Quick and Easy Banner Designs


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Beginning banner makers can now create meaningful banners quickly and easily using this comprehensive instruction and design book. This collection offers more than 200 original designs for Christian holidays and events, including Baptism, the Lord's Supper, confirmation, and weddings. Other banner designs focus on such aspects of the Christian life as prayer, praise, missions, and the Christian home.




Banners for Visual Worship


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The banners in this book are based on the icons and emblems used in Lutheran Service Book but beautiful enough to experience God's gifts to Christians through their eyes for anychurch.Includes banners for: Holy Baptism, Confirmation, Funeral, Installation of pastor, vicar or Sunday school teacher, Anniversary, Wedding, Retirement, Reception of New Members, Dedication, and more. Includes a CD with all 70 patterns.




Church Banner Designs


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Drawn from 30 years of her own banner-making and design, the author has compiled more that 70 of her best designs for this book. The patterns are simple and the techniques for construction are straightforward, requiring no special skills beyond those used by the quilters and crafters of any congregation. The key to making beautiful, eye-catching banners, according to the author, is the choice of colors and fabrics.




Banners for Worship


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Useful for all levels of banner makers, "Banners for Worship" explains the basic information and techniques necessary for preparing banners from start to finish. Designs include banners for the church year and specific occasions, such as Thanksgiving, baptisms, confirmations, weddings, and ordinations. Construction tips for each design include design options, explanation of symbolism, alternate wording, and color selections.




Banner Designs for the Church Year


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From Advent to Trinity Sunday, this collection of 40 creative designs offers a banner design for the entire church year as well as Christian holidays and themes like stewardship, the Lord's Supper, weddings, Baptisms, and more.




Creepy Pair of Underwear!


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From the celebrated team behind Creepy Carrots!, Aaron Reynolds and Caldecott Honor winner Peter Brown, comes a hilarious (and just a little creepy) story of a brave rabbit and a very weird pair of underwear. Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He’s not afraid of the dark, and he’s definitely not afraid of something as silly as underwear. But when the lights go out, suddenly his new big rabbit underwear glows in the dark. A ghoulish, greenish glow. If Jasper didn’t know any better he’d say his undies were a little, well, creepy. Jasper’s not scared obviously, he’s just done with creepy underwear. But after trying everything to get rid of them, they keep coming back!




Flourish. Banner. Frame.


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Ornaments and motifs add something special to creative projects, but not all creatives can devote the hundreds of hours necessary to developing them. Flourish. Banner. Frame. is an amazing library of 555 original symbols, floral motifs, border treatments, frills, banners, shields, crests, ornaments, decorative frames, placards and cartouches. Each design element has been crafted with vector precision, and you can use this artwork within the context of your own projects, whether they are personal or professional in nature. There are 10 real-life examples in the book, so you can be inspired by top designers and illustrators. This extensive volume of ornaments and motifs is easy to use for any design or illustration project: publication layouts, book covers, website backgrounds, t-shirt graphics, scrapbooks, textiles, crafts, stencils, tattoos—and everything in between. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced design professional, you’ll turn to this resource again and again for years to come.




My New Roots


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At long last, Sarah Britton, called the “queen bee of the health blogs” by Bon Appétit, reveals 100 gorgeous, all-new plant-based recipes in her debut cookbook, inspired by her wildly popular blog. Every month, half a million readers—vegetarians, vegans, paleo followers, and gluten-free gourmets alike—flock to Sarah’s adaptable and accessible recipes that make powerfully healthy ingredients simply irresistible. My New Roots is the ultimate guide to revitalizing one’s health and palate, one delicious recipe at a time: no fad diets or gimmicks here. Whether readers are newcomers to natural foods or are already devotees, they will discover how easy it is to eat healthfully and happily when whole foods and plants are at the center of every plate.




Felt Wee Folk: New Adventures


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“A fabulous book! . . . If you enjoy tiny, detailed projects that allow for lots of creativity and personal handiwork, I cannot recommend this book enough!” —Feeling Stitchy Salley Mavor’s book Felt Wee Folk inspired tens of thousands to handcraft dolls from simple materials. Now, she invites you to return to the wee world with Felt Wee Folk—New Adventures, starring 120 dolls to spark smiles and creativity. As requested by fans, this long-awaited follow-up shares more challenging projects. Explore fresh scenes and an array of new outfits, hairstyles, and accessories, with full-sized patterns. Make bendable dolls that resemble you, your family, or your favorite fairy-tale characters with wool felt, chenille stems, and decorative stitching. Display the figures in a dollhouse, atop a wedding cake, or in a holiday scene to be cherished year after year. From the pages of Mavor’s award-winning children’s books to your home, the enchanting wee folk dolls appeal to crafters of all ages and skill levels. More dolls, more scenes, and more outfits Use your stash—wool felt, chenille stems, and simple embellishments Delightful, challenging projects, as requested by fans Felt Wee Folk was a Foreword Reviews’ GOLD WINNER for Crafts & Hobbies “While the original book included projects beyond Wee Folk dolls, the new volume focuses on the dolls themselves. Fairies and families, kings and knights, and even some not-too-scary pirates all grace the pages of the book, beckoning readers to at least admire, if not try to create, Wee Folk of their own.” —The Enterprise (Cape Cod)




Big Fun with a Little Fabric


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Get big-quilt satisfaction from creating playful little quilts! These high-impact patterns will help you make the most of your fabric stash and all those tempting new fabrics that insist on following you home from the quilt shop. Fast piecing and outrageously fun appliques show off your favorite colors in bold new ways! The 6 playful designs by Amanda Herring of TheQuiltedFishPatterns.com include Kaleidoscope, Giddy Bloomers, Flowers for My Friend, Sassy Squares, Whoopsy Daisy, and Year at a Glance. Big Fun with a Little Fabric (Leisure Arts #5251) contains 48 pages plus a 16-page pattern insert.