ReMake It! Recycling Projects from the Stuff You Usually Scrap

ReMake It!: Recycling Projects from the Stuff You Usually Scrap

By Tiffany Threadgould
RRP: $16.99
ISBN: 9781402771941
Format: Paperback, 128 pages
Dimensions: 20.3cm x 20.3cm
Publisher: Sterling Children’s Publishing

To the green and crafty kid, vintage LP covers, empty tissue boxes and broken umbrellas are not trash - they're treasures!

Written in a teen-friendly style, ReMake It! presents 95 cool ecosmart projects, like turning an oatmeal container into a super-cute tote or creating a picture frame from an old pair of eyeglasses.

Step-by-step instructions, plus a Stitchionary and fantastic full-colour photos of each project make it easy and fun to get creative...with stuff that's free!

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Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Woodworking

Author/s: Lonnie Bird, Andy Rae, 

                      Thomas Lie-Nielson, Jeff Jewitt and

                      Gary Rogowski

RRP: $24.99

ISBN: 9781600853029

Format: Paperback, 320 pages

Dimensions:  27.6cm x 23.4cm

Publisher: Taunton Press

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

This is the most essential information from the first six volumes of Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guideseries. Now in paperback, this step-by-step shop reference - culled from the first six volumes of Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guides - covers all of the fundamental techniques every woodworker needs to know. 

Organised for quick access, this book makes it easy to find the information you are looking for. Over 1,200 photos and drawings illustrate how to accomplish essential woodworking tasks from setting up a shop to finishing. This book helps woodworkers of all levels choose the right method and tools to bring great results, pleasure and satisfaction to working with wood.

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Woodworking Techniques– RRP: $29.99 – ISBN: 9781561583454
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Elegant Wire Jewelry

Author/s: Kathy Frey

RRP: $19.99

ISBN: 9781600596063

Format: Paperback, 112 pages

Dimensions: 25.4cm x 21.6cm

Publisher: Lark Books

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

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This is a gorgeous guide with detailed instructions to creating stunning wire jewellery. It explains all the basic techniques needed, from bending and wrapping to making simple spirals. 

Anyone will be able to craft the author's distinctive, stylish pieces. Boutiques, galleries and juried fairs everywhere exhibit Kathy Frey's distinctive wire jewellery enhanced with stone, glass and pearl accents. 

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Contemporary Bead and Wire Jewellery– RRP: $24.99 – ISBN: 9781600595905

Knitted Wire Jewellery– RRP: $34.99 – ISBN: 9781600611575

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Digital Photographer's Complete Guide to HD Video

Author/s: Rob Sheppard & Michael Guncheon

                    

RRP: $24.99

ISBN: 9781600596995

Format: Paperback, 176 pages

Dimensions:  22.6cm x 15.2cm

Publisher: Lark Books

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

HD video is one of the hottest new features on digital SLR cameras, and photographers are eager to understand how it works and optimize their results. 

Rob Sheppard and Michael Guncheon, longtime digital experts and contributors to HD Video Pro magazine, have created an up-to-date guide to all the basics. They address gear, recording audio, shooting techniques, formats and standards for HD video, editing video and audio files, and outputting final video files - everything a photographer new to the technology needs to know! 

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Adventure Photography– RRP: $34.99 – ISBN: 9781600595196

Creative Optical & Digital Filter Techniques– RRP: $29.99 – ISBN: 9781600595806

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Mastercrafts

Author/s: Tom Quinn

RRP: $29.99

ISBN: 9780715336656

Format: Paperback, 256 pages

Dimensions: 24.6cm x 18.9cm

Publisher: David and Charles

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

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Mastercrafts celebrates all aspects of rural crafts including woodcraft, thatching, weaving, stone masonry, metalwork and glass making. It showcases some of Britain's leading master craftsmen and explains the techniques at the heart of their trades. It reveals the fascinating history of British craftsmanship, inspiring interest and involvement in these valuable and rewarding crafts. 

Mastercrafts represents a major shift in attitudes towards appreciating handmade, sustainable crafted products rather than the cheap mass-produced items with which people have become increasingly disillusioned. 

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Book of Forgotten Crafts– RRP: $39.99 – ISBN: 9780715338315

Made From Scratch– RRP: $29.99 – ISBN: 9781603420860

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Stitch with Love

Author/s: Mandy Shaw

RRP: $29.99

ISBN: 9780715338490

Format: Paperback, 128 pages

Dimensions: 22cm x 21.5cm

Publisher: David & Charles

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

Today's newest and most popular needlecraft – stitchery - is an ingenious combination of good old fashioned embroidery, modern quirkiness and contemporary projects. 

Mandy Shaw's unmistakeable style provides a gorgeous collection of stitches and projects, all in natural fabrics in the stylish cream and red colour palette. It includes a perfect introduction to eleven simple stitches, with step-by-step instructions for both right and left handers. It allows the crafter to create stunning gifts and home accessories which are personal and unique, and also leaving room for inspiration and creativity. 

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Pretty Little Presents – RRP: $24.99 – ISBN: 9781600594014

Simple Gifts – RRP: $24.99 – ISBN: 9780760338186

Simple Sewn Gifts – RRP: $29.99 – ISBN: 9780715337776

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Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams

Author/s: Kerin Gale

RRP: $29.99

ISBN: 9781600619441

Format: Paperback, 128 pages

Dimensions: 27.9cm x 21cm

Publisher: North Light Books

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

It's all about creating the curious. 

Inside this book, readers are introduced to 26 stepped-out projects, each offering new techniques using epoxy clay. Two-part epoxy clay can be sculpted and manipulated in a variety of ways and is extremely durable when cured, resulting in amazing effects. Readers will learn the basics of working with this new craft medium and then dive into the projects, which feature sculpted epoxy clay inspired by - and often combined with - altered remnants. 

Projects include mixed-media pieces such as a small totem, curio cabinet and fish tank, along with personal style and jewellery items (like pendants, bracelets and handbags), fashioned in a curious, Victorian Gothic style. 

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Image Transfer on Clay – RRP: $34.99 – ISBN: 9781579906351

Polymer Clay Mixed Media Jewelry – RRP: $29.99 – ISBN: 9780896896895

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Mixed-Media Paint Box

Author/s: From the Editors of North Light Books

RRP: $29.99

ISBN: 9781440309076

Format: Paperback, 256 pages

Dimensions: 27.6cm x 21cm

Publisher: North Light Books

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

Sometimes a daily dose of creative inspiration can be too much to keep up with. But most of us can handle tackling something creative at least once a week. That’s where Mixed-Media Paint Box comes in! 

A new project to explore every week will keep readers excited about trying new things. The content for this book ranges from jewellery, to collage, to assemblage, to journaling, to straightforward painting technique. In addition to a new project each week, the reader is given plenty of helpful hints and encouraging creativity sidebars throughout the book. 

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Canvas Remix – RRP: $34.99 – ISBN: 9781600610752

Inner Excavation– RRP: $29.99 – ISBN: 9781440303098

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Sensational Small Quilts

Author/s: Editors of Krause Publications

RRP: $29.99

ISBN: 9781440214417

Format: Paperback, 128 pages

Dimensions: 27.6cm x 21cm

Publisher: Krause Publications

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

Whether an experienced quilter or a novice, small quilts have big appeal - big enough to sink your teeth into but small enough to finish quickly. In Sensational Small Quilts, quilters of every skill level will learn to create 15 small quilts in a variety of styles from favourite quilt authors. 

From wall hangings to throws, each project features a different style or technique, including applique, paper piecing and fun takes on traditional blocks. And the quilts come from professionals they know and trust, including Darlene Zimmerman, Kay Capps Cross and Karen Snyder. 

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Crazy Shortcut Quilts – RRP: $29.99 – ISBN: 9780896895478

Embellished Mini-Quilts – RRP: $39.99 – ISBN: 9781600591044

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365: A Daily Creativity Journal

Author/s: Noah Scalin

RRP: $19.99

ISBN: 9780760339961

Format: Paperback, 240 pages

Dimensions: 22.9cm x 15.2cm

Publisher: Voyageur Press

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

The concept of Noah Scalin's "365 method" is simple but inspired: Choose a theme or medium, then make something every day for a year. Noah made 365 skull-themed projects . . . now he invites you to choose your obsession and get creative!

The book offers 365 project prompts to kick start your creativity, plus plenty of room for journaling, sketching, and jotting down ideas. Learn how to choose your subject and document your work, and see examples from other artists and crafters who took the 365 challenge. In addition, master new techniques to incorporate into your projects, including quilling, clay-making, paper pop-up engineering, and more.

With 365: A Daily Creativity Journal you'll get charged up, get messy, and get inspired, and you'll see how making something every day can change your creative process--and change your life--forever!

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Living the Creative Life– RRP: $29.99 – ISBN: 9781581809947

Journal Junkies Workshop– RRP: $34.99 – ISBN: 9781600614569

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Realistic Watercolor Portraits

Author/s: Suzanna Winton

RRP: $29.99

ISBN: 9781600611520

Format: Hardback, 160 pages

Dimensions: 27.6cm x 21cm

Publisher: North Light Books

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

Learn to paint a variety of likenesses. This book contains the information on how to address and overcome the many variables to consider when painting people. The book covers many key topics such as capturing a likeness, adding character to your portraits, painting skin tones, placing the image properly, editing visual information, and how to paint clothing and backgrounds. Everything the reader needs to know to be a successful painter of portraits is included, no matter what the physical characteristics of the person are. 

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Quick & Clever Watercolours

Author/s: Charles Evans

RRP: $24.99

ISBN: 9780715338537

Format: Paperback, 192 pages

Dimensions: 27.6cm x 21cm

Publisher: David & Charles

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

Accomplished artist, Charles Evans, will have you painting in no time with these cleverly-constructed projects that can each be completed in a matter of minutes. Packed with simple techniques and top tips that will ensure successful results every time, Charles' easy-to-follow instruction will help improve your painting skills at once. You will learn professional hints and tricks about using watercolours and watercolour pencils which offer extra flexibility and convenience. It includes varied projects for outdoors and indoors, ranging from simple landscapes to more complex compositions, from pets to still lives. It reveals inspirational pages from Charles' own sketchbooks that clearly demonstrate the immediacy of this medium. 

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Light and Mood in Watercolour– RRP: $29.99 – ISBN: 9780713490732

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Draw & Paint Realistic Horses

Author/s: Jeanne Filler Scott

RRP: $29.99

ISBN: 9781600619960

Format: Paperback, 128 pages

Dimensions: 27.6cm x 21cm

Publisher: North Light Books

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

Capture the elegant lines, powerful muscles and graceful movements of horses. From head-and-neck portraits to horses in full gallop, this teaches anatomy, facial features, hair, legs and hooves. Start-to-finish step-by-step demos in acrylics, oils and pencil show how to depict the distinguishing colours and characteristics of each breed. Dozens of reference photos, coat colour demos, and comparative drawings help readers learn the details of painting and drawing a full range of breeds and settings, from race horses to work horses, from cute foals to magnificent stallions. A gallery of beautiful finished paintings provides inspiration and ideas. 

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Artist’s Guide to Drawing Realistic Animals – RRP: $29.99 – ISBN: 9781581807288

Draw Horses– RRP: $19.99 – ISBN: 9781581801507

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The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes

Author/s: Sasha Duerr

RRP: $24.99

ISBN: 9781604690712

Format: Paperback, 192 pages

Dimensions: 20.5cm x 23cm

Publisher: Timber Press

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

From dyeing a tablecloth with turmeric to giving a dress new life with wild fennel, discovering the colour possibilities in our homes and gardens has never been easier or more tempting to try. By using simple and satisfying techniques to create vibrant hues, The Handbook of Plant Dyes will inspire enthusiasts and novices alike.

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Hand-Dyeing Yarn and Fleece– RRP: $24.99 – ISBN: 9781603424684

Colour on Cloth– RRP: $29.99 – ISBN: 9781600595134 

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The French-Inspired Home

Author/s: Kaari Meng

RRP: $19.99

ISBN: 9781600596773

Format: Paperback, 128 pages

Dimensions: 22.9cm x 22.9cm

Publisher: Lark Books

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

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This irresistible book packages the charm of author Kaari Meng and her first-hand knowledge of what makes a beautiful, French-inspired home, which comes from years of combing French flea markets for unique accessories, linens and more. 

Her shop, French General, offers handpicked linens and collectibles from the South of France, plus an array of products to awaken the senses. In this book she distills her sought-after sensibility into 40 projects that bring the sights, scents and textures of the French countryside into every room of the house. 

It includes projects such as lavender sachets, etched glasses, pillows, napkins, French potting boxes and herbal lotions. As an added bonus, the author has included a selection of her delightful signature-style vintage labels for the reader to use for gifts and decor, including hang tags, book plates and mailing labels. 

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Vintage Furniture Painting– RRP: $19.99 – ISBN: 9781402752766

Whimsical Accents for Home– RRP: $24.99 – ISBN: 9781581805901

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Beauty Masks & Scrubs

Author/s: Elaine Stavert

RRP: $19.99

ISBN: 9781861086921

Format: Paperback, 156 pages

Dimensions: 21cm x 21cm

Publisher: Guild of Master Craftsman

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

This new book, Beauty Masks & Scrubs joins the others in the Cozy series, presenting 30 unique recipes which can easily be adapted for different skin types and personal preferences. With easy-to-follow instructions and beautiful colour photographs, the process is simple and enjoyable. Readers are shown how to blend sophisticated scents and aromatic herbs with essential oils to create cleansing, toning scrubs and rejuvenating facial masks. With a directory of essential oils, beneficial ingredients and tips on colour and fragrances, this book fully equips readers to try their hand at aromatherapy.

Click Here to view a full list of titles available in the Cozy series.

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Angelic Visions

Author/s: Angela Sasser

RRP: $24.99

ISBN: 9781600619533

Format: Paperback, 128 pages

Dimensions: 27.6cm x 20.9cm

Publisher: North Light Books

Aust. Release Date: March 2011

Readers learn to create bodies, heads, limbs, wings and details, including flowing clothing and background elements. Beautiful final projects will inspire readers to push the limits of their imaginations. Step-by-step processes are the focus of the book from simple poses and views to more complex scenes. Sidebars feature tips, frequently asked questions, solutions to common mistakes, information about angels and more. 

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