Author: Susan Ray
Publisher: Krause Publications
Keywords: designs, stunning, jewelry, beaded, easy
Number of Pages: 143
Published: 2004-11-24
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 087349895X
ISBN-13: 9780873498951

Now, beaders can create expensive-looking original beaded jewelry that reflects their personal style! Easy Beaded Jewelry features over 50 elegant projects for jewelry that would be expensive to buy in a boutique, but can be made for much less ? and many projects can be made within an afternoon, some even within an hour.Beginners will learn the basics of techniques, selecting materials and understanding design, style, color and texture. Step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations guide readers through creating gorgeous necklaces, bracelets, anklets, earrings, chokers and more. It also

Author: Marie Géraud
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Keywords: designs, jewelry, stunning, cabochons, beadweaving
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 2010-11-09
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0312643772
ISBN-13: 9780312643775

Beadweaving is one of the most popular techniques used to create jewelry today. Easily mastered stitches like brick and peyote combine with central cabochon stones for a stunning array of one-of-a-kind bracelets, necklaces or pendants, rings, and earrings. --Clear, step-by-step weaving diagrams and concise directions make the most complex-looking designs a breeze to create.--Over 37 eye-catching designs--eleven main projects, with smaller pieces in the same theme displayed in gorgeous full-page photographs.--Expert tips and advice from the author regarding color and design as well as how to p

Author: Bruce Ross-Larson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Keywords: series, writing, effective, sentences, stunning
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 1999-07-17
List price: $10.95
ISBN-10: 0393317951
ISBN-13: 9780393317954

Whether you are composing a Web page on the Internet or agonizing over an annual budget report, these books are the key to clarity, accuracy, and economy in any writing task. Offers more than 100 model sentence types in a catalog format, giving writers many interesting and provocative ways to say what they mean. Writers looking for a more striking way to open a sentence will find these options: the announcement, the editorial opening, the opening appositive, the opening absolute, and the conjunction opening, among others. Examples of each sentence type ensure the reader’s

Author: Robert Jones
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
Keywords: stunning, transformations, secrets, expert, makeovers, makeup
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2005-09-01
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 1592331823
ISBN-13: 9781592331826

Forget extreme makeovers! Robert Jones, makeup artist extraordinaire, outlines step-by-step how even the ugliest duckling can become a swan-with makeup alone! In hundreds of awe-inspiring before-and-after photos, Robert makes it easy for any woman to achieve true beauty.Unlike most makeup books that focus on celebrities or the already-glamorous, Makeup Makeovers shows every woman how to be her most beautiful. No matter what your age, skin tone, or profile, Robert can show you simple techniques that camouflage flaws and highlight each woman’s unique beauty.Best of all, it’s EASY! Ev

Author: Patricia Wing
Publisher: Search Press
Keywords: simple, stunning, cards, pierced, paper, handmade
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2008-08-01
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 1844482472
ISBN-13: 9781844482474

With tips for combining paper piercing with other techniques such as embossing, quilling, embroidery, and using pressed flowers, this crafting guide contains projects for creating elegant and stunning cards. The step-by-step photographs show cardmakers, scrapbookers, and papercrafters how to make subtle yet gorgeous cards for any occasion. The easy-to-follow directions are accessible for beginners, yet the variety of projects will challenge even the most experienced crafter. Creative, unique, and fun, these cards complement any gift—or stand alone as artistic masterpieces.

Author: Sharon Valencik
Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN)
Keywords: vegan, desserts, stunning, simply, utopia, sweet
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2009-09-15
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1570672334
ISBN-13: 9781570672330

If you’re lactose intolerant, avoiding cholesterol, limiting saturated fat, or simply crave sweets, prepare to indulge. Author Sharon Valencik demystifies the art of vegan baking and expands your culinary repertoire to include delicious dairy-and egg- free desserts for all your celebrations. Over 130 recipes for decadent cakes, scrumptious cookies, creamy cheesecakes and pies, velvety mousses, puddings, and crèmes and other luscious treats are accompanied by mouth-watering photographs that provide inspiration and are a feast for the eyes. These desserts capture the same delicious fla

Author: Scott Calhoun
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Keywords: six, plants, fewer, using, gardens, plant, combinations, stunning, designer
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-09-03
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1603420770
ISBN-13: 9781603420778

For every gardener who has hesitated over plant pairings or wondered if an array of favorite plants will work well together in the garden, Designer Plant Combinations inspires and delights with professionally designed combinations using just two to six plants. Here are the secrets to combining French lavender with California fuchsia; prairie coneflower with hummingbird mint; and tall purple moor grass with dwarf Korean lilac in a small garden bed. The dramatic effects are marvelous. Author Scott Calhoun traveled the country searching for the freshest, most exciting plant groupings. He visited