Saturday, December 31, 2011

Program Development and Grant Writing in Occupational Therapy: Making the Connection

Program Development and Grant Writing in Occupational Therapy: Making the Connection Review



Program Development and Grant Writing in Occupational Therapy: Making the Connection is a practical guide to program development and grant writing. This text describes the process of developing a "good idea" into a sustainable and meaningful program related to occupational therapy principles and client needs. Readers will learn how to conduct a needs and asset assessment, develop strategies for writing a grant proposal that maximizes funding, learn where to find data, and find tips on how to garner support from stakeholders. This essential text contains process worksheets at the end of each chapter to help readers understand and apply the chapter concepts. These worksheets can be used by instructors as learning activities in courses related to community practice, program development and grant writing. Program Development and Grant Writing in Occupational Therapy: Making the Connection features learning objectives, key terms, process worksheets, case studies, review questions, grant samples and more!


Friday, December 30, 2011

Sculpting & Making a Toddler Doll: Head to Toe in Water Based Clay and Sculpey or Cernit

Sculpting & Making a Toddler Doll: Head to Toe in Water Based Clay and Sculpey or Cernit Review



This is the ultimate how-to-book for both beginner and professional artists. Explore the expert's secrets to sculpting success. Easy step-by-step instruction is profusely illustrated, to sculpt a 20-inch toddler doll in water clay. Including special chapters devoted to: detailed sculpting and jointing of the head, torso, hands, and feet. Sculpt an entire 10-inch toddler doll using special templates to keep you on track. Use sculpey or cernit, easy to make and bake in your home oven! A chapter on fun, quick projects. Also included is a precious dress and hat pattern for the 20-inch toddler complete with simple instructions for French ribbon embroidery anyone can do. Over 90 black-and-white photographs and numerous colour photographs.


Thursday, December 29, 2011

Dollmaking With Papier Mache and Paper Clay : Complete instructions and patterns for making more than 20 figures

Dollmaking With Papier Mache and Paper Clay : Complete instructions and patterns for making more than 20 figures Review



Make beautiful and unique dolls without buying expensive equipment and materials. Papier mache and paper clay are inexpensive, versatile, and air dry in just a few days. Sculpting is easy - just roll out the clay and apply it to an armature, let it dry, and paint. Then complete with hand-made hair and a costume. When finished, your one-of-a-kind figure will compare to art dolls that sell for GBP100 or more. Every step of the process is explained and illustrated in full detail. Learn how to make hair, bodies, armatures, costumes, and how to sculpt heads and faces, arms and hands, and legs and feet from papier mache and paper clay.


Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Make Your Own Old-Fashioned Cloth Doll and Her Wardrobe: With Full-Size Patterns

Make Your Own Old-Fashioned Cloth Doll and Her Wardrobe: With Full-Size Patterns Review



Well-known needlework authority presents patterns, diagrams, photographs, and instructions for making a handsewn doll and 11 costumes. Dresses, suit, pinafore, skirt and blouse, robe and nightgown, cape, and wedding dress. 56 pattern pieces. 31 diagrams. 13 photographs.


Monday, December 26, 2011

Classic Shirley Temple Paper Dolls (Dover Celebrity Paper Dolls)

Classic Shirley Temple Paper Dolls (Dover Celebrity Paper Dolls) Review



Three lifelike dolls and 18 delightful outfits: party dresses, raincoat, sailor suit, and many accessories. From rare 1930s originals.


Sunday, December 25, 2011

Making Mad Toys & Mechanical Marvels in Wood

Making Mad Toys & Mechanical Marvels in Wood Review



Rodney Frost’s collection of playful mechanical contraptions will captivate anyone who operates them—and they’ll entice the creative woodworker too, because these whirligigs are as much fun to make as to maneuver. The secret to these movable marvels: propellers and other action-filled parts made from wood or metal. Full-size schematics and drawings, plus detailed written instructions, will guide woodwokers smoothly through building, carving, and assembling such enchanting projects as Grandad’s Night Out, a wild and wonderful gadget with a handsomely dressed figure that dances on a box; the Politically Incorrect Weather House (it contains a hygrometer to measure humidity); and Mr. Muscles & Little Ms. Threemore, two exercise buffs who work out!


Saturday, December 24, 2011

Making Soap for Fun and Profit

Making Soap for Fun and Profit Review



Learn how to make soap the old fashioned way using new fangled methods. Making Soap for Fun and Profit offers basic recipes using tallow, vegetable shortening and/or a wide variety of oils such as olive, coconut, avacodo etc.. to make soap which lasts like our ancestors.

The author describes how to incorporate addivitives, herbs and essential oils to vary the color and scent of the soap.

The author encourages the reader to design and create special blends - offering some blank pages for personal notes and recipes.

Resources for materials appear through out the book and are also listed in the Index and resource page. Enjoy the process - have some fun making soap!


Thursday, December 22, 2011

Making Creative Cloth Dolls

Making Creative Cloth Dolls Review



Start with a bejeweled goddess made from an easy “napkin” fold. Then try Pamela Hastings’ angelic “Clarity” doll, Arlinka Blair’s “Kuba Spirit” dressed in bold African textiles, and others. “Go beyond what you usually think of as cloth dolls and create a wonderfully imaginative collection of figures.”—Doll Castle News.“A good buy for large public libraries and textile collections.”—Library Journal.


Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Anatomy of a Doll: The Fabric Sculptor's Handbook

Anatomy of a Doll: The Fabric Sculptor's Handbook Review



Basic rag dolls and richly embellished sculpted cloth figures come alive in this construction technique manual. Note: The printing quality in this copy may vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. Note: The printing quality in this copy may vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages.


Monday, December 19, 2011

Cloth Dolls : How to Make Them

Cloth Dolls : How to Make Them Review



This is a complete guide to making cloth dolls, from rag dolls to sophisticated dolls. It covers techniques, tools and materials, and includes patterns, detailed instruction for design and clear drawings and photographs.


Sunday, December 18, 2011

Making Dolls

Making Dolls Review



This little book with its many colour photographs and simple diagrams describes how to make seventeen different kinds of doll : for instance a cuddly doll for toddlers, a large baby doll, finger puppets, gnomes, dolls for a doll's house, and many others. There are clear instructions on how to form the head, create different hair-styles, indicate the features of the face, and make the body of the doll.


Thursday, December 15, 2011

Felt Wee Folk: Enchanting Projects

Felt Wee Folk: Enchanting Projects Review



Learn to create your own tiny figures and accessories using wool felt, chenille stems, simple embellishments, and Salley's new step-by-step guide. Ideal for dollmakers, quilters, embroiderers, and crafters of every skill level.


Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Creative Cloth Doll Collection: A Complete Guide to Creating Figures, Faces, Clothing, Accessories, and Embellishments

Creative Cloth Doll Collection: A Complete Guide to Creating Figures, Faces, Clothing, Accessories, and Embellishments Review



Creative Cloth Doll Collection: A Complete Guide to Creating Figures, Faces, Clothing, Accessories, and Embellishments Feature

  • ISBN13: 9781592537037
  • Condition: New
  • Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!

 

This book is a compilation of the first four of Patti Medaris Culea's bestselling books: Creative Cloth Doll Making, Creative Cloth Doll Faces, Creative Cloth Doll Couture, and Creative Cloth Doll Beading

 

This comprehensive book guides readers through all the basics of creating cloth figures, with step-by-step fully illustrated instruction. Readers get complete patterns to create several styles of dolls, many with interchangeable parts. The book provides methods for creating beautiful faces, hair, garments, clothing, and supplies instruction in a wide variety of surface design techniques including dyeing, painting, stamping, beading, applique, hand and machine embroidery, image transfers, using Tyvek, and more. For further inspiration, the book also includes a gallery of doll designs by other leading doll artists, all made using the patterns from the book. 
 


Saturday, December 10, 2011

Making Dolls' House Interiors: Decor and Furnishings in 1/12 Scale

Making Dolls' House Interiors: Decor and Furnishings in 1/12 Scale Review



Offering ideas for decorating schemes, furniture and accessories for dolls' houses, this book presents a range of projects for houses of different periods. They include wooden and upholstered furniture, pottery and needlework, and incorporate modelling and decorative painting techniques. The room settings replicate period styles such as Tudor and Georgian, and also include modern styles. Instructions, full-size patterns and illustrations are provided for each project, and there is specific advice on customizing kits, using architectural mouldings and choosing commercial items.


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Creative Cloth Doll Making: New Approaches for Using Fibers, Beads, Dyes, and Other Exciting Techniques

Creative Cloth Doll Making: New Approaches for Using Fibers, Beads, Dyes, and Other Exciting Techniques Review



Creative Cloth Doll Making: New Approaches for Using Fibers, Beads, Dyes, and Other Exciting Techniques Feature

  • Dimensions: 10.75 in. h x 8.5 in. w x 0.4 in. d
  • Weight: 1.1 ounces
  • Made in US

More and more young women are catching doll fever—and that can only mean one thing: doll making is going hip. Gone are the primitive country dolls Grandma used to make. Today's leading artists are developing cutting-edge techniques for creating a new generation of funky contemporary dolls.

Written by internationally known doll maker Patti Medaris Culea, this unique book enables readers to take inspiration from top contemporary designers—right from home. The premise is as original as it is fun: renowned designers use 1 of the 3 simple patterns provided in the book to make a doll. Readers are able to look over the shoulder of the author, and of each designer, as she fashions her own unique creation. Crisp text, detailed illustrations, and color photos take readers step by step through the creative process. The end result—a wide array of amazingly different dolls made from 3 simple patterns—inspires doll makers to try out new techniques to fashion their own one-of-a-kind creations.

Including the work and insights of contemporary talents such as Julie McCullough, Barbara Chapman, Barbara Evans, Annie Hesse, Jane Coughlan, Lynne Butcher, Barbara Willis, and others, this fun teaching guide brings the hottest new techniques to life in a creative and inspirational way.


Sunday, December 4, 2011

The Art of Making Beautiful Fashion Doll Shoes

The Art of Making Beautiful Fashion Doll Shoes Review



Shoe lovers, look no further! This book is the perfect fit for you! Sought-after designer, Timothy Alberts, walks doll and shoe admirers through the fun and rewarding process of crafting a miniature shoe. 154 colour photographs will make you envy the dolls that get to wear these gorgeous works of art. Don't miss checking out the entertaining shoe timeline, which tracks the history of fashion and footwear trends over the last few centuries.


Saturday, December 3, 2011

Sewing Dolls

Sewing Dolls Review



Adults and children alike will love making and playing with these dolls, which are all made from natural materials. Patterns are provided for a range of dolls: small dolls for the littlest child, baby dolls, larger dolls to dress up, knitted dolls and dolls with move able arms and legs. With different hairstyles and clothing options, the dolls can be varied endlessly. The book contains all the necessary patterns and detailed instructions, and is richly illustrated with color photographs and drawings.