Author: Marie Browning
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: projects, pour, melt, soaps, handcrafted
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2003-10-28
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1402707975
ISBN-13: 9781402707971

“A continuation of the projects found in Browning’s Melt & Pour Soapmaking, using commercially available soap bases. ...There are also lovely molded soaps that one would hate to destroy by using. All of these soaps can be made using kitchen equipment, and no lye or animal fat is used in the process. Browning’s books are always great additions to public libraries.”—Library Journal.

Author: Marie Browning
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: soapmaking, pour, amp, melt
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2002-03-28
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0806972157
ISBN-13: 9780806972152

“If you love handmade soaps, but hate the boutique price, then turn to this comprehensive volume which offers recipes for dozens of exotic soaps made from both easy-to-melt bases and hand-milled bases.”—Crafts. “Projects use commercially available soap bases that can be melted in a microwave or double boiler and scented and molded to suit the maker’s taste....Recommended for public libraries.”—Library Journal.

Author: Marie Browning
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: cards, amp, gifts, techniques, quilling, concepts, paper, new
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-04-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1402735103
ISBN-13: 9781402735103

Quilling—also known as paper filigree or scroll work—is the art of rolling very thin strips of paper into elegant shapes, turning them into beautiful designs, and then gluing them onto a base for display. This new guide from the prolific Marie Browning presents a range of techniques, both traditional and new, that will delight and intrigue crafters. In addition to offering 28 unique shapes, it introduces some contemporary quilling possibilities such as husking, fringing, crimping and sculpting. Even beginners will enjoy creating simple but very attractive greeting cards and measuring their

Author: Marie Browning
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: pizzazz, purse
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2006-08-28
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1402740654
ISBN-13: 9781402740657

These handbags are bold and beautiful—a varied selection with something to complement every outfit, fit every occasion, and suit every mood. They’re also fun and simple to make: many start with “fabric purse blanks,” which come from craft stores complete with handles and closures, ready to embellish. Or begin with a plain tote. The wide range of creative techniques to personalize the stylish bags includes decoupage, beading, appliqué, ribbon work, rubber stamping, image transfer, and painting. Choose from popular styles such as cigar box purses, wooden purse boxes, shoulder bags, and

Author: Marie Browning
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: soapmaking, natural
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1999-12-31
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0806962895
ISBN-13: 9780806962894

“Soap is...one of the better crafts to consider as gifts...supplies directions for more than 20 different kinds of hand-milled soap, an easier process than starting from lye...instructions extend to bath oils and salts and to packaging, labeling, and creating a munificence of fragrance. Step-by-step descriptions are boldly illustrated with color photographs. Who could resist all-natural camomile oatmeal soap or effervescent all-natural champagne bubble bath?”—Booklist.

Author: Marie Browning
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: kids, soapmaking, cool, totally
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2005-05-01
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 1402722427
ISBN-13: 9781402722424

Time for some good, clean fun with dozens of safe soap projects for kids ages 8-12. Using safe, readily-available ingredients in melt-and-pour recipes, along with a variety of tantalizing fragrances, additives, and colorants, kids will have a blast making molded bar and liquid soap, bath fizzies and salts, bubble baths, body powders, lip glosses, and more. Work with yummy scents such as chocolate, bubble gum, strawberry, watermelon, and coconut, and create sparkled, marbled, and confetti effects. Make adorable pie soaps that smell like real desserts, soap lollies, soaps with built-in sponges,

Author: Marie Browning
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: ideas, gift, glorious, jars, jazzy
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2003-10-28
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1402708580
ISBN-13: 9781402708589

“More than 45 one-page patterns, complete with color photographs and directions....Of inordinate help, even more so than the jars, are the ideas for filling the packaged jar....A good source.” —Booklist. “Turn a humble glass container into a great gift with dozens of recipes for instant-mixes and an inspiring array of embellishing techniques.”—Crafts’n Things.