Growing Up Sew Liberated: Making Handmade Clothes and Projects for Your Creative Child

Growing Up Sew Liberated: Making Handmade Clothes and Projects for Your Creative Child Review

Bring joy, creativity & learning to your sewing with fabulous kid-friendly projects

Meg McElwee puts her signature sewing style into gorgeous children’s clothes and creative activity-focused designs. From simple clothing to toys, Growing Up Sew Liberated is packed with innovative, playful sewing patterns. Follow the structure of a child’s day with 20 projects including:

Getting up and getting dressed: comfortable clothing patterns such as T-shirts, sweatshirts, and pocket pants.
Homemaking and cooking: projects for engaging children in helping around the house and for in the kitchen, such as aprons, bibs, and placemats.
Playtime: indoor and outdoor activities are celebrated with dolls, a cape, a satchel, and a tent.
Bedtime: snuggle in for a night in cozy pj’s and a sleep sack.

Meg adds in suggestions for projects and adventures for kids and adults to explore together and tasks that children can accomplish on their own.

Includes a techniques section, how-to photos, extra tips and tricks, and a bonus full-size pattern section, Growing Up Sew Liberated collects designs, activities, and ideas that are perfect for adding creativity into the daily life of sewists, children, and families.

50 Character Dolls to Make at Home

50 Character Dolls to Make at Home Review

Contains full-size patterns for 50 dolls of many kinds, all made from five basic body shapes. Diagrams and step-by-step instructions are included, and the projects are designed to suit both beginners and experienced needleworkers.

Easy-To-Make Fairy Tale Dolls & All the Trimmings (Easy-to-Make Craft Series)

Easy-To-Make Fairy Tale Dolls & All the Trimmings (Easy-to-Make Craft Series) Review

Create a fairyland full of loveable dolls -- each with an enchanting costume -- to warm the hearts of children and cloth doll fanciers alike. Delight someone special with an adorable Little Bo Peep dressed in gingham blue, or bring a story to life with little Red Riding Hood in her red velvet cape. Dolls include: Goldilocks and Her Three Cuddly Bears; Pinocchio; Cinderella Dressed for the Ball; Hansel and Gretel in Matching Leiderhosen; Humpty Dumpty; Little Mermaid Adorned with Shells.

Baking Bread with Children (Craft)

Baking Bread with Children (Craft) Review

Here is an invitation to share the magic of baking bread with children of all ages and everything you need to get started: bread basics for beginners, a variety of delicious recipes, and a rich store of multicultural stories, songs and blessings to enliven the whole experience.This book covers: food; baking; festivals; and children.It is suitable for families; child carers; early years educators; kindergartens; schools; and after-school clubs.It contains reviews and features from parenting, education, and food magazines; national, regional and local newspapers; and ongoing workshops by the author.

Storybook Dolls: Stuffed Dolls to Make and Treasure

Storybook Dolls: Stuffed Dolls to Make and Treasure Review

Clearly drawn patterns and easy directions show readers how to combine various fabrics with available household materials--such as wire, ribboon, and string--to create an enchanting gallery of dolls. Includes storybook favorites such as Rapunzel and the four sisters fromLittle Women. Full color photos.

Life Like Dolls: The Collector Doll Phenomenon and the Lives of the Women Who Love Them

Life Like Dolls: The Collector Doll Phenomenon and the Lives of the Women Who Love Them Review

Exploring the nexus of emotions, consumption and commodification that porcelain collectible dolls represent, A. F. Robertson tracks the rise of this multi-billion dollar market; interviews the women themselves; and visits their clubs, fairs and chat-rooms to understand what makes the dolls so irresistible. Lifelike but freakish; novelties that profess to be antiques; pricey kitsch: These dolls are the product of powerful emotions and big business.

Victorian Doll's Houses

Victorian Doll's Houses Review

When it comes to doll's houses and miniature furniture, the Victorian era is one of the most popular to re-crate. This is no surprise when you consider the wealth of inspiration from the period available to miniaturists. Spanning more than 60 years, the period was an exciting time of exploration, innovation and idustrialization, all of which are represented in the decorative styles and trends of the time. Victorian Doll's Houses celebrates this at 1/12 scale, and shows how to re-create Victorian rooms of differing styles in miniature, each time reflecting the major influences and designs of the time. 12 major rooms of typical Victorian homes are taken in turn, and explained in terms of function and furnishings. Selected pieces are described in detail, as is the actual construction of the sets. Visually stunning, the beautiful colour photographs of each room set often make it difficult to tell them apart from a full-sized example. Whether interested in making room sets, collecting miniature furniture or simply seeing how we once lived, this is an essential resource for all.

Little Quilts : All Through the House

Little Quilts : All Through the House Review

Choose from 18 Little Quilt projects inspired by traditional quilt designs, then construct them in a snap using full-size templates and quick-piecing techniques.

German Porcelain Dolls, 1836-2002

German Porcelain Dolls, 1836-2002 Review

This outstanding reference book features tantalising colour photographs and descriptions of over 350 dolls produced in German porcelain factories from 1836 to the present. Take a pictorial tour of a 100-year-old porcelain factory to learn how antique porcelain dolls were made. Original sample books, old doll moulds and porcelain shards identify the makers of many previously unknown china, parian-type, and bisque dolls. From the Kestner dolls to the artist dolls of today, this book provides an in depth look at sought-after German porcelain dolls. This is a must-have book for the doll lover.

White Rabbit - Crochet pattern for an Amigurumi doll

White Rabbit - Crochet pattern for an Amigurumi doll Review

Crochet skill level: Intermediate (requires knowledge of basic crochet terms). This pattern is in English (using US crochet terms). The steps which might be more difficult are described in detail with 17 photos to guide you. The White Rabbit is 6 inches tall (15.5 cm). This excludes the ears.

Please note: this is a Crochet Pattern to make the doll yourself. The materials are not included.

For materials you can use:

- 3.00 mm hook
- 4 ply yarn (white, red, yellow and orange)
- Black embroidery floss
- Polyester fiberfill
- Tapestry needle
- Three 4 mm white beads
- Two 4 mm black beads for eyes or other eyes as desired
- Sewing needle and thread for attaching eyes and beads

Thank you for looking.

Sayjai
K and J Dolls

The Killer Is Dying: A Novel

The Killer Is Dying: A Novel Review

A hired killer on his final job, a burned-out detective whose wife is dying slowly and in agony, a young boy abandoned by his parents and living alone by his wits. Three people, solitary and sundered from society.

In what is at one and the same time a coming-of-age novel, a realistic crime novel and a novel of the contemporary Southwest, The Killer Is Dying is above all the story of three men of vastly different age and background, and of the shape their lives take against the unforgiving sunlight and sprawl of America's fifth largest city, Phoenix.

The detective, Sayles, is looking for the killer, Christian, though he doesn't know that. Christian is trying to find the man who stepped in and took down his target before he had the chance. And the boy, Jimmie, is having the killer's dreams. While they never meet, through the course of the novel, all find community.

Terri Lee Dolls Identification and Price Guide

Terri Lee Dolls Identification and Price Guide Review

Collectors will love this warm encyclopaedia guide to these distinctive baby boomer dolls of the 1940s and 1950s. All dolls are pictured in colour with their original costumes and the latest collector prices.

Things Worth Making - Vol. II

Things Worth Making - Vol. II Review

Originally published in 1920, this is a wonderful book of things for children, young adults or 'handy' grown-ups to make, full of great project pieces. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include : Joints in Woodwork and Their Uses Things For the House More Things for the House Cupboards Things for the Study Things for the Nursery Things for the Kitchen Things for the Garden More Things for the Garden Things for the Workshop Windmills How to Use a Bicycle for Generating Electricity Sand Yachts A Model Gyroscopic Monorail Railway Model Steam Turbines An Electric Railway Electric Motors Some Mechanical Novelties A Model Tank Model Aeroplanes A Home-Made Kaleidoscope Apparatus for Testing Quickness Electric Bells and Alarms Decorative Work Fretwork Bookbinding Useful Odds and Ends

Toys and Designs from the World of Beatrix Potter

Toys and Designs from the World of Beatrix Potter Review

This book includes ideas and instructions for making toys and designs based on Beatrix Potter's animal world. Whether one wants to create a complete Beatrix Potter nursery or just make individual items, one will find lots of designs to choose from as well as a wide range of craft skills. In the toy-making section one will find bean bags, finger and glove puppets, mobile, hand-painted fabric toys and soft toys. The knitting and needlepoint section includes a Jemima Puddle-duck pram cover, Hunca Munca sampler, and Squirrel Nutkin cross-stitch bib as well as a luxurious hearth rug featuring Mrs Tittlemouse. And in the decorating section one can learn how to stencil your furniture or room with Beatrix Potter characters. All the designs come together with colour photographs, together with charts and patterns, and easy-to-follow instructions.

Whimsical World Of Boyd's Bears: 25 Years and Counting

Whimsical World Of Boyd's Bears: 25 Years and Counting Review

Boyds' Silver Anniversary Album celebrates the spirit of this company's playful plush creatures. The lively test tells the "o-fishull" story of Boyds' growth over the past 25 years from a small mom-and-pop venture to the vibrant public corporation it is today, and takes readers on a tour through Boyds Bear Country, "the world's most humongous teddy bear store." The heart of the book is a photographic gallery featuring hundreds of Boyds' beloved bears, hares and other critters in warm and whimsical settings and endearing portraits. Dedicated to "People who aren't afraid to stand up in a crowd and say, 'I'm a Bear Lover and Proud of it!" and presented in Boyds' characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, this Silver Anniversary Album will warm the hearts of readers everywhere.

Making Tracks (BKW214 Decorating With Large Muslin Animal Dolls)

Making Tracks (BKW214 Decorating With Large Muslin Animal Dolls) Review

Patterns and instructions for making 12-14 inch dolls

Creative Cloth Doll Couture: New Approaches to Making Beautiful Clothing and Accessories

Creative Cloth Doll Couture: New Approaches to Making Beautiful Clothing and Accessories Review

This book is the third installment on making creative art doll clothing and accessories from successful doll artist Patti Culea, following Creative Cloth Doll Making and Creative Cloth Doll Faces, both from Rockport Publishers. This book builds on the previous two by delving into how to make exotic and beautiful garments and accessories such as hats, shoes, and purses for art dolls.

This is the only book available on making clothing for art dolls. Moreover, it not only includes a pattern for various wardrobe staples, but the author offers basic garment making techniques, as well as information on decorative fabric treatments and embellishments.

Culea provides tips and techniques for creating everything from a vintage 1940's ensemble to a 1960's type of outfit. There are techniques for dyeing, painting, and stamping to create a beautiful evening gown and how to drape a doll body to create your own pattern. Professional tips, ideas for embellishments, cutting-edge techniques, short cuts, pattern making ideas, and more are also included.