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All Things Paper

Author : Ann Martin

Publisher : Tuttle Publishing

Page : 437 pages

File Size : 16,48 MB

Release : 2013-05-21

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1462911706

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Make decorative, simple do-it-yourself projects with this friendly guide to paper crafting. You and your family will love to spend hours making beautiful paper art, jewelry, and decorations with All Things Paper. This easy paper crafts book comes with simple-to-follow instructions and detailed photos that show you how to create colorful and impressive art objects to display at home--many of which have practical uses. It is a great book for experienced paper craft hobbyists looking for new ideas or for new folders who want to learn paper crafts from experts. Projects in this papercrafting book include: Candle Luminaries Citrus Slice Coasters Mysterious Stationery Box Everyday Tote Bag Silver Orb Pendant Fine Paper Yarn Necklace Wedding Cake Card Perfect Journey Journal And many more… All the projects in this book are designed by noted paper crafters like Benjamin John Coleman, Patricia Zapata, and Richela Fabian Morgan. They have all been creating amazing objects with paper for many years. Whether you're a beginner or have been paper crafting for many years, you're bound to find something you'll love in All Things Paper. Soon you will be on your way to creating your own designs and paper art.



Outside the Box

Author : Gail Anderson

Publisher : Chronicle Books

Page : 259 pages

File Size : 32,95 MB

Release : 2015-10-13

Category : Design

ISBN : 1616894768

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In an age of slick, computer-generated type and Photoshopped perfection, hand-drawn packing is enjoying a global resurgence. As shorthand for something more authentic, homegrown, handmade, or crafted, hand-drawn packaging is found on everything from supermarket eggs to Chipotle drink cups. In this exhaustive and lavishly illustrated survey, organized by four types—DIY, art, craft, and artisanal—Gail Anderson pulls back the curtain on the working processes and inspirations of forty letterers, illustrators, and designers from all around the world through insightful interviews, process sketches, and her infectious love of the medium.



Uniquely Gifted

Author : Eleanor J. Leinen

Publisher : AuthorHouse

Page : 141 pages

File Size : 11,48 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1434346862

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If you think you've seen the best in gift wraps...think again! Eleanor Leinen - also known as 'THE CELEBRITY GIFT WRAPPER', has set a new precedence in the world of artistic giftwrapping. Clients and fans from all over beleive that Eleanor's giftwrapping creations are to packaging what Andy Warhol's work was to pop art. UNIQUELY GIFTED is a collection of bold, charming and sometimes quirky gift wraps that are surprisingly, functional pieces of sculpture art. Each custom-made gift wrap brings together unexpected elements and mediums, creating breath-taking artistic presentations. Eleanor, also offers readers an inside look into the inspiration for her creations, with whimsical and anecdotal mini-stories, that you and your guests will relate to and enjoy reading. From her numerous appearances on TV- NBC, FOX, DO-IT -YOURSELF Network (DYI) - to her spread in MORE MAGAZINE, and feature articles in newspapers across the country, Eleanor has left a trail of indelible footprints which leaves no room for doubt that she is truly headed for greatness. The photographs in UNIQUELY GIFTED were taken by the notable lens man, Marc Vaughn, and his visions have provided Eleanor with the ability to share her artistry with the public. UNIQUELY GIFTED is a perfect accent to any home or office coffee table collection. With its complimentry GUEST JOURNAL as a second half, everyone will have an oppportunity to create a priceless archive of written memories from family, friends and business associates. UNIQUELY GIFTED is presented in an 8.5" square format and features gift wraps for holidays,birthdays,ethnic celebrations and special ocassions. UNIQUELY GIFTED is an absolutly wonderful coffee table collectible or gift for any and all special ocassions or holidays!



All Wrapped Up!

Author : Kevin Akers

Publisher : Chronicle Books

Page : 266 pages

File Size : 16,4 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Art

ISBN : 9780811843737

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Through hundreds of eye-popping reproductions, All Wrapped Up! celebrates gift wrapthat most ephemeral of paper productsfrom the groovy 1960s. The modest palette and conventional patterns of the previous decade eventually yielded to the riotous colors, op art, and psychedelic visions that defined the late '60s, charting a course through the entire spectrum of mid-century graphic design and commercial illustration. Popular imagery of cute animals, adorable children, barbecue iconography for dad, funky florals, and Santas of every stripe grace these pages. A thoughfully wrapped present is a gift in itself, and All Wrapped Up! is the perfect package to celebrate the popular designs of the most visually exuberant decade of all.



Wrapping Culture

Author : Joy Hendry

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 246 pages

File Size : 11,66 MB

Release : 1993

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9780198280286

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Wrapping Culture examines problems of intercultural communication and the possibilities for misinterpretation of the familiar in an unfamiliar context. Starting with an examination of Japanese gift-wrapping, Joy Hendry demonstrates how our expectations are often influenced by cultural factors which may blind us to an appreciation of underlying intent. She extends this approach to the study of polite language as the wrapping of thoughts and intentions, garments as body wrappings, constructions and gardens as wrapping of space. Hendry shows how this extends even to the ways in which people may be wrapped in seating arrangements, or meetings and drinking customs may be constrained by temporal versions of wrapping. Throughout the book, Hendry considers ways in which groups of people use such symbolic forms to impress and manipulate one another, and points out a Western tendency to underestimate such nonverbal communication, or reject it as mere decoration. She presents ideas that should be valid in any intercultural encounter and demonstrates that Japanese culture, so often thought of as a special case, can supply a model through which we can formulate general theories about human behavior.



Saints Around the World

Author : Meg Hunter-Kilmer

Publisher : Emmaus Road Publishing

Page : 469 pages

File Size : 10,56 MB

Release : 2021-08-16

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1645851168

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The lives of the Saints are one of the most powerful ways God draws people to himself, showing us the love and the joy we can find in him. But so often, these Saints seem distant—impossibly holy or dull or unlike us in race and age and state in life. In Saints Around the World, you’ll meet over one-hundred Saints from more than sixty countries, including Saints with different disabilities, strengths, and struggles. The beautiful illustrations and captivating storytelling will introduce you and your children to new heavenly friends while also helping you fall more in love with Jesus. Each story in this book is written not only to capture the imagination but also to speak about God’s tremendous love and our call to be saints. There are stories in Saints Around the World for when you feel like life isn’t fair, when people are being unkind to you, when you’ve made a terrible mistake, when you’re struggling at school, when prayer is hard. And there are stories of shouting down Nazis, of fleeing a murderous villain, of making scientific discoveries, of smoking a cigar while enemy soldiers amputate your leg. There are scared Saints, brilliant Saints, weak Saints, adventurous Saints, abused Saints, overjoyed Saints, disabled Saints—and the point of every one of them is the love of God. Whether you’re checking the map to find Saints who look like you or perusing the extensive indices to find Saints with your skills or struggles, you’ll find countless stories in this book that remind you how very possible holiness is.



The Wrapping Scarf Revolution

Author : Patricia Lee

Publisher : Leisure Arts

Page : 84 pages

File Size : 40,76 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1574861069

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The Wrapping Scarf Revolution, -Ancient Asian custom is eco-smart alternative to gift wrap and bags. Basic knots and bows, plus 12 wrapping methods, 7 purse updates, more.



Giftwrapped

Author : Jane Means

Publisher : Jacqui Small

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 48,29 MB

Release : 2014-11-01

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9781909342569

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Whether it’s a simple box, a tube or an awkwardly shaped tin, shows you how to achieve wrapping perfection with simple step-by-step instructions, tips and tricks, so that you can learn what really works for impact and elegance. In this digital age, anything tangible somehow feels more significant or appreciated, and nowhere is that more evident than in the world of paper and giftwrapping. Wherever you look, blogs or magazines offer ideas for enhancing a humble gift by embellishing it with vintage or reused materials. In this gorgeous book, ‘Gift Wrap Guru’ Jane Means, who wraps for the stars, royalty and high-end companies, takes it to a new, more luxurious level. Offering her signature style and personal take on wrapping any present so that it is transformed into a gloriously gorgeous gift, Jane shows you her ‘tricks’ on how to upcycle vintage treasures and reuse unusual wrapping papers, such as sheet music and old maps, to the best effect, as well as how to choose the perfect style for the gift’s recipient.



Wrapping with Fabric

Author : Etsuko Yamada

Publisher : Tuttle Publishing

Page : 117 pages

File Size : 46,67 MB

Release : 2014-10-14

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1462916120

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Wrap anything from a wine bottle to a yoga mat with this practical Japanese fabric-wrapping book. Long before today's eco-friendly philosophy of "reduce, reuse, recycle" entered America's collective consciousness, furoshiki--the Japanese method of wrapping things with fabric--flourished as a time-honored and practical art form. In Wrapping With Fabric, Etsuko Yamada--born into a long-line of furoshiki makers in Kyoto--explains the "one cloth, many uses" ideology behind the craft, the etiquette of color and the craft's fascinating history. From there, she shares the myriad ways in which a few basic techniques can transform a simple square of cloth into an elegant wrapper. Use your folded fabrics to: Gift-wrap anything from books to flowers Bundle up a picnic Tote items around Use as a handbag or backpack Make into a pillow covering Create decorative coverings for vases, tissue boxes, and more A quiet reminder that opportunities for artistry are everywhere around you, Wrapping With Fabric is the craft book that makes it easy to bring a touch of grace and ingenuity to everyday life--and help preserve the environment, too.



Creative Giftwraps

Author : Constance E. Richards

Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 25,84 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9781579901547

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Here are 50 ways to make any gift look great--even hard-to-cover, odd-shaped gifts. Materials range from purchased papers and road maps to Japanese-motif fabric to fresh leaves. The beautiful color photos are truly eye-catching. "Learn the secrets to gift wrapping success in this book with a variety of ideas to fit any occasion. With so many creative ideas, your next gift is sure to leave a lasting impression."--"Quilt World."