Paper Puppet Palooza: Techniques for Making Moveable Art Figures and Paper Dolls

Paper Puppet Palooza: Techniques for Making Moveable Art Figures and Paper Dolls Review

Even today, with the proliferation of fancy electronics, computers, and video games, people are still enchanted by the simple, funny movement created by a flat, two-dimensional paper puppet; they are automatically, and inherently, amusing. This book teaches readers how to make a wide variety of moveable paper puppets, charming toys, and novel, artful gifts. The projects are beautiful, magical, whimsical and will appeal to readers with many different craft interests. There is something very childlike about puppets, yet they are not easily dismissed into something strictly ‘for children’. Paper puppets are versatile, easy to make, and can be used with many types of artwork such as on cards or in shadow boxes.

Wild Women: Stitched Art Brooches (Twenty to Make)

Wild Women: Stitched Art Brooches (Twenty to Make) Review

Crafters and jewelry and textile artists will delight in the brooch projects in this guidebook that reveals how to make the basic shapes of lady brooches as well as how to embellish them to give each one a personality. These crafts focus on embroidery, beading, wiring, and threading for making fabulous, fun, unique pins. The instructions take the crafter from start to finish, offering 20 individual and distinct designs to create zany, funky, female-shaped jewelry.

Lollypop Crowd Paper Dolls

Lollypop Crowd Paper Dolls Review

The Lollypop Crowd, a 1945 reproduction features four darling children and their little pet lamb. The costume pages have colorful background designs and lots of cute clothes. The four friends have clothes for school, bedtime, playtime (including a Yanks baseball uniform). For dress-up, there are costumes to play Cowboys and Indians, sailor, circus clown and Little Bo Peep. Even the little lamb has an outfit! Four dolls and eight clothing pages, plus paper doll information by fashion expert, David Wolfe.

LINCOLN LOGS Building Manual: Graphic Instructions for 37 World-Famous Designs

LINCOLN LOGS Building Manual: Graphic Instructions for 37 World-Famous Designs Review

For generations, children have loved playing with LINCOLN LOGS building sets and discovering just how inventive they can be. The brainchild of John Lloyd Wright (son of the famous architect), these interlocking logs open up endless possibilities for kids: anything a child can dream up, he or she can build. Plus, every time kids place the logs in position, they’re enhancing their manual dexterity.
But there is one thing this wonderful plaything has never had: a detailed manual that explains exactly how to create specific projects. Finally, it’s here, complete with an interactive, easy-to-use CD-ROM that lets children (and probably more than a few grownups with fond memories!) go straight to the directions they need. Blueprints lay out every step that goes into constructing a bank, barn, farmhouse, firehouse, frontier tower, multiple cabins, and much more.

 

The Complete Photo Guide to Doll Making: *All You Need to Know to Make Dolls * The Essential Reference for Novice and Expert Doll Makers *Packed with ... Instructions for 30 Different Dolls

The Complete Photo Guide to Doll Making: *All You Need to Know to Make Dolls * The Essential Reference for Novice and Expert Doll Makers *Packed with ... Instructions for 30 Different Dolls Review

This book is a comprehensive how-to book about all aspects of doll making. It serves as a reference and technique guide for making dolls in a wide variety of styles. Full-size patterns are provided as well as artist galleries for inspiration. The organization provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and color photos. Other doll-making books focus on one particular doll style. Some are purely inspirational, showing dolls made by other artists and crafters. This book provides complete how-to instruction on all types of dolls.

Porcelain Doll Design and Creation: Including Patterns for Dolls Clothing

Porcelain Doll Design and Creation: Including Patterns for Dolls Clothing Review

Popular German artist Brigitte Von Messner teaches you how to make beautiful porcelain dolls with cloth bodies. The award-winning artist shares her secrets, techniques, tips and sculpting skills; full-colour close-up photographs of each step accompany the text. Learn how to design and sculpt, paint eyes and facial features, make hands and feet, sew and string cloth bodies and make clothes using full-size patterns.

The Secrets of the Dolls' House Makers

The Secrets of the Dolls' House Makers Review

A celebration of the work of 30 of the finest contemporary dolls hous and miniature makers. Each has been carefully interviewed and their particular passions, skills and trade secrets discovered, so that the book gives an insight into the diverse and surprising backgrounds of these craftsmen and women whose collective wisdom is being made available here. A wide range of periods and styles are covered from palace to house and cottage. Separate chapters cover detail such as furniture, silver, glass, porcelain and musical instruments.

Stray Sock Sewing: Making One of a Kind Creatures from Socks

Stray Sock Sewing: Making One of a Kind Creatures from Socks Review

Great for beginning sewers - includes basic techniques and simple projects that are fun, fast and unique.

Stray Sock Sewing is a lovable Asian-flavored craft book that blends how-to projects with a whimsical narrative. Readers will learn how to make odd and endearing one-of-a-kind creatures from a variety of sock styles. Eight step-by-step projects are easy enough for beginners, yet so adorable advanced crafters will be eager to make their own cuddly toys.

Teddies: An Anthology of Verse and Prose

Teddies: An Anthology of Verse and Prose Review

With enchanting words and beautiful pictures, this book celebrates the teddy's unique endurance, and its special role in our lives.

Forty Years of Toy Making, 1872 - 1912 (The A. Schoenhut Company)

Forty Years of Toy Making, 1872 - 1912 (The A. Schoenhut Company) Review

Contents: a reprint of a promotional booklet first published by The A. Schoenhut Company in celebration of their 40th anniversary, subtitled: "Toy Pianos, Metallophones, Xylophones, Toy Guns, Toy Swords, Toy Cannons, Rolly Dollys, Vocophones, Shooting Galleries, Soldier Equipment, Toy Wooden Boats, Humpty Dumpty Circus Toys, Dolls". This book offers an informal history of the company and discusses the toys produced, includes black & white photos and engravings of the factory, company managers and some of the toys and dolls and early advertising. Values are not included

LEGO Harry Potter Building the Magical World

LEGO Harry Potter Building the Magical World Review

The magic of Harry Potter™ and the fun of the LEGO® world, now in one incredible book!

Since it was first introduced in 2001, LEGO® Harry Potter™ has been one of the LEGO Group's most popular themes. This incredible guide gives readers an up-close look at the bricks, constructions, and minifigures of the LEGO® Harry Potter™ universe - from Hogwarts Castle to Hagrid's hut. This all inclusive book wouldn't be complete without an exclusive LEGO® Harry Potter™ minifigure! Who will it be?

You won't want to miss out on the exclusive interviews with the LEGO® Harry Potter™ team, and special sections allowing you to see, first-hand, how the bricks and figures come to be the toys we love today! The book will also feature a timeline that shows the evolution of the LEGO® Harry Potter™ construction sets, video game and board game.

LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick configuration and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2011 The LEGO Group.
Produced by DK Publishing under license from the LEGO Group.
™©Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights ©JKR. (s11)

Creating Fashion Dolls: A Step-By-Step Guide to One-Of-A-Kind Dolls

Creating Fashion Dolls: A Step-By-Step Guide to One-Of-A-Kind Dolls Review

Fashion doll makeovers are a rapidly growing hobby and now you can do it yourself. From beginning to end, this step-by-step guide shows you exactly how to make an ordinary fashion doll into a sensational showgirl. Author Sabrina Guidice shows how to repaint the face, re-style hair, sew the clothing, and create a fantastic box in which to sell your extraordinary creation. Filled with 150 photographs, this book details how to create your very own fashion doll makeover. Now you can be just like the makeover artists.

I Can Make Puppets

I Can Make Puppets Review

Yes! Kids can create puppets that are fun, great-looking, and easy to make.

I Can Make Puppets will show you how to make lovable characters that are as much fun to create as to play with. Using common household odds and ends, construction is no fuss, no mess, with no complicated instructions. So open this book, let your imagination and creativity fly, and let's make puppets!

GI Joe: The Complete Story of America's Favorite Man of Action

GI Joe: The Complete Story of America's Favorite Man of Action Review

From the creators of the GI Joe Masterpiece Edition comes this exclusive history of the world's greatest action figure. The only book to tell the whole story, from the initial concept born in the early '60s through the phenomenal GI Joe renaissance of the '90s, GI Joe takes us behind the scenes with the people who made it all happen. Featuring over 200 color photographs showing early prototypes, sketches, rare items, and more, including many Hasbro archival shots never before published, this is the ultimate book for fans and collectors everywhere. Brought to life in the words of the inventors, artists, and executives who helped create the original hero, here are all the memories -- from GI Joe's tough scar to his revolutionary kung-fu grip. A rare account of the making of an American icon embraced around the world, GI Joe proves that old soldiers never die, they just keep on selling.
1997 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved. GI Joe, the logo, and all group, character, and vehicle names are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. Used with permission.
Masterpiece Edition is a trademark of Chronicle Books. All Rights Reserved

Teddy Bear Collector's Record Organizer: A Guide to Managing Your Collection

Teddy Bear Collector's Record Organizer: A Guide to Managing Your Collection Review

This organiser consists of a decorative 3-ring binder, horizontal pockets inside the covers to hold certificates and other important paperwork, a complete copy of the record book mounted on the rings, and a 5-tab set of dividers ready to be labelled according to your collection.

Basket Weaving Beds & Bassinets (Pat Depke Books, PD 8018)

Basket Weaving Beds & Bassinets (Pat Depke Books, PD 8018) Review

The bassinets and cradle projects in this book have been designed for the person who has some basic basket weaving skills. Projects include a doll carrier with handles, mini bassinets, teddy bear bed, doll chairs, large doll bassinet, full-size bassinet & cradle, and a baby cradle.

Teddy Bears, Toys and Tales

Teddy Bears, Toys and Tales Review

This collection of soft toys includes stories and rhymes which may give our nursery rhymes a new twist. The designs include easy to understand instructions, many full size, to trace directly off the page. The toys range from large camels, to small dollies and of course, teddy bears.