Throughout marbling’s long history, people have been captivated by both its apparent simplicity and its extraordinary complexity. Get to know and e...

Marge Jones has mastered an alternative slip-covering technique to help people with all levels of sewing skills create their own snug-fitting cover...

Paper dolls and accurate costume details help take you inside the world of Marie Laveau (1794 -1881) New Orleans' powerful "voodoo queen." Laveau w...

Plants have had symbolic as well as utilitarian meanings since the beginning of civilization. Mary's Garden was a place of beauty and pleasure, dat...

This book outlines a powerful process for designing and creating beautiful work that is practical to make and sell. Perspectives from 22 master art...

An accessible and easy-to-use guide to the principles and elements of jewelry design, this resource helps jewelry makers of all skill levels take t...

Learn proven techniques and successful methods of creating mosaic art from 19 different artists. Patient professionals give informative, specific, ...

The artist-makers represented here come from every region of the United States, making this book a compilation of many native traditions as well as...

In 1982, ownership of Matchbox die cast toys, the most popular metal vehicles in the world, passed from Lesney to Universal. The toys produced unde...

Barbara and Jim Mauzy are known for user-friendly books that deliver the history, identification information, and values in a format that makes the...

A detailed, visual approach to metal work, showing the most common processes and techniques used in jewelry making today. Accompanying the detailed...

For collectors, Nuremberg and toys will forever be thought of together. Whenever they hear one mentioned, they will think of the other. The firm of...

They're hot, they're shiny, and they're oh-so-glamorous. The mettle of movie star wardrobes, the spark that lights brides' eyes, and the flash that...

Text in English & Spanish. Mexico's love of celebration is well-known, and cartonería, a kind of papier-mâché art, produces the objects that ar...

The charm of milk glass has captured the hearts of thousands of collectors around the world. Though its name implies a milky whiteness, milk glass ...

With clear, concise instructions and 345 detailed photos, Ron Hampton takes the reader through every step required to turn and finish wooden works ...

Santa "Mini-Cheers"© answer the wood carver's perennial question, "What can I do with all of these basswood scraps?" Presented are six patterns and...

Create bright and colorful designs using crayons as wax. Through 251 color images, artist Miriam Joy shows how to melt the crayons and apply wax to...

Written for jewelry makers of all media and skill levels, this book encourages the mixing of techniques with the skills of others to create unique ...

Menhaden steamers were double framed, heavily built offshore fishing boats in use during much of the 20th century. As the name implies, they were u...

Menhaden steamers were double framed, heavily built offshore fishing boats in use during much of the 20th century. As the name implies, they were u...

Menhaden steamers were double framed, heavily built offshore fishing boats in use during much of the 20th century. As the name implies, they were u...

A book that explains various tools and techniques necessary for successfully building models with brass, now in its second edition with a new chapt...

While there are many commercially available weapons and accessories for military miniatures, sometimes you wish you had a different rifle or sword ...