Animals! - Learn to Draw... (Young Artist Series)

$11.95 AUD

Category: Art Techniques

Draw 45 of your favorite animals! Simple step-by-step instructions -- just follow the red lines! Draw horses, lions, bears, penguins, monkeys -- a whole zoo! Trace over extra animal outlines to build confidence. Room to practice on opposing pages. Full-color illustrations. Ages 4 and up. Book measures 8 -1/2 inches wide by 11 inches high (21.6 cm wide by 28 cm high). Young artists learn to draw by tracing helpful outlines, then by following the step-by-step illustrations -- the red lines in each step make completing each animal a breeze. Kids can then use their new skills (and imagination) to draw animals in colorful background scenes throughout! ...Show more

Unicorns, Mermaids & More! - Learn to Draw... (Young Artist Series) (1155) by Inc. Peter Pauper Press (Created by)

$11.95 AUD

Category: Art Techniques

My First Origami Fairy Tales Kit by Joel Stern

$22.99 AUD

Category: Origami & Paper

Step into a world of daring knights, brave princesses and fire breathing dragons   Bestselling origami artist Joel Stern has created this engaging new kit to spark children's imaginations and keep them playing happily for hours without a computer screen. The easy-to-follow instructions and color ful folding papers in My First Origami Fairy Tales Kit make it easy to create your favorite characters and use them to tell stories.   Kids will have fun folding up the characters and applying dozens of fairy tale stickers to add finishing touches to their models. The characters can be moved around in front of the included story backdrops to reenact classic stories--or even to set off on brand new adventures   This kit includes: 36 folding sheets for 11 different characters that are easy for young kids to fold 6 interchangeable story backdrops 85 stickers to use in decorating the characters and backdrops A full-color book explaining the stories and showing you how to fold the models The materials in this kit play up a child's own natural storytelling ability and imagination, using characters like the following: The chivalrous Knight who comes complete with a gleaming sword and a shield--and a good thing, too, because a nasty Dragon awaits A fearless Princess who can sport any of four different dresses--perfect for daily use around the castle, yet rugged enough to contend with a marauding Witch The crafty Gnome conjures up a brimming, glittering bag of gold, but a brutish Ogre is in hot pursuit to seize it A cunning Wolf spies on an unsuspecting Pig--but let's hope Piggy has built his house with bricks to keep the Wolf out This origami for kids kit is sure to inspire hours of play time, while also allowing kids to improve dexterity and learn about geometry (without them ever realizing it ) thanks to the practice of folding origami. ...Show more

Dorodango - The Japanese Art of Making Mud Balls by Bruce Gardner

$24.99 AUD

Category: Handcrafts

The exquisite Japanese hikaru dorodango, or shiny mud ball, is created by rolling earth by hand into a perfect sphere and polishing it until it gleams. Not only are the results truly impressive, but this calm and meditative practice, once a playground game, has been rediscovered as a peaceful pastime. K nown for inducing flow, the ultimate state of happiness, this simple art is being adopted by people of all ages. Alongside beautiful photographs of the process, master dorodango maker Bruce Gardner covers every aspect of making and finishing your dorodango, accompanied by inspiring words on the mindful qualities of this earthy activity. ...Show more

Playing with Collage (HB) by Jeannie Baker

$27.99 AUD

Category: General | Reading Level: 8.5 Kids Non Fiction

A how-to guide to making your own collages, brimful of fascinating hints and tips from a master of the genre. Over the course of a 40-year career, Jeannie Baker has perfected the art of collage in the creation of picture-book classics such as Where the Forest Meets the Sea and Window, a Boston Globe-Ho rn Honor Book. Her stunning pieces, devised by assembling all sorts of different textures, are known all around the globe. Whether it's dried flowers or tiny shells, spaghetti or postage stamps, she uses the world around her to make work that is astonishingly beautiful and deeply creative. In Playing with Collage, she shares her secrets at last – and encourages her readers to get creative. Within each of this book's four main sections, Jeannie presents an abstract collage of her own and offers suggestions and starting points for beginners. There are no right or wrong answers in this treasure of a book, it's all about trusting your instincts ... and playing! ...Show more

Crochet Cats by Megan Kreiner

$24.99 AUD

Category: General | Series: Crochet Kits Ser.

We're not "kitten around" with these adorable crochet projects A ball of yarn has never yielded so much fun The kit includes all the materials you'll need to create two cuddly kitties: yarn, a crochet hook, a tapestry needle, fiberfill stuffing, and two pairs of safety eyes. The 80-page paperback instru ction book contains photos and illustrations to guide you in making ten projects. Crochet your very own collection of cuteness ...Show more

Making a Life: Celebrating the Joy and Value of Working with Our Hands by Melanie Falick

$55.00 AUD

Category: General

Why do we make things by hand? And why do we make them beautiful? Led by the question of why working with our hands remains vital and valuable in the modern world, author and maker Melanie Falick went on a transformative, inspiring journey. Traveling across continents, she met quilters and potters, weav ers and painters, metalsmiths, printmakers, woodworkers, and more, and uncovered truths that have been speaking to us for millennia yet feel urgently relevant today: We make in order to slow down. To connect with others. To express ideas and emotions, feel competent, create something tangible and long-lasting. And to feed the soul. In revealing stories and gorgeous original photographs, Making a Life captures all the joy of making and the power it has to give our lives authenticity and meaning. ...Show more

The Ultimate Australian Animals Origami Book and Kit

$16.99 AUD

Category: Activity Books

365 Days of Creativity: Inspire Your Imagination with Art Every Day by Lorna Scobie

$22.99 AUD

Category: Painting/Drawing

365 Days of Creativity is a thoughtful and inspiring book designed to help you carve out moments of self-expression and unlock your creative potential. Lorna Scobie shows you how to experiment, explore and let go of your artistic inhibitions, encouraging you to look for creative inspiration wh erever you go.   Featuring creative daily exercises and goal-setting as well as plenty of supportive prompts and tips, this fun and inspiring book will stir your imagination to put a little creativity into every day. ...Show more

Fun and Easy Origami Animals by Michael G. LaFosse

$14.99 AUD

Category: Origami & Paper

This value-packed collection of easy origami projects from master paper-folder Michael G. LaFosse is perfect for paper folding beginners   Fun & Easy Origami Animals contains 19 beginner origami models that everyone loves and anyone can fold--and it comes complete with 20 sheets of high-qual ity origami papers.   The book is fully illustrated in color and has simple, step-by-step instructions showing you how to fold each piece. This is the ideal guide for someone who wants to explore the magic of origami for the first time--start turning two-dimensional paper into lifelike three-dimensional objects in only a few minutes. Voila   This collection of adorable paper animals includes the following models: Little Bird--the simplest of models Chameleon--an amazingly lifelike and cute lizard that is surprisingly easy to fold Flapping Bird--the classic "action model" that flaps its wings when you pull on its tail Hummingbird--the most challenging (and rewarding ) model in the book--an award-winning LaFosse design And many more ...Show more

Tate Create Things to Make and Do by Sally Tallant

$24.99 AUD

Category: General | Series: Tate Ser.

Cut, cook, draw, dye, dream, snap and spin! Who better to make art with than today's best-loved artists? Full of fun activities from Tate's leading artists, this book is sure to spark your creativity. Dye your clothes pink with Yto Barrada, bake bread and listen to yourself eat it with Olafur Eliasson , and draw to express your feelings with Yayoi Kusama. There is something for everyone to enjoy, whatever their skill level. ...Show more

Knitting Book: Over 250 Step-by-Step Techniques, The by DK

$49.99 AUD

Category: Handcrafts

A new edition of DK's ultimate knitting bible, with hundreds of step-by-step techniques, more than 120 patterns for a variety of knitting stitches, and 20 knitting projects suitable for all abilities. Each step-by-step technique is shown with clear, easy-to-follow photography and explained with helpful annotations and arrows, so you can progress from basic casting on to confidently tackling intricate Fair Isle and cable patterns. The Knitting Book walks you through all the tools, equipment, and techniques you'll need, from yarns and needles to how to follow or alter a knitting pattern. A photographic stitch gallery showcases more than 120 different stitches so you can practise your techniques, trying your hand at everything from garter stitch to intarsia, or customize projects with your own stitch choices. This updated edition features 10 brand-new specially commissioned project patterns, including an arm knitting pattern, as well as 10 projects from the original edition that have been reimagined with new yarns and fresh colours. The Knitting Book is a one-stop resource for every knitter. ...Show more