Creative Watercolor and Mixed Media


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In Creative Watercolor and Mixed Media, popular watercolor artist, instructor, and author Ana Victoria Calderon shares her simple step-by-step techniques for painting exciting and colorful motifs by combining watercolor with a variety of other user-friendly materials. Start with the essentials—paint, paper, and brushes—then learn about the featured mediums for mixing, including masking fluid, gold leaf, bleach, salt, and alcohol Take a step-by-step look at fundamental watercolor techniques Learn to paint a variety of striking organic motifs and surface effects, including stirring skies and clouds, sparkling galaxies, flowing oceans, and dazzling crystals Find great project ideas for stylish gifts and stationery Whether you're new to the medium or are looking to add new techniques to your watercolor practice, go grab a brush, paints, and some easy-to-use materials and take a beautiful creative journey with watercolor! Perfect for all skill levels, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.




Glitter and Glam


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Dazzling Makeup Tips for Date Night, Club Night, and Beyond Maximize the glam, access your inner diva, grab the glitter, and get excited about makeup! With stunning photos, featuring stars like Jennette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Brandy, and Willa Ford, and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, Melanie Mills shows you the makeup techniques for creating fun, trendsetting looks inspired by rock ’n’ roll vixens and fairy tale characters. She inspires you to experiment with stunning makeup for all occasions, from a party or a night out with friends to a special date or anytime you want to amplify your look. Melanie offers advice on makeup for any skin tone, and shows you how to master color combinations, taking you through a rainbow of shades to inspire you to break out of your everyday color palette. These looks are stunning, sometimes wild, and guaranteed to make a statement!




Freight Train


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In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, Donald Crews evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favorite: a train. This Caldecott Honor Book features bright colors and bold shapes. Even a child not lucky enough to have counted freight cars will feel he or she has watched a freight train passing after reading Freight Train. Donald Crews used childhood memories of trains seen during his travels to his grandparents' farm in the American South as the inspiration for this timeless favorite. New York magazine's The Strategist chose Freight Train as one of the "Best (Nonobvious) Baby Books to Bring to a Shower." As The Strategist stated: "The Caldecott Honor Book is spare and minimal in both art and text and follows the journey of a freight train and all its cars until it rolls off the page and into the distance. It’s a good way to learn all the different names of train cars, too." Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box car, black tender and a black steam engine . . . freight train.




A Life Full of Glitter


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A modern guide to optimism from the plus-size fashion blogger and founder of Glitter + Lazers—“a beacon of body positivity and no-bullshit takes” (Revelist). Bullying, loss, regret and fear impact our lives in tough-to-deal-with ways. Learn how to confront these and other challenges like the world’s happiest people do—as opportunities. Armed with humor and a good attitude, author Anna O’Brien will teach you how to combat the negativity of life in this motivational self-help guide. It can be difficult to process and move on from unresolvable issues that are holding us back from our most positive lives. A Life Full of Glitter introduces the concept of “long-game” thinking, which will help you re-frame temporary setbacks and focus on long-term happiness. Discover easy-to-use tips and tricks to increase your positivity and personal growth. Modern research shows that positivity improves almost every aspect of your life. A Life Full of Glitter will walk you through the findings of this research with real life examples and humorous teachable moments from author Anna O’Brien’s own life. Allow Anna’s book to help you increase your happiness and self-esteem. A Life Full of Glitter is a modern guide to positive thinking presented through relevant research, captivating storytelling, and plenty of humor. In reading this book, you will: Learn quick tips and tricks for shifting your mind to think positively Be introduced to new ways to address everyday challenges Master how to move on from feelings and experiences that are holding you back from happiness “I’ve never seen anyone write with as much authenticity and spark as Anna.” —Megan J. Crabbe, Instagram star and author of Body Positive Power




Paint by Sticker: Cats


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Paint by Sticker, the bestselling all-ages activity book series, is now purrfect for cat lovers! Create gorgeous illustrations of felines in low-poly (geometric polygon shapes) style, one sticker at a time. An engrossing activity for crafters and artists, doodlers and colorers, Paint by Sticker: Cats brings 12 irresistible cats to life, piece by piece. There’s a playful ginger tabby hanging from her paws, an elegant, blue-eyed Siamese angling for a head scratch, and more! As in paintby number, each image is divided into dozens of spaces, each with a number that corresponds to a particular sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in the matching space. Add the next, and the next, and the next—and relish the growing satisfaction of watching a “painting” emerge from a black-and-white illustration to a dazzling image with color, body, and spirit.




Bloom Girl


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Just as flowers bloom into their final forms, we also have the ability to grow and bloom into fuller, better versions of our true selves. Thankfully there are tools and techniques that can empower us to shift our beliefs, create a positive self-image, and bloom to live our best lives. Catriona Jones relies on her experience as a seasoned life coach, intuitive healer, and teacher to share a comprehensive roadmap and toolkit to help women step into their power and claim their path in the world. Through her guidance that encourages a connection with nature and the divine, Catriona inspires women to embrace their feminine energy, raise awareness of limited beliefs, and move forward in a new direction to: • clarify career aspirations and a life purpose; • overcome fear and self-doubt; • honor dreams and desires; • master thoughts and emotions; • enjoy harmonious and stress-free relationships; and • take inspired action to manifest an ideal life. Bloom Girl shares a roadmap and self-help toolkit that guides women to reveal the goddess within and then give her permission to unfold, bloom, and birth a more powerful version of herself.




Just Add Glitter


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"It all starts with a mysterious mail delivery, a little girl with a big imagination, and a sprinkling of twinkling glitter. Before long there's glitter here, glitter there--glitter, glitter everywhere! But just when she's about to add more glitter, the little girl realizes maybe there is such a thing as too much bling when you and your best pal start to get lost in it..."-- Amazon.com.




Paint by Sticker Kids: Unicorns & Magic


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Paint a magical world with stickers (including glitter stickers)! Paint by Sticker Kids: Unicorns & Magic includes everything kids need to create ten vibrant images, including unicorns, a dragon, a princess, and more. Step 1: Find the sticker. Step 2: Peel the sticker. Step 3: Place the sticker. Add the next, and the next, and watch your enchanting paintings come to life! All the pages are perforated, making it easy to tear out each finished work to frame and share!







The Artist


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