Patterns of India: Gift Wrapping Paper Book


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Ten sheets of gorgeous gift-wrapping paper featuring imaginative designs that draw on the richness of the arts of India




Gift Wrapping


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Gift Wrapping is a Kodansha International publication.




Writers


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Explore the fascinating lives and loves of the greatest novelists, poets, and playwrights. From William Shakespeare and Jane Austen to Gabriel García Márquez and Toni Morrison, Writers explores more than 100 biographies of the world’s greatest writers. Each featured novelist, playwright, or poet is introduced by a stunning portrait, followed by photography and illustrations of locations and artifacts important in their lives – along with pages from original manuscripts, first editions, and their correspondence. Trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each individual and affected their writing, revealing insights into the larger-than-life characters, plots, and evocative settings that they created. You will also uncover details each writer’s most famous pieces and understand the times and cultures they lived in – see how the world influenced them and how their works influenced the world. Writers introduces key ideas, themes, and literary techniques of each figure, revealing the imaginations and personalities behind some of the world's greatest novels, short stories, poems, and plays. A diverse variety of authors are covered, from the Middle Ages to present day, providing a compelling glimpse into the lives of the people behind the page.




Blue & White Gift Wrapping Papers


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These fine-quality tear-out wrapping sheets feature twelve traditional Asian prints, suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. An introduction details the history and meaning behind the designs Tuttle Gift Wrapping Papers are an excellent value—a fraction of the price of a single sheet of gift wrap paper from stationery shops Each sheet is removable by tearing along a perforated line There are twelve sheets with six different patterns in each book




Giftwrapped


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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.







The Art of Gift Wrapping


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With a few minutes of thought, a little practice, and minimal materials, readers will be able to recreate the high-style look of professionally wrapped presents.




Paper, Pattern, Play


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Create stunning papercrafts like gift wrap, stationery, party decorations and more with this beautiful collection. A lifelong artist, Lotta Jansdotter has been creating patterns and motifs for fun since childhood and professionally since 1996. Her organic, playful, and timeless designs have appeared on everything from sewing and quilting fabrics to rugs, bedsheets, baby gear, dishes, and more. For Paper, Pattern, Play, Lotta happily focuses on the most basic and versatile of mediums: paper. Here she presents a colorful collection of both iconic favorites and brand-new creations. She also shares prompts and instructions for creating easy, fun, and whimsical projects, including party decorations and favors, games, gift tags, gift wrap, labels, stickers, stationery, and assorted, as Lotta likes to say, bits and bobs. The e-book edition features a link to download and print the collection’s patterns at home.







The Complete Book of Decorative Stenciling


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The book opens with a detailed introductory section covering what stencilling is; how to draw, cut and transfer templates; paint types and paint mixes, and everything you will possibly need to know about materials, equipment and techniques.Then the book presents over 70 original practical projects for using stencils in the home, from themed room treatments to decorative accessories. There are many inspirational room schemes to choose from, such as transforming a kitchen with French country-style curtains in fresh blue and white, or more opulently, a baronial dining room with a golden frieze of fleur-de-lys.




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