamping, decoupage, metal embossing and weaving.
105 full colour pages. Over 80 projects and ideas for all occasions.

Rubber Stamped Greetings Cards

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Melanie Hendrick shows how simple rubber stamping techniques can be used to create stunning cards. Learn how to add colour, sparkle and new dimension with metal, mesh, acetate, handmade paper and more.
48 full colour pages. Over 60 step-by-step photographs. Inspiring projects simply explained. Fun and easy to make.

Handmade Cards by Polly Pinder

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Polly Pinder shows how to create a stunning range of stylish and original cards. Special cards for christenings, birthdays, Valentine's day, Christmad and more.
48 full colour pages. Clear instructions with over 50 step-by-step colour photographs.

Paper Punching

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Innovative ideas for using your Craft Punches creatively. 11 beautiful projects plus variations. Make greetings cards, gift bags, artist trading cards and tiny paper plants for your friends, or simply for yourself!
80 full colour pages. Over 200 step-by-step photographs.

The Bumper Book of Papers - 72 Sheets

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This fantastic collection of papers brings together a beautiful range of designs from instruments and composers to hearts, stars, butterflies, lettering and more.
72 A4 (21 x 29.5cm) sheets of top quality, richly illlustrated, colour printed designs. Presented as perforated pages in a bound book to be torn out and used in your projects. Acid and lignin free. Includes cutting grid.

Oriental Papers - 24 Sheets

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A selection of papers inspired by the Orient. Can be used to embellish and enhance your own cards, scrapbooks and a whole host of craft and collage projects.
24 A4 (21 x 29.5cm) sheets of top quality, richly illlustrated, colour printed designs. Presented as perforated pages in a bound book to be torn out and used in your projects. Acid and lignin free. Includes cutting grid.

Papers for Men - 24 Sheets

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A great selection of papers for papercraft projects with men in mind. Use these colourful designs to embellish cards, collages, scrapbook pages, etc.
24 A4 (21 x 29.5cm) sheets of top quality, richly illlustrated, colour printed designs. Presented as perforated pages in a bound book to be torn out and used in your projects. Acid and lignin free. Includes cutting grid.

The Complete Book of Art Nouveau Designs

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A fantastic resource book for anyone seeking inspiration for Art Nouveau projects and ideas. Includes simple and ornate borders, frames, motifs, patterns and an alphabet.
96 pages in total. 15 full colour pages including photographs of completed examples. Designs illustrated by over 250 line drawings.

The Complete Book of Celtic Designs

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A fantastic resource book for anyone seeking inspiration for Celtic projects and ideas. Includes simple and ornamental borders, frames, motifs and patterns.
96 pages in total. 15 full colour pages including photographs of completed examples. Designs illustrated by over 250 line drawings.

Metal & Wire Greetings Cards

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Julie Hickey shows how simple techniques can be used to create beautiful impressive cards. Learn how to add colour, sparkle and new dimensions with embossed patterns, mesh, beads and more.
48 full colour pages. 50 step-by-step photographs. Simple projects and helpful patterns. Cards for any occasion.